Just before July 4th, Chief Keef dropped "Ain't Missing You," a somber tribute to his late cousin Big Glo, who was tragically gunned down in Chicago in 2014. The track sounded like nothing Keef had done before: in place of the drill drums and delirious threats came an uptempo, pop-leaning nod to The Police's "Every Breath You Take"—incidentally, the same song that Puff Daddy and Faith Evans made their own for their Biggie tribute—and Tina Turner's "Missing You," complete with a heartfelt R&B chorus by singer Jenn Em. In a statement, the video's production company FilmOn explained that "Ain't Missing You" "signals a new, more mature phase in the rapper's career as he works to raise awareness about the violence in 'Chiraq' he was once part of." The track gained wide praise, but caught fans off guard: who or what was FilmOn, and did this mean Keef was going pop, in a way that only he could? Here's what you need to know.

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