Critical response Jordan Sargent at
Pitchfork Media said in a review, "
Back From the Dead, his breakthrough mixtape is loud, rough, unrelenting, lurching, and undeniably the child of
Waka Flocka Flame and producer
Lex Luger's indelible
Flockaveli. But if you read the title more literally to mean that Keef is something like a zombie, it's maybe even more appropriate. Surrounded by beats from producer
Young Chop that are stuffed with the sound of gunshots and Keef's choice ad-lib, "Bang Bang," he's close to stoic throughout, stalking expressionless through the streets."
Accolades The mixtape was named the 11th best mixtape of 2012 by
DatPiff. DatPiff also positioned
Lil Reese's certified gold mixtape "Don't Like", hosted by
DJ Drama and
Don Cannon, at 44th on their "50 Best Mixtapes of 2012" list. Both mixtapes were produced by Chicago producer
Young Chop and included the
hit single, "
I Don't Like".
Other responses In October and December 2013,
Lady Gaga uploaded a few videos on her
Instagram account in which she is listening to Keef's song "3Hunna" from the mixtape. Later, in an
AMA interview, she said, "I've been listening to a lot of Chief Keef, so I'm kind of into Chicago music right now, I was living there for a while, so we've been listening to a lot of his records. I'm a big fan." Keef returned the praise via Twitter shortly thereafter, stating, "I love Lady Gaga For Sayin She Listens to a lot of me and What's so crazy I was jus Watchin Dis redcarpet shit Like damn dis Girl fine," adding, "Love You Lady Gaga." ==Track listing==