Finally Rich

Finally Rich was originally planned to be released as a mixtape but was later turned into a full-length album.{{cite web|title=Chief Keef Announces Finally Rich Album Release Date|url=http://theversed.com/2012/10/09/chief-keef-announces-finally-rich-album-release-date/|publisher=The Versed|access-date=October 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402194640/http://theversed.com/2012/10/09/chief-keef-announces-finally-rich-album-release-date/|archive-date=April 2, 2013|url-status=dead}} The album was originally scheduled to be released on November 27, 2012, but it was pushed back until December 18, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chief-keef-s-finally-rich-pushed-back-til-december-news.3318.html |title=Chief Keef's "Finally Rich" Pushed Back Til December |publisher=Hotnewhiphop.com |access-date=2013-04-16}}

"I Don't Like" featuring Lil Reese, was released as the album's lead single on March 15, 2012. The song has peaked at number 73 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 15 on the Rap Songs charts.{{cite magazine | title=Listen: Kanye West & Friends Remix Chief Keef's 'I Don't Like' | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/46379/listen-kanye-west-friends-remix-chief-keefs-i-dont-like | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | magazine=Billboard | date=May 1, 2012 | access-date=August 3, 2012 | author=Lipshutz, Jason}} It also appeared on Chief Keef's mixtape Back from the Dead, which was released for free on March 12, 2012. The mixtape was later mastered and made available for purchase on iTunes.{{cite web|title=Chief Keef "I Don't Like" On iTunes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-dont-like-feat.-lil-reese/id544389573|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819120248/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-dont-like-feat.-lil-reese/id544389573|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 19, 2012|publisher=iTune|access-date=2012-12-17}} On May 1, 2012, rapper and producer Kanye West, made a remix featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and Jadakiss. The remix is featured as the final track on the West's G.O.O.D. Music compilation album, Cruel Summer.{{cite web|title="I Don't Like" Remix|url=http://www.kanyewest.org/2012/05/01/listen-chief-keef-i-dont-like-remix-ft-kanye-west-pusha-t-jadakiss-big-sean-download-stream/|publisher=KanyeWest|access-date=2012-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711232104/http://www.kanyewest.org/2012/05/01/listen-chief-keef-i-dont-like-remix-ft-kanye-west-pusha-t-jadakiss-big-sean-download-stream/|archive-date=2012-07-11|url-status=dead}}

"Love Sosa" was released as the album's second single on October 18, 2012. The song peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 17 on the Rap Songs charts.{{cite magazine | title=Love Sosa | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chief keef|chart=all}} | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | magazine=Billboard | date=January 1, 2013 | access-date=January 1, 2013| author=Lipshutz, Jason}} The music video for "Love Sosa" was released on October 18, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://rapradar.com/2012/10/18/new-video-chief-keef-love-sosa/ |title=New Video: Chief Keef "Love Sosa" |publisher=Rap Radar |date=2012-10-18 |access-date=2013-04-16}} It was later announced the song "Love Sosa" would be featured on the video game Grand Theft Auto V.{{cite web | url=http://www.vibe.com/article/chief-keef-breaks-news-grand-theft-auto-5 | title=Chief Keef Breaks News On Grand Theft Auto 5! | work=Vibe | date=December 11, 2012 | access-date=January 3, 2013 | author=Vibe Staff}}

"Hate Bein' Sober" was released as the album's third single on December 13, 2012. The song features a guest appearances from fellow rappers 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa. The song peaked on the US Billboard Heatseekers Songs at number 16.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chief-keef|title=Chief Keef|magazine=Billboard|access-date=20 December 2017}}

On January 18, 2012, the music video was released for the song 3Hunna. On September 21, 2012, the music video was released for the song "Ballin{{' "}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh1h9Ek62KnDAz3PqW |title=Video: Chief Keef – Ballin' |publisher=Worldstarhiphop.com |date=2012-09-21 |access-date=2013-04-16}} On November 10, 2012, the music video was released for the bonus track "Kobe".{{cite web|url=http://rapradar.com/2012/11/10/new-video-chief-keef-kobe/ |title=New Video: Chief Keef "Kobe" |publisher=Rap Radar |date=2012-11-10 |access-date=2013-04-16}} On August 15, 2013, the music video was released for "Citgo".{{cite web|url=http://rapradar.com/2013/08/15/new-video-chief-keef-citgo/ |title=New Video: Chief Keef "Citgo" |publisher=Rap Radar |date=2013-08-15 |access-date=2013-08-23}}

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 5.5/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5116/Chief-Keef-Finally-Rich.aspx|title=Finally Rich by Chief Keef reviews|website=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=January 6, 2020}}

| MC = 62/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/finally-rich/chief-keef|title=Reviews for Finally Rich by Chief Keef|website=Metacritic|access-date=December 23, 2012}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/finally-rich-mw0002444289|title=Finally Rich – Chief Keef|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 31, 2012}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|date=December 11, 2012|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/12/17/chief-keef-plays-it-cold-on-major-label-debut/|title=Chief Keef plays it cold on major-label debut|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=December 18, 2012}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news|last=Macpherson|first=Alex|date=January 3, 2013|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/03/chief-keef-finally-rich-review|title=Chief Keef: Finally Rich – review|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=October 4, 2013}}

| rev4 = Los Angeles Times

| rev4Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Randall|date=December 11, 2012|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-1218-chief-keef-pop-reviews-20121218,0,3515530.story|title=Review: Chief Keef's 'Finally Rich' lands with force|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 18, 2012}}

| rev5 = The Observer

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news|last=Empire|first=Kitty|author-link=Kitty Empire|date=January 6, 2013|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/06/chief-keef-finally-rich-review|title=Chief Keef: Finally Rich – review|newspaper=The Observer|access-date=October 4, 2013}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6Score = 7.5/10{{cite web|last=Greene|first=Jayson|date=December 18, 2012|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17477-finally-rich/|title=Chief Keef: Finally Rich|work=Pitchfork|access-date=December 14, 2012}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Catucci|first=Nick|date=December 31, 2012|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/finally-rich-20121228|title=Finally Rich|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 28, 2012}}

| rev8 = Spin

| rev8Score = 8/10{{cite web|last=Sargent|first=Jordan|date=December 20, 2012|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/chief-keef-finally-rich-interscope/|title=Chief Keef, 'Finally Rich' (Interscope)|work=Spin|access-date=October 4, 2013}}

| rev9 = USA Today

| rev9Score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Steve|date=December 19, 2012|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/12/17/ti-chief-keef-listen-up/1775929/|title=Listen Up: T.I., Chief Keef|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=December 18, 2012}}

| rev10 = XXL

| rev10Score = 3/5{{cite web|last=Martinez-Belkin|first=Neil|date=December 18, 2012|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2012/12/chief-keef-finally-famous-review/|title=Chief Keef, Finally Rich Review|work=XXL|access-date=December 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101093533/http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2012/12/chief-keef-finally-famous-review/|archive-date=January 1, 2013}}

}}

Finally Rich received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based on 17 reviews, which indicates "Generally favorable reviews". while "AnyDecentMusic?" assigns to the project an aggregate score of 55 out of 100. Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times gave the album two and a half stars out of four, saying "Landing a week before the big day, the 17-year-old Chicago thug offers infectious odes to nihilism and tirades against haters that are as simple-minded and catchy as they are brutal. Musically, however, the album shimmers with power, which makes the dozen songs feel even more dangerous". Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune gave the album two stars out of four, saying "Finally Rich" owes plenty to the menacing inner-city narratives of Jeezy, Waka Flocka and Gucci Mane. Keef's innovation, if it can be called that, is to appear even colder than any of his predecessors, devoid of feelings, let alone guilt or remorse." Alex Macpherson of The Guardian gave the album three out of five stars, saying "Ha, ha, ha": 17-year-old Chicago drill rapper Chief Keef's syllables land like lead weights on concrete. Deliberately defining a song titled Laughin' to the Bank by its absence of any mirth is entirely in character for Keef, who wears his perpetual screwface like a badge of pride across Finally Rich and never once lets light in." Neil Martinez-Belkin of XXL gave the album an L, saying "“I Don't Like” still hasn't lost its appeal, and much of his debut carries the same level of replay value. So people will love it. People will hate it. Chief Keef probably doesn't care either way. He's 17, and he's finally rich."

Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX gave the album three out of five stars, saying "A fair assessment can see his dangerous character as a product of his environment rather than simple glorification of wrongdoing, with Finally Rich creating entertainment out of hopelessness. Having taken off in a short time span while growing into adulthood, immaturity is certainly a big part of his shtick, but most importantly Keef's rise puts a mirror up to devastating socioeconomic conditions all too often swept under the rug."{{cite news|last=Fairfax|first=Jesse|title=Chief Keef Finally Rich|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2016/title.chief-keef--finally-rich|access-date=December 18, 2012|newspaper=HipHopDX|date=December 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131204305/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2016/title.chief-keef--finally-rich|archive-date=January 31, 2013|url-status=dead}} Jayson Greene of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.5 out of 10, saying "Finally Rich benefits from some professional tweaks in the mix, but otherwise leaves Keef's sound untouched. And in addition to succeeding on its own terms, it proves that Keef has a lot of potential—much more than his detractors might have hoped." Jesse Cataldo of Slant Magazine gave the album two stars out of five, saying "Keef's debut, Finally Rich, begins with a breathless tantrum that, with a slight change in subject matter, could reasonably be directed at a parent rather than the audience. This tone of manic, furious immaturity persists throughout, whether he's railing on "bitches" or "snitches" or detailing the outlines of boilerplate affluence to which he robotically aspires."{{cite magazine|last=Cataldo|first=Jesse|date=December 18, 2012|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/chief-keef-finally-rich/2952|title=Chief Keef Finally Rich|magazine=Slant Magazine|access-date=December 18, 2012}}

