A chiefdom is a political economy that organizes regional populations through a hierarchy of the chief(s).

In anthropological theory, one model of human social development rooted in ideas of cultural evolution describes a chiefdom as a form of social organization more complex than a tribe or a band society, and less complex than a state or a civilization. The most succinct definition of a chiefdom in anthropology is by Robert L. Carneiro: "An autonomous political unit comprising a number of villages or communities under the permanent control of a paramount chief" (Carneiro 1981: 45).

Chiefdoms are characterized by centralization of authority and pervasive inequality. At least two inherited social classes (elite and commoner) are present. (The ancient Hawaiian chiefdoms had as many as four social classes.) An individual might change social class during a lifetime by extraordinary behavior. A single lineage/family of the elite class becomes the ruling elite of the chiefdom, with the greatest influence, power, and prestige. Kinship is typically an organizing principle, while marriage, age, and gender can affect one's social status and role.

Bero Bass (born Bernas Avşar, on 11 April 1980 in Diyarbakır, Turkey) is a German rapper of Kurdish origin, though he is currently settled in Cologne.

In July 2009 he was imprisoned after furiously attacking a 26 year old male with a knife. He was awaiting his trial in prison before being released on bail in December 2009.

While he was in Jail his long time friend OJ Kingpin, with whom he performed by the name La Honda as a rap duo, left the rap business, claiming gangster rap has no future and that they never earned any money from rapping.

Bero Bass has recently released a track named Blick Richtung Sonne together with Bonn based rapper Xatar and the Kurdish folk singer Şivan Perwer.