Chief Keef, born Keith Cozart, currently faces several gun charges and has been criticized for his involvement in the violent gang culture of Chicago. His father Alfonso Cozart was Gissendanner's stepfather.
So far, authorities have not connected the death with the Finally Rich creator and a lawyer from the Keef camp told DNA Info that the hip-hop star has no relationship with either his father or stepbrother.
Cozart is estranged from his 17-year-old son, but spoke highly of his stepson, telling the Chicago-based site that Gissendanner was on the right track.
"He just graduated high school, and was in college and had a job. He was a positive person," Cozart said, adding "I'm not trying to get publicity of Chief Keef being my son. I want you to focus on Ulysses. He's the one that's gone."
Gissendanner was also an aspiring rapper, going by the name YPN Bomtown and had reportedly modeled his style and persona after his famous stepbrother. The 19-year-old's manager and friend Tommy Rice predicted big success for him. Gissendanner's hip-hop moniker, YPN Boomtown, was modeled after Chief Keef, but the 19-year-old also took lyrical cues from Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Eminem.
Gissendanner's stepfather, Alfonso Cozart, who is also Chief Keef's (Keith Cozart) biological father, says the slaying of his stepson makes him worry about the infamous 17-year-old rapper, who he no longer talks to his son.
Chief Keef sent his condolences via Twitter:
"He rapped about struggling and what he was going to do. He was going to make it big. We were going to make it big," Rice said.
The aspiring rapper's mother, Aridecy Tate, also spoke on her sons' passing, sharing his childhood nickname "Boomie" due to how big he was when born -- a whopping 10 pounds. Although her son and Keef haven't been close of late, growing up the two were often together.
The shooting remains under investigation.
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