Chance The Rapper

Chance The Rapper Wins 3 Grammys, Including For Best New Artist

... via streaming platforms. MOST READ ENTERTAINMENT NEWS THIS HOUR. "Glory be to God. I claim this victory in the name of the Lord," Chance said in accepting his award for best new artist. "I want to thank God for my mother and my father, who supported me since I was young, for Kirsten, for Kensli, for all of Chicago, and I want to thank God for putting amazing people in my life.". He thanked his brother, rapper Taylor Bennett, and gave a shoutout to independent artists in his subsequent acceptance speech for best rap album for "Coloring Book," which was released in May. He managed to beat out his mentor, Kanye West, who was nominated for "The Life of Pablo.". Chance, who was born Chancelor Bennett and raised on the South Side, seemed surprised and flustered by that win and his first Grammy win, for best rap performance for "No Problem" with 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. It was a bit of a surprise that Chance gave a nod to his on-again, off-again girlfriend Kirsten ...

Taylor Bennett Streaming Lp Ft. Chance The Rapper, Jeremih & More, Touring

... on the album include Lil Yachty, Raury and Stro. His style isn’t a million miles away from his brother’s, so if you dig Chance you might like this too. Stream the whole album below. Taylor is also touring, including the Chance the Rapper-headlined Firefly Festival , and West Palm Beach’s Sun Fest with blink-182, Weezer, Snoop Dogg, and more. Taylor hits NYC for a show on April 5 at SOB’s. Tickets for that show are on sale now. All dates are listed below. Speaking of Chance the Rapper, he recently rented out a Chicago theater so people could see Get Out for free, he has a meeting scheduled with governor Bruce Rauner, and there is talk of collaborations with Future and Childish Gambino. Taylor Bennett — 2017 Tour Dates. Saturday 25 March 2017 Miramar Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, US. Tuesday 04 April 2017 The Foundry Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, US. Wednesday 05 April 2017 S. O. ...

Chance The Rapper Gets Quizzed On Saran The Wrapper

... super into that, is trying to rhyme words that people don't use all the time. Oh, recently I rhymed - very recently, I rhymed the words growth spurt with tippy toes hurt. ROCCA: That's great. CHANCE THE RAPPER: And yeah. Like, if you're there, it's like - in context, it's like, OK, I see what this guy's doing. ROCCA: Can I tell you my favorite rhyme? You probably know it. It's from "Funny Girl," and one of the characters says - well, my heart ain't made of marble, but your rhythm's really horrible, rhyming marble and horrible. CHANCE THE RAPPER: Yeah. ROCCA: That's kind of - it's clever. CHANCE THE RAPPER: Yeah. SAGAL: Well, Chance - Chance, we have asked you here to play a game we're calling. KURTIS: Chance the Rapper Meet Saran the Wrapper. SAGAL: So you're a rapper - you're one of the best out there, but you can't keep leftovers fresh and tasty. We're going to ask you three questions about actually wrapping things. If you get two right, you'll win on behalf of one of our listeners. ...

Chance The Rapper Talks Grammys, Independence, & Trump With Katie Couric

... costs, when my music gets released, when I go on tour, who I work with, what movies I work with.”. Asked if he would ever consider signing with a label, the Coloring Book rapper continued: “No, but do I sometimes think, ‘Dang, this would be much easier if I had a machine behind me?’ Yeah, I think about it all the time.”. For now, he says he makes most of his money off merch. “Luckily, I have a very successful merchandise business,” he said. “I sell merchandise online at Chance __link__. That’s my main revenue. Also, you can buy tickets to any of my shows on Chance __link__. And, reinvesting in myself and being faithful to my consumers and my God, I’m always covered.”. See more of Chano’s Couric interview and read highlights from the conversation below. On violence in Chicago: “The respect for ...

Chance The Rapper, Simone Biles, Jimmy Butler

... being played. … Also seen separately at Studio Paris was the Bulls’ Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade — celebrating their victory of the Golden State Warriors. … Fans spied the Hawks’ Patrick Kane dining with his family at RPM Steak. … Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles was the star attraction at the “Inspire Everyone, Always” program at the Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington on Saturday. The acclaimed athlete and author shared her journey from childhood foster care to her winning ways on the world’s gymnastic stage with the congregation, plus had a special meeting with 14-year-old Special Olympics gold medalist Jessica Gianopolus. … The Bulls’ Nikola Mirotic tapped into his cultural game Friday — as the big opera lover checked out the Lyric’s current production of “Carmen.” … Meanwhile Mirotic’s teammate Cristiano Felicio went in a very different cultural direction Friday — attending the Blue Man Group’s show at the Briar Street Theatre. … Just back from Oscar duty for E!, Kristin Cavallari-Cutler was ...

