An article saying rapper Chief Keef, born Keith Cozart, was shot three times and hospitalized in critical condition in Chicago’s South Side is fake.
The fake report was published on a self-described “satire” website called Huzlers.com this week, and it has few thousands shares on Facebook.
It has a disclaimer at the bottom of every webpage, saying it doesn’t publish real news.
“Huzlers.com is a combination of real shocking news and satire news to keep its visitors in a state of disbelief,” the About Us portion reads.
The false report says: “Chicago rapper Chief Keef, real name Keith Cozart, is being hospitalized in critical condition, nearly being killed after being shot several times in Chicago’s south side. Chief Keef has been reportedly shot over 3 times in the leg, shoulder, and rib. The shots weren’t fatal and he is now being hospitalized in a south side hospital. Chicago is known for it’s gun violence and murders, which has earned it nicknames such as ‘Murder capital’ and ‘Chiraq’. Chief Keef is also known to be affiliated with gangs even before he became famous for his music.”
Chief Keef responded to the hoax on Tuesday afternoon on his Twitter page.
“Where this I got shot [expletive] come from ?” he tweeted.
However, a large of people apparently believed the fake story, retweeting it and sharing it on Facebook thousands of times on Wednesday.
In early April, Chief Keef’s cousin, the rapper Big Glo--known as Blood Money--was shot and killed. A funeral Glo, born Mario Hess, was held a few days ago, and Keef attended the event.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, his father Richard Holmes reflected on his death.
“You can say I blame myself some,” he told the Times. “When my kids was coming up, they seen their daddy. Whenever they seen me, they know I was a strong man back then, but I was in a gang. I was in the Stones. He ended up being a Disciple.”
“It’s all going to be positive,” he said. “It ain’t gonna be about no rap, not gonna be about no record labels, no deals or none of that. It’s gonna be about my son’s legacy ... and making it mean something, other than just another black man gone.”
On Twitter, Chief Keef said he was going to release unreleased music from Glo.
