6 Moments That Made Us Love Chance The Rapper
He's undeniably becoming one of the most influential people of his generation with his unconventional approach to hip hop, his unwavering dedication to helping other young people in his hometown of Chicago, and his fearlessness in remaining an independent artist.
Time and time again, Chancelor Bennett aka Chance The Rapper aka Lil Chano from 79th gives us a reason to want to be his bff.
When Beyoncé breezed past him and he lost his cool
"Ooooh my God, that was Yoncé!"
He bought his own concert tickets off touts and resold them to fans
Chance took matters into his own hands when ticket touts began reselling tickets for his Magnificent Coloring Day festival and promised to 'put them in his fans' hands himself' if he had to.
When he covered the Arthur theme tune
According to the credits; "Additional Vocals from: Wyclef Jean, Francis and the Lights, Jesse Ware, Elle Varner, Eryn Allen Kane, The O'my's, Peter Cottontale & Donnie Trumpet".
How does this even happen?!
When he made Billboard chart history one month, then went off to work with kids the next
It doesn’t really come as much of a surprise that Chance is a charitable guy. He was awarded Chicago’s Outstanding Youth Award in 2014 for his involvement in youth charities.
You think releasing one of the hottest projects of the year would get in the way of that? Nah. Two months after the release of Coloring Book (which was also released as a free download) he went off to work with children at his great grandmother’s summer camp.
*Contains some strong language
When he got involved with the #SoGoneChallenge and freestyled about his girlfriend
Ohhh Chance <3.
Acid Rap in its entirety
We could include almost every Chance the Rapper release here, but it was his second mixtape Acid Rap that made sure we wouldn’t be forgetting his name in a hurry. Throwing in classic soul, gospel, jazz and a whole lot more, locking in that Chance style we love today. He also released the 13-track mixtape as a free download, swerving all record label deals; something he continues to avoid today.
Like the nostalgia-laced refrain in Cocoa Butter Kisses - "I think we all addicted".
