Viral TikTok Video Of GloRilla Shooting Her Shot At Chief Keef A Year Before Becoming Famous! [Watch]

A viral TikTok video resurfaced showing GloRilla shooting her shot at Chief Keef back in 2021, a full year before the Memphis rapper became a household name. The clip, which was shared by Raphousetv, racked up over 2.7 million views on Twitter and had fans calling for the two rappers to link up.

TikTok Video Surfaces Of GloRilla Obsessing Over Chief Keef

The video, originally posted on GloRilla's verified TikTok account in 2021, shows the "Tomorrow 2" rapper openly fawning over the Chicago drill pioneer. At the time, Glo was still an unknown artist from Memphis with big dreams. The clip resurfaced in early January 2023 and immediately went viral, with fans flooding the comments with love for the rapper's authenticity.

Social media users were especially entertained by the fact that GloRilla was openly crushing on Chief Keef before she had any fame or recognition. Some fans even called for the two to start dating, with comments like "They would be cute together" and "Glo man and Glo girl."

Glorilla says Chief Keef inspired her to become a rapper 🔥💪
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— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) October 29, 2022

GloRilla Has Always Credited Chief Keef As Her Inspiration

The viral TikTok was not the first time GloRilla expressed her admiration for Chief Keef. The rapper has consistently credited the "Love Sosa" artist as the reason she wanted to pursue music in the first place. During an appearance on REVOLT's Big Facts, Glo made it clear.

"I started wanting to rap when I got to high school and started listening to Chief Keef."

She doubled down on that sentiment during an episode of Posted On The Corner, where she was asked which song most personally resonates with her.

"I never have one song when I say this but like, Chief Keef, all of his music just made me want to rap. Like, if you can hear it in the songs that I make, like I be liking to make people move, and Chief Keef do that to me! Like, he make me just wanna get turnt up. So yeah, Chief Keef, all his songs. I'm a big Chief Keef fan."

GloRilla Rapped Chief Keef Lyrics At The American Music Awards

At the American Music Awards in November 2022, GloRilla was asked to rap her favorite verse from any rapper. Without hesitation, she chose Chief Keef's "Save That S**t," once again proving that her love for the Chicago legend is genuine and deep rooted. The moment went viral and further cemented the connection between the two artists in fans' minds.

GloRilla, born Gloria Hallelujah Woods, first broke through in 2022 with her hit single "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" alongside Hitkidd, which peaked in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance. From crushing on Chief Keef on TikTok to performing at award shows, Glo's come up is one of the most inspiring stories in recent hip hop history.