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Chief Keef's 'Fat Stacks' Should Be in a Bank, City Treasurer Says

By Ted Cox | November 15, 2013 10:58am
 Chief Keef could use some city-sponsored adult financial classes to deal with his "fat stacks," or so says city Treasurer Stephanie Neely.
Chief Keef could use some city-sponsored adult financial classes to deal with his "fat stacks," or so says city Treasurer Stephanie Neely.
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CITY HALL — Instead of waving around his piles of cash, Chief Keef should put his money in a bank account, city Treasurer Stephanie Neely said in a playful tweet Thursday.

"Chief Keef! You need a bank account and direct deposit for your fat stacks," Neely's tweet suggested, referring Twitter readers to a link to a city "financial empowerment" site and Bank On Chicago, a cooperative effort to provide those without bank accounts with "easy-to-access" checking accounts.

The tweet has a photo of the rapper, whose real name is Keith Cozart, brandishing a stack of Benjamins.

"I would love to take credit for [the tweet]," said Lilia Chacon, the treasurer's director of public affairs, but she said the idea came out of a senior staff meeting.

"I don't know who pulled up that picture," Chacon said Friday, but "the connection was 'there's someone who can use direct deposit.'

"All kidding aside, it really is a huge initiative," Chacon added. "The treasurer has made it her mission to stop people from losing so much money at these check-cashing places," as well as encouraging them to avoid loss through home theft or fire.

The treasurer's site also has tips on budgeting, improving credit, reducing debt and increasing savings for a rainy day and retirement — not among Chief Keef's usual rap themes.

"He is a very colorful guy," Chacon said. "We thought that was a way to tap into a new demographic."

No tweet back yet from Chief Keef, who's had his own problems lately, including being cited by police Supt. Garry McCarthy as the epitome of juvenile crime.

"We haven't heard from him," Chacon said. "We thought, maybe as part of his community service, he'd like to do a [public-service announcement] and, you know, wave some of the money around and encourage people to put it in a safe place.

"Then this morning we decided that we really didn't think Chief Keef was a very good ally for the treasurer. We did get a good laugh out of it," she said.