"Faneto" is a song by American rapper

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from his mixtape ''

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'' (2014). It slowly achieved underground success, eventually reaching over 60 million cumulative YouTube views, and becoming sought after by MCs, DJs, and radio.

Summary

"Faneto" has been described as explosive, fiery and rhythmic, and odd, atypical-sounding, and unexpected. The song contains heavy ad-libbing and an echoing drum

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. Chief Keef makes threats like blowing up the state of New Jersey in response to someone stealing jewelry. The song is violent at times, with lyrics such as "Talkin' out his neck, pistol to his throat (To his throat, bang) / Blow this motherfucker, he gon' choke."

Other versions

In 2015, a ten minute remix of Faneto was made with Chicago rappers

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, produced by DJ Pharris.

Reception

The song saw sustained viral success, around 60 million cumulative

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views, and was covered by

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. One review points out that ''

'' was one Chief Keef's best mixtapes, and that "Faneto" was the centerpiece of it, helping to cement Keef in the rap game, as the "internet was flooded with infinite remixes of the track, raising the profile nearly every rapper that graced the beat (see: Young Pappy and

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). Chief Keef was not a fad. “Faneto” made that indisputable." '' XXL'' magazine said that the song has "undoubtedly become one of the biggest hip-hop party anthems in recent years". ''Complex'' reported on the continuity of the songs success: "In April 2015, the ''Chicago Reader'' published a story that called attention to the unexpected, 'slow' rise of the song, which had been out for well under a year. Now, here we are, in 2019, and 'Faneto' is just as hot as ever."{{Cite web, date=2015-04-08, title=The unexpected appeal of 'Faneto,' Chief Keef's slow-growing underground hit, url=http://chicagoreader.com/blogs/the-unexpected-appeal-of-faneto-chief-keefs-slow-growing-underground-hit/, access-date=2021-11-06, website=Chicago Reader, language=en-US When asked why he thinks people are still reacting so passionately to the music five years later, Chief Keef explains that it all stems from the day he initially created the rhythm. "They feel it when it comes on," he said. "When I made the beat, I ain't even know how I wanted to do the drums. I tried something different. You can hear like, how the claps fall. I just went with it, and people fucked with it."

References

2014 songs Chief Keef songs Experimental hip hop songs