The mother of Chicago rapper Chief Keef recently defended him against rumors that his relaxed demeanor might have to do with a mental health condition.
In an interview with SayCheeseTV, Lolita Carter dismissed the notion that Keef must be "slow," because he is a man of little words and selective about who he interacts with. "That's how he is, that's his personality. He wouldn't have friends if he was slow. Don't nobody wanna hang around with slow people. He wouldn't have homeys. He's still a child star becoming a young man. He's growing up," she said. "He's just a pretty all around good guy. Like, he's neat. He's not gonna talk much. He will if you are close to him. He's not, like, somebody who [converses]."
Chief Keef's stoicism has always been a part of his appeal. His soft spoken, reserved presence counterbalances the edgy street anthems he produces, in a manner which gives off a rough mystique. That same energy is often construed to be indicative of someone afflicted by a social disorder. When the interviewer asked Carter what she has to say in response to those who pass assumption based on his drawl and the little words he speaks, she acknowledged that he may have "seen somethings" that "he's probably healing from," but she also makes it a point to point out that he is much more open and animated when around his inner circle, than people are used to seeing him be in interviews.
"Keith only thinks he need Keith to make it. He don't think he need nobody to buy albums. He think that this is it, he's just trying to show everybody some love, and he's getting paid from it. Yea, this is him talking," she said after sharing that even among his family he sometimes keeps to himself. "The conversation that he has with people, so they could stop calling it some type of mental act. He's being everybody's friend with his music. He's talking to everybody at one time."
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