{"id":3991,"date":"2026-05-29T17:52:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/katy-perry-collabs-with-rapper-chief-keef-after-he-threatened-to-smack-her\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T17:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:52:04","slug":"katy-perry-collabs-with-rapper-chief-keef-after-he-threatened-to-smack-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/katy-perry-collabs-with-rapper-chief-keef-after-he-threatened-to-smack-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Katy Perry collabs with rapper Chief Keef\u00a0after he threatened to &#8216;smack&#8217; her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2Fkaty1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Katy Perry and Chief Keef worked it out on the remix. <\/p>\n<p>The pair released a remix to Perry\u2019s 2013 song \u201cLegendary Lovers\u201d on Thursday, 13 years after Keef threatened to \u201csmack\u201d Perry during an online beef. <\/p>\n<p>Perry<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katyperry\/video\/7645160744920648974?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> shared a TikTok video <\/a>of the duo dancing and singing along to their song, with the caption, \u201cLEGENDARY LOVERS OUT NOW\u00a0@ChiefKeef.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Katy Perry and Chief Keef released a remix to Perry\u2019s 2013 song \u201cLegendary Lovers\u201d on Thursday, 13 years after they got into an online beef. <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@katyperry<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry and Keef merged their songs \u201cLegendary Lovers\u201d and \u201cSave Me\u201d after both tracks went viral on TikTok earlier this year. <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@katyperry<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The \u201cRoar\u201d singer, 41, and the rapper, 30, merged their respective songs \u201cLegendary Lovers\u201d and \u201cSave Me\u201d for the remix after both tracks went viral on the social media platform earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The pair sparked collaboration rumors on Wednesday when Keef\u2019s record label, 43B, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DY3x66hql76\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=4a48ee36-59e4-4c55-a31f-ced248ea9271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted an Instagram Reel<\/a> of the artists chatting in a parking lot while surrounded by a group of people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c#Chiefkeef &amp; #Katyperry link up finally,\u201d read the upload\u2019s cryptic caption.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry teased the collaboration in multiple TikToks with Keef. <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@katyperry<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption>Perry confirmed the remix was out on Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@katyperry<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That same day, Perry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katyperry\/video\/7644810617991220494?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared a TikTok <\/a>of herself and Keef having a \u201clegendary link up\u201d as they shook hands to the sound of their remix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@katyperry\/video\/7643101071136640269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another TikTok<\/a> from earlier in the week showed Perry sitting on a couch to meditate and was captioned, \u201cattempting to summon Mr. Keef.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The duo, notably, clashed on social media in 2013 when Perry shaded Keef\u2019s song \u201cHate Bein\u2019 Sober,\u201d\u00a0which featured 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The pop star called the collab a \u201clegendary link up\u201d in one of her TikToks. <span class=\"credit\">Tiktok\/@katyperry<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry (pictured above in December 2024) criticized one of Keef\u2019s songs back in 2013, which sparked their online fight. <span class=\"credit\">Kevin MazurGetty Images for iHeartRadio<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cJust heard a new song on the radio called \u2018I Hate Being Sober\u2019 and I have serious doubt for the world,\u201d Perry <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katyperry\/status\/336967059562962944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Keef \u2014 whose real name is Keith Farrelle Cozart\u00a0\u2014 tweeted that Perry can \u201csuck skin off my d\u2013k.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll smack the s\u2013t out her,\u201d he added in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChiefKeef\/status\/337673485100916736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another scathing message.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Keef (pictured above on May 8) tweeted at the time that he wanted to \u201csmack\u201d Perry. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Perry (seen above performing in May 2023) later apologized to Keef. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perry later publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katyperry\/status\/337751161375436800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apologized to Keef<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Keef! I\u2019m sorry if I offended you. I heard a lot of people guesting on the song &amp; didn\u2019t even know it was you in particular,\u201d she wrote via Twitter (now X).<\/p>\n<p>Perry released \u201cLegendary Lovers\u201d as part of her fourth studio album, \u201cPrism,\u201d and Keef sampled the song for \u201cSave Me\u201d in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/29\/entertainment\/katy-perry-collabs-with-rapper-chief-keef-after-he-threatened-to-smack-her\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katy Perry and Chief Keef worked it out on the remix. 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