*Just days after his planned concert was shut down by police in Hammond, Ind., Chief Keef announced Thursday he will hold a benefit concert simultaneously in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles in mid-September — via hologram.
The Chicago-born rapper said in a statement that he has partnered with producer Detail, who has collaborated with Beyonce and Wiz Khalifa, to recruit an “all-star hip-hop lineup” to perform via hologram at Madison Square Garden Co. venues, including the Chicago Theatre, but a Madison Square Garden representative denied involvement in the concert, saying “We are not involved in this in any way,” reports the Chicago Tribune.
Despite push back from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel — who appears to side-eye the idea that the gang-affiliated rapper has changed his ways — Keef’s hologram is set to perform at the iconic Chicago Theater.
The all-star lineup has yet to be revealed.
This is the third time Chief Keef has tried to hold a concert to benefit the family of his friend Marvin “Capo” Carr, a Chicago rapper who was killed in a South Side shooting July 11, and the family of Dillan Harris, 13 months, who was killed in the aftermath of that shooting. Each time, the rapper has run into difficulties finding venues to host the shows.
Indiana police shut down Chief Keef’s hologram performance Saturday at Craze Fest in Hammond minutes after the show started. The city’s mayor said the rapper was not authorized to perform there.
Chief Keef had announced an earlier show at Redmoon Theater, but the show was canceled shortly after Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office contacted the East Pilsen theater to say the concert posed public safety concerns.
Despite the setbacks, event host Hologram USA is confident a concert will happen in September, but no firm date has been set. The lineup has not been announced, but a spokesman for Hologram USA said Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, will perform.
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