Read Chance The Rapper's Foreword To 'a People’s History Of Chicago

... A very humble and grounded man. A household name who died in office while at work. His library is in the center of downtown, in the center of the Loop, where all the trains meet. For us to walk into that building is astounding. My dad volunteered for Harold Washington. That’s how he got his record expunged. That’s how he dodged the system. Years later, he has a library named after him and I could walk in from the cold and experience this temple. From the age of fourteen, I was trying to go against the grain, to grow into a time and period where it’s dope to be anti-establishment, where it’s dope to not just accept all the answers that are given to you but to look for your own answers. I am trying to push that. I’m trying to push that to other people who didn’t get taught that. As kids that grew up in the ’90 s and early 2000 s, we are able to ask questions like: What’s going on? Who are the people leading us? Who are those people teaching us? What are they telling us? How are they able to tell us that? Who are they and where are they coming from and is it the truth? I’ve been taught to be a critical ...

Why Chance The Rapper Makes Music For Free And How He Actually Makes Money

... If people have a compliment about my character, they usually say they can tell I was raised right, and that’s the truth. L. R.: How did you turn a school suspension into a successful mixtape. CHANCE: All through high school I made mixtapes, passed them out for free, and performed in open-mike and talent shows. I showed up. but I didn’t really care about school. In my senior year I managed to not get suspended until midway through the school year, when a police officer found me smoking weed in an alley. I got suspended, I made the 10 Day mixtape. it was the first time I called myself Chance the Rapper, and it created a buzz for me in Chicago like I’d never seen. L. R.: How and why do you still give your music away for free? And how do you make money. CHANCE: After I made my second mixtape and gave it away online, my plan was to sign with a label and figure out my music from there. But after meeting with the three major labels, I realized my strength was being able to offer my best work to people without any limit on it. My first ...

Chance The Rapper Meets With Governor After Twitter Exchange

... hear his ideas.". I'm meeting privately with the governor Wednesday. The two of us will address funding education in Chicago. I'm eager to hear his ideas. — Lil Chano From 79 th (@chancetherapper) February 27, 2017. "Looking forward to hearing your ideas, too," the Republican governor responded Monday afternoon. Looking forward to hearing your ideas, too. __link__/Hl I 9 l Nw Ws E. — Bruce Rauner (@Gov Rauner) February 27, 2017. Chance asked for the meeting during a Twitter exchange with Rauner, which began when the governor congratulated the rapper on his Grammy wins last month. The musician won the award for best new artist, among other categories. "Congrats to @Chancetherapper for making history as an independent artist and taking home 3 Grammys. IL is proud that you're one of our own," Rauner tweeted on February 13. Congrats to @Chancetherapper for making history as an independent artist and taking home 3 Grammys. IL is proud that you're one of our own. — Bruce Rauner (@Gov Rauner) February 13, 2017. Chance, who backed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, took the opportunity to ask for a meeting with the governor. "Thank ...

Chance The Rapper Wins Best New Hip-hop Artist At 2017 Iheartradio Music Awards

... to shoot a video for an upcoming mega-banger for Khaled’s forthcoming Grateful album. Around that same time, the Acid Rap MC appeared in an extensive interview session with Yahoo’s Katie Couric. During the interview, Chano confirmed that he’d be embarking on a 40-city tour , while also revealing the inspiration behind the gospel-tinged sound of Coloring Book. Apparently, he found the inspiration after rediscovered Kirk Franklin’s album in L. A. “I don’t remember what it was that made me start listening to Kirk [Franklin] again […] I grew up in the church, but I didn’t really know how good Kirk Franklin was until I was in L. A.,” Chano explained during the interview. He continued, “When I started listening to that, I was like okay, this is what I need to be working on. It got me into a range of music and understanding how chords work and not only how important pitch is, but how important tone is.”. Fans can once again see how Chano uses tone to enhance his music when he begins his 40 city tour in April. 20 Hip-Hop Albums Turning 10 in 2017. ...

Chance The Rapper Is Meeting With Illinois’ Governor About Education Funding. Really

... financial crisis. Really. The meeting comes not long after Rauner was sued, along with the Illinois State Board of Education, by Chicago Public Schools over allegations of longtime inadequate and unequal funding. Rauner and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel have clashed, each insulting the other in public over the district’s financial mess. If it seems likes nothing more than a publicity stunt to you that Rauner would welcome talks with a rapper about funding (but not educators or city officials), this may make it even starker: Chance the Rapper’s father is Ken Williams-Bennett, deputy chief of staff to Emanuel. Williams-Bennett once worked for Barack Obama when he was a U. S. senator from Illinois. Chance’s birth name is Chancellor Johnathan Bennett. The suit against state officials, filed earlier this month, says that they treat students in Chicago’s public schools, “who are predominantly African American and Hispanic, as second-class children, relegated to the back of the State’s education funding school bus.” A 2015 report by the nonprofit advocacy group the Education Trust found that Illinois’ funding gap between ...