Chicago drill rapper King Yella kicked his 18-year-old son Keon out of the house after the young man came home wearing a ski mask, just days after the father paid $30,000 to secure his release on bond.
In a video that spread quickly across social media this week, Yella confronts Keon inside their home. He tells him to leave, referencing the money he put up and the fact that his son was already out on bond. “Aye, bro, get out my crib, bro,” Yella says. “You with masks on… Bro, I told you stop coming to my crib like this, bro. Bro, you already out on bond, bro.”
The footage shows Yella, tattooed and agitated, addressing Keon, who appears in a dark hoodie with the mask still on. Yella mentions putting up “30 bands” and questions what his son has going on. The clip ends with the father repeating his demand that Keon leave.
Yella, whose real name is Simone Lewis, is a South Side Chicago drill artist known for mixtapes tied to the Skeeze World and Gangster Disciples scene. He has spoken publicly for years about street life, legal troubles, and family pressures. Keon had been held on robbery-related charges in Nevada, where the bond was set at $200,000.
In early July, Yella posted emotional videos saying he felt he had failed as a father. He described being broke after gambling losses and other setbacks, unable at first to cover even a fraction of the bond. “I feel like I failed my boy, man,” he said at the time. “Y’all don’t even know how that is eating me up on the inside.”
By mid-July the bond was reduced. Yella paid $30,000 cash plus court fees through a bondsman and brought Keon home. Videos from that period show the pair together, with Yella telling his son that critics who called him a deadbeat were wrong because he had gotten him out.
Keon, then 18, faced multiple robbery counts. Court conditions included house arrest and strict reporting requirements. Yella had stressed in earlier clips that his son needed to follow the rules or risk more trouble and financial consequences for the family.
The ski-mask incident appears to have crossed a line for the father. In the confrontation video he treats the mask as a sign that Keon was not taking the bond conditions or the second chance seriously. Online reactions split between those who backed the tough stance and those who said Yella should have handled the disagreement privately after already investing the money.
Yella has not issued a formal statement beyond the video itself. The situation highlights the pressure he has described balancing his own financial recovery, public scrutiny of Chicago drill figures, and trying to keep his son out of further legal problems.
