{{Infobox song | name = Faneto | type = song | artist = Chief Keef | album = Back from the Dead 2 | released = {{start date|2014|10|2}} | recorded = <!--Please source recording years/dates. Snippets and first plays do not count as recording dates--> | studio = | genre = *Gangsta rap *trap *drill | length = 03:26 | label = * RBC Records<ref>{{Cite web|title=Credits: Faneto|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/6J1SjVyNDzkZ3sF85Ndd3B|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Spotify|language=en}}</ref> | producer = Chief Keef }}
"'''Faneto'''" is a song by American rapper Chief Keef from his mixtape ''Back from the Dead 2'' (2014).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chief Keef / Gucci Mane: Back From the Dead 2/Big Gucci Sosa|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20027-chief-keef-gucci-mane-back-from-the-dead-2big-gucci-sosa/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Miss2Bees|date=2018-11-07|title=The Source {{!}}Chief Keef Performs 'Faneto' & More Drill Hits With Live Orchestra|url=https://thesource.com/2018/11/07/chief-keef-orchestra/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=The Source|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-23 |title=Chief Keef Self-produced His Hit Song "Faneto" {{!}} DailyRapFacts |url=https://dailyrapfacts.com/11896/chief-keef-self-produced-his-hit-song-faneto/ |access-date=2021-11-07 |website=dailyrapfacts.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It slowly achieved underground success, eventually reaching over 60 million cumulative YouTube views, and becoming sought after by MCs, DJs, and radio.<ref name=":3">{{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=2021-11-26|website=Chicago Reader|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Summary == "Faneto" has been described as explosive,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Richards|first=Chris|date=June 3, 2020|title=Imagine there’s no ‘Imagine’|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/imagine-theres-no-imagine/2020/06/03/80b5b4b8-a5c5-11ea-b473-04905b1af82b_story.html}}</ref> fiery and rhythmic,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Chief Keef: Nobody 2|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21355-nobody-2/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Pitchfork|language=en}}</ref> and odd, atypical-sounding, and unexpected.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Bout to Blow: 10 Dope Songs You Should Be Hearing Everywhere Soon|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2015/01/bout-to-blow-january/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Complex|language=en}}</ref> The song contains heavy ad-libbing and an echoing drum bassline.<ref name=":1" /> Chief Keef makes threats like blowing up the state of New Jersey in response to someone stealing jewelry.<ref name=":1" /> 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."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Preezy|title=50 Violent Rap Lyrics That Will Make You Cringe|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-lyrics-violent/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=XXL Mag|language=en}}</ref>
=== Other versions === In 2015, a ten minute remix of Faneto was made with Chicago rappers Lil Bibby, Lil Herb, King Louie, and Lil Durk, produced by DJ Pharris.<ref name=":3" />
On December 15, 2023 Lil Gnar released a version called "Faneto (Gnar Mix)". The song uses the beat of Faneto.
== Reception == The song saw sustained viral success, around 60 million cumulative YouTube views, and was covered by Drake.<ref name=":0" /> One review points out that ''Back from the Dead 2'' 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 Famous Dex). Chief Keef was not a fad. “Faneto” made that indisputable."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-15|title=11 Songs That Define Chicago Drill, the Decade’s Most Important Rap Subgenre|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/2010s-drill-rap-songs/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref>
''XXL'' magazine said that the song has "undoubtedly become one of the biggest hip-hop party anthems in recent years".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Coe|first=Kairi|title=Crowd Dancing to Chief Keef's "Faneto" Causes Floor to Collapse - XXL|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/floor-collapsed-chief-keef-faneto/|access-date=2021-11-06|website=XXL Mag|language=en}}</ref>
''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."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Long Live "Faneto": Chief Keef on the Legacy of His Lasting Hit|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/01/chief-keef-on-legacy-of-faneto|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Complex|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":2" /> "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."<ref name=":2" />
== Certifications == {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Faneto"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Faneto|artist=Chief Keef|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2014|certyear=2023|digital=true}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
== References == <references />
Category:2014 songs Category:Chief Keef songs Category:Experimental hip-hop songs Category:Gangsta rap songs {{Chief Keef}}