Chief Keef's Hologram Concert Was Shut Down By Police

Police shut down Keef's hologram performance within seconds after "I Don't Like."

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Chief Keef wasn’t going to give up on pulling off a hologram performance to raise money for the violent deaths of Glo Gang's own Capo and 13-month-old Dillion Harris. For whatever reason, Keef can’t catch a break.

The New York Times reports that Keef’s latest attempt at a hologram concert was shut down by police after warnings from the mayor’s office that Keef couldn’t appear digitally at Craze Fest in Hammond, Ind. This festival was his third try after being denied prior in his hometown of Chicago at the Redmoon Theater.

Keef's “Stop The Violence” benefit concert was meant to raise donations for the families of Capo (real name Marvin Carr) and Harris after the shooting this month. Malcom Jones, a promoter for Craze Fest, said police didn’t give him a real reason why they didn’t want Keef to be projected on stage. “They believed that it would start trouble, but the first thing Chief Keef said via hologram was: ‘Chicago, we need to stop the violence. Let our kids live.’”

Thomas M. McDermott Jr., who is the mayor of Hammond, told The Times that he previously shut down other performers—Riff Raff, Lil Bibby and Tink in particular—because Craze Fest was held in a public park. He added, “I know nothing about Chief Keef. All I’d heard was he has a lot of songs about gangs and shooting people — a history that’s anti-cop, pro-gang and pro-drug use. He’s been basically outlawed in Chicago, and we’re not going to let you circumvent Mayor Emanuel by going next door.”

You can watch footage of a live stream of Keef’s brief performance below. In the clip, he hypes the crowd up and begins to perform a few songs before he gets turned off unexpectedly. The Times states: "There were no arrests, citations or incidents as more than 2,000 fans were cleared from the park.”

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