Written and Photos by Israel Lerma
So, that boy Sosa, whom they love, finally came to H-Town from the Chi after years of being absent. On September 20th, Chief "300" Keef arrived at the awesome Bayou Music Center for a lit performance. And when I say lit, I mean it. Being a Sosa fan forever, I was quite excited an
d ready to pull up. With such a big discography and his songs blowing up on TikTok, Keef has a big catalog to pick and choose from. With this show, he delivered on that, picking niche deep cuts, to the famous bangers we all expected.
He came out like a boss to his track, B*tch Where, which genuinely is one of his best songs ever. This song just screams Chicago, and he came with such a powerful presence. I mean, man, the confidence in Sosa is exciting and only he could do such a thing, frankly. The first 3 songs went crazy fast, and I was booted to the crowd to sit back and enjoy one of the goats perform his bangers. The rest of the setlist really had deep cuts that rewarded us, real fans, man. I LOVE that. Additionally, he had his bangers, obviously. like Love Sosa, War, Fanero, Save Me. Those 4 songs alone have impacted so many people in the scene and gotten the crowd moving. But sheesh, man, Sosa did such a great job in everything that it is hard for me to describe what he could have done better. One complaint I do have is that he did not really talk to any of his fans at all. He was just there with the boys, having fun. I mean, he's performing quite well, not excellent, but he was still doing his thing, delivering and getting us hyped. Ending the show with Faneto was a crazy but awesome choice, as a final climax really got everyone excited and ready
for any action.
Rating this show, Letterboxd style
- Setlist - 1.00 --> I mean, he literally perfected it! Deep pulls, new stuff, the banger track we all want. NO COMPLAINTS HERE. Genuinely might be the order/setlist I saw from a rapper.
- Stage Presence - .75 --> I did not like how he barely talked to us. But he and his boys did a good job of getting us lit. Also, his confidence is genuinely insane. No cringe stuff, but he really does have an aura.
- Performance - 1.00 --> For a long setlist, he did a great job in keeping up with the tracks. Better than I expected. Took some breaks now and then, but nothing too crazy. Did a job in passing the mic over and under to the audience 🙂
- Audience -1.00--> Yeah, these were real fans. People were passing out from overexcitement, being too much into the show, and drinking too much. No offense, but having that passion and energy from fans, I love that.
- Overall Experience / Vibe .75 --> Good times, man, good times, so glad I can tell my future kids I went to a Chief Keef show hehe. What a fun time, man. Feel free to have fun, rap along, and mosh when you want at the concert.
- Total 4.5/5 Stars