Jordan Sargent of Spin gave the album an eight out of ten, saying "He may forever be known as the kid whose videos depicted children waving handguns, but you wouldn't know it from his Interscope bow: He's no longer asking for that to be his calling card. Instead, as the torrent of controversy continues to swirl around him, Keef has written an album positioning him as one of rap's most rewarding pop stars." Anupa Mistry of Now gave the album two out of five stars, saying "Maybe the lasting value of Finally Rich won't be found in questioning its moral content (less a glorification of violence and poverty than a lament), but in parsing how we’ve reacted to it, and the differing socio-economic realities that make his music resonant for one demographic and a voyeuristic pleasure for another."{{cite web|last=Mistry |first=Anupa |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=190901 |title=Chief Keef – Finally Rich |publisher=Nowtoronto.com |access-date=2013-10-04}}

Mike Madden of Consequence of Sound gave the album two and a half stars out of four, saying "If there's one thing we’ve learned about Keef so far, it's that he's done a pretty good job putting his own spin on familiar sounds."{{cite magazine|last=Madden|first=Mike|date=December 19, 2012|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/12/album-review-chief-keef-finally-rich/|title=Album Review: Chief Keef – Finally Rich|magazine=Consequence of Sound|access-date=December 18, 2012}} Ryan Reed of Paste gave the album a five out of ten, saying "Keef has plenty of raw talent and compelling real-life drama to draw from, and with Young Chop, he's found one of hip-hop's most exciting new production talents."{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Ryan|title=Chief Keef Finally Rich|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/12/chief-keef-finally-rich.html|work=Paste Magazine|access-date=December 18, 2012|date=December 18, 2012}} Nick Catucci of Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars, saying "Rapping with his affectless slur and bricklayer's tempo over rolling, mid-speed beats, Keef (who was criticized for mocking a murder victim, his rival, on Twitter) seems unshakably confident but profoundly directionless. The effect is mesmerizing, and a little scary."

David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album two and a half stars out of five, saying "In the end, it's raw, irresponsible, unforgiving, and often infectious, but the controversial Finally Rich isn't a step forward on any counts. Consider this the guiltiest of pleasures, if considered at all." Kitty Empire of The Observer gave the album three out of five stars, saying "His major label debut, Finally Rich compiles a slew of his tracks that have done the rounds, with a handful of new songs. It's distressing, elementary and samey yet utterly unignorable."

Spin ranked the album at number 14 on their list of the best 40 hip hop albums of 2013.{{cite web|last=Grebey |first=James |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/12/best-rap-albums-2013/131115-chief-keef-finally-rich-web_0/ |title=Chief Keef, Finally Rich (GBE/Interscope) – Chief Keef – 28 |publisher=SPIN |access-date=2015-07-02}} Pitchfork ranked the bonus track "Citgo" at number 56 on their list of the top 100 tracks of 2013.{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9288-the-top-tracks-of-2013/5/ |title=The Top 100 Tracks of 2013 |work=Pitchfork |access-date=2015-07-02 |archive-date=2014-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140731231211/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9288-the-top-tracks-of-2013/5/ |url-status=dead }} They also ranked the album at number 82 on their list of the best 100 albums of 2010–14.{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9465-the-100-best-albums-of-the-decade-so-far-2010-2014/|title=The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010-2014) {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|date=19 August 2014 |access-date=2017-01-13}}

The album debuted at number 29 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 50,000 copies in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22342/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-23-2012|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/23/2012|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=December 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906075815/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22342/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-23-2012|archive-date=September 6, 2013|url-status=dead}} As of March 27, 2013, the album has sold 152,000 copies in the United States.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23357/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-3-24-2013|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/17/2013|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=March 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928102515/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23357/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-3-24-2013|archive-date=September 28, 2013|url-status=dead}} On November 30, 2022, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales in excess of 1,000,000 copies.

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 45:14

| title1 = Love Sosa

| writer1 = {{flatlist|

• Keith Cozart
• Tyree Pittman}}

| extra1 = Young Chop

| length1 = 4:06

| title2 = Hallelujah

| writer2 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Pittman}}

| extra2 = Young Chop

| length2 = 3:02

| title3 = I Don't Like

| note3 = featuring Lil Reese

| writer3 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Tavares Taylor
• Pittman}}

| extra3 = Young Chop

| length3 = 4:55

| title4 = No Tomorrow

| writer4 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Michael Williams
• Asheton "A+" Hogan}}

| extra4 = {{flatlist|

• Mike Will Made It
• A+ (co.)}}

| length4 = 3:10

| title5 = Hate Bein' Sober

| note5 = featuring 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa

| writer5 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Pittman
• Curtis Jackson
• Cameron Thomaz}}

| extra5 = Young Chop

| length5 = 4:40

| title6 = Kay Kay

| writer6 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Kevin Erondu}}

| extra6 = K.E. on the Track

| length6 = 3:07

| title7 = Laughin' to the Bank

| writer7 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Brandon "YGOnDaBeat" Sum}}

| extra7 = YGOnDaBeat

| length7 = 3:47

| title8 = Diamonds

| note8 = featuring French Montana

| writer8 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Pittman
• Karim Kharbouch}}

| extra8 = Young Chop

| length8 = 3:05

| title9 = Ballin{{'-}}

| writer9 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Kaliq "Leek E Leek" Lawrence}}

| extra9 = Leek E Leek

| length9 = 3:38

| title10 = Understand Me

| note10 = featuring Young Jeezy

| writer10 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Carl "Casa Di" Dixon
• Jay Jenkins}}

| extra10 = Casa Di

| length10 = 4:04

| title11 = 3Hunna

| note11 = Remix, featuring Rick Ross

| writer11 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Pittman
• William Roberts II}}

| extra11 = Young Chop

| length11 = 3:29

| title12 = Finally Rich

| writer12 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Pittman}}

| extra12 = Young Chop

| length12 = 4:08

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 55:24

| title13 = Citgo

| writer13 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Radosław "Young Ravisu" Sobieraj}}

| extra13 = Young Ravisu

| length13 = 3:13

| title14 = Kobe

| writer14 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Pittman}}

| extra14 = Young Chop

| length14 = 3:31

| title15 = Got Them Bands

| writer15 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Sum}}

| extra15 = YGOnDaBeat

| length15 = 3:24

}}

{{track listing

| headline = iTunes Store bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 59:40

| title16 = Don't Make No Sense

| note16 = featuring Master P and Fat Trel

| extra16 = Lil Keis

| length16 = 4:18

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Best Buy deluxe edition bonus tracks

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 62:07

| title17 = Savage

| writer17 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Bernard Rosser
• Brandon Rackley}}

| extra17 = Nard & B

| length17 = 3:02

| title18 = Don't Know Dem

| writer18 = {{flatlist|

• Cozart
• Pittman}}

| extra18 = Young Chop

| length18 = 4:00

}}

;Notes

• Writing and production credits are according to the album booklet.

Credits for Finally Rich adapted from Allmusic.{{cite web|title=Finally Rich Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/finally-rich-mw0002444289/credits|website=Allmusic|access-date=2013-04-16}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

• 50 Cent – featured artist
• A+ – producer
• Ray Alba – publicity
• Gretchen Anderson – producer
• Chris Bellman – mastering
• Nathalie Besharat – A&R
• Chris Cheney – engineer, mixing
• Chief Keef – primary artist
• Kevin "KD" Davis – mixing
• Casa Di – producer
• Kevin Erondu – producer
• Kevin "KE On The Track" Erondu – producer
• Jeff Forney – photography
• French Montana – featured artist
• Alicia Graham – A&R
• Stephanie Hsu – creation
• James Hunt – engineer

{{col-2}}

• Larry Jackson – executive producer
• Tiffany Johnson – marketing
• Leek E Leek – producer
• Lil' Reese – featured artist
• Rovaun P. Manuel – executive producer
• Justine Massa – creative coordinator
• Alex Ortiz – engineer
• Peeda Pan – management
• Will Ragland – art direction, design
• W. Roberts – composer
• Rick Ross – featured artist
• Daniel Shea – photography
• Mike Snodgress – marketing coordinator
• Mike Will Made It – producer
• Wiz Khalifa – featured artist
• Young Chop – engineer, executive producer, producer
• Young Jeezy – featured artist

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{{col-begin}}

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{{Certification Table Top}}

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