2012 single by Chief Keef
"Love Sosa" is the second single by rapper Chief Keef from his debut studio album "Finally Rich" (2012). It was released on October 18, 2012. The song was produced by Young Chop, and was written by him alongside Chief Keef. The track is often regarded as Keef's signature song.
The accompanying music video was directed by Duan Gaines, more commonly known as DGainz. The film features Chief Keef and his collective performing in front of the camera while inside a house. The music video was released on October 18, 2012, the same day the single was released.
Rolling Stone stated that the song "shook the foundation of hip hop".
Release.
A 0:35 part of the song had been leaked to the internet unfinished in September 2012 on multiple websites such as Twitter and YouTube. About a week later, it was leaked in full version. The song was released through iTunes a few weeks later.
Music video.
The music video, directed by DGainz, was shot and released on October 18, 2012. It was shot in the same spot as the video for Keef's first single "I Don't Like". The video was shot on the South Side of Chicago. The video has amassed 344 million views on YouTube as of November 2024.
Remix.
Although an official remix is not released yet, in December 2012 the song's producer Young Chop stated that Drake and French Montana may appear on another version of the song. On January 16, 2013, MMG artists Rick Ross and Stalley released a freestyle over the instrumental of "Love Sosa".
Reception.
"Complex" ranked the song number 20 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2012. Rapper Drake praised the song on Twitter, saying he played it 130 times in three days. Chief Keef announced "Love Sosa" would be featured on one of the in-game radio stations within the 2013 game "Grand Theft Auto V", however this would turn out to be false.
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