RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 5: Rapper Chief Keef performs onstage during the 2025 Dreamville Music Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on April 5, 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
Chief Keef fans were clutching their chest as rumors that he was shot went viral on Wednesday. Sosa himself never addressed the chatter and concern, but his manager, Idris Dykes, has since cleared the air. Additionally, The Shade Room also confirmed the same update with two sources close to the rapper.
The rumor that Chief Keef was shot in the face seemingly started on X (formerly Twitter) account @TommyGoBraazy. It’s unclear where the account sourced its information, but it tweeted out the alleged fake news on the morning of January 14, along with two photos of Sosa. The caption read, “Popular Rapper “Chief Keef” has reportedly been shot 6x in the face after returning to Oblock after 15 years to film a music video, he is currently on life support . Pray for Chief Keef.” The post got over 2.3 million views, more than 1,000 retweets and comments, and over 13,000 likes.
By Wednesday afternoon, though, Chief Keef’s manager confirmed that the drill rapper had not visited Chicago in two years, including his old neighborhood, O-Block (Parkway Gardens). Idris Dykes told Fox 32 Chicago that Chief Keef is fine and not shot. A source from the rapper’s team also told The Shade Room:
“No, this is false. Keef has not been to Chicago since he did Summer Smash two years ago.”
Additionally, The Shade Room spoke to a source on Chief Keef’s security team in Los Angeles. This source also shut down the rumors of a shooting.
Despite Idris Dykes and other sources shutting down the shooting news, the viral post is still active on @TommyGoBraazy’s account. Also, the account still has “Get well Sosa” in its X bio and no signs of a retraction. However, X has added a context box to the tweet, explaining that it’s false and that there’s no evidence to support a shooting.
After the updated news from Chief Keef’s manager, fans took a collective breath of relief. There was hope that the rapper’s story hadn’t ended like that of his enemy, Chicago drill rapper King Von. Recent years have seen on-the-rise and iconic rappers dead from tragic shootings. That list includes names like Pop Smoke, Takeoff, Julio Foolio, XXXTentacion, PnB Rock, JayDaYoungan, Young Dolph, and Nipsey Hussle. Thankfully, per the sources highlighted above, that’s reportedly not Chief Keef’s story. On X and other social media platforms, fans shared their reactions to the update on his health.
Sosa has yet to address the debunked shooting rumors himself. However on Wednesday, he used the viral energy to tease new music. He posted a clip of a music video on Instagram, captioning it, “Harry Potter Out Now Erwhere. More vids on da way.” Over 1,000 comments later, fans appeared to be hyped to see Chief Keef in his element: making hits. And supporters will likely get to see Sosa perform some of his hits at Rolling Loud 2026 in Orlando this May.
