Chance The Rapper

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

... is a combination of many different arts to make something new. There’s always been a stigma that its existence would be short and only appeal to a certain group—but it’s the biggest music in the world. L. R.: Are you still living in Chicago. CHANCE: In 2014, after my Acid Rap mixtape, I moved to L. A. for six months, but I couldn’t really do it—I moved right back. I’ve lived here my whole life; Chicago is a beautiful city—the architecture, the food, everything in the city is awesome. L. R.: Your father, Ken Williams-Bennett, ran early Senate campaigns for Barack Obama and was a head of personnel in President Obama’s first term in the White House. Is he proud of your success. CHANCE: My dad is probably the most proud person when it comes to me, and we have a great relationship. If people have a ...

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

... from the conversation below. On violence in Chicago: “The respect for life is little [to] none in the city because we don’t really feel like people care about us. There’s a lot of things that I wasn’t exposed to or didn’t understand or know about until I went downtown. It’s literally like a different city over there. The violence in Chicago is isolated to certain parts. Maybe if that violence moved outside of those same parameters, maybe people would feel like it’s important to do something or take action.”. On the Grammys: “It’s still unreal to me. There’s nothing like it. All of that time, up until the Grammys, was the craziest time of my life. You spend weeks and weeks working on a performance and once it happens, it just kind of bookends it. I just can’t wait for the next preparation time.”. On Donald Trump: “When I said it sounded like he was going to war [with Chicago], I was saying that for people who felt like he sounded like that because it does kind of sound like he’s saying that, but he could be meaning that, from a federal place, he would be coming in and using his influence to start funding ...

Chance The Rapper Gets Quizzed On Saran The Wrapper

... It's that you were thrown out of school for a little while when you were in high school. CHANCE THE RAPPER: Yeah. SAGAL: And you took some time. And you - what did you do. CHANCE THE RAPPER: Yeah. So when I was a senior in high school, I got suspended for having marijuana around the school. It wasn't even really in the school. I just - yeah. CHANCE THE RAPPER: So I got in trouble for this (laughter) - for having marijuana, and I was suspended from school. So on that 10-day break, I started recording a project called "10 Day," which was my debut project and put a lot of people onto what I was doing. SAGAL: Yeah. And my understanding is you put that on the internet - you worked on it for a while, put it on the internet when it was ready and it kind of took off. CHANCE THE RAPPER: Yeah. SAGAL: You started making your name very quickly. CHANCE THE RAPPER: It did a lot for me, yeah. SAGAL: So you're touring in hip-hop shows. You've put out some albums that have done tremendously well. You're headlining festivals. What would you say now, if he or ...

Chance The Rapper Meets With Governor After Twitter Exchange

... 79 th (@chancetherapper) March 3, 2017. The meeting was originally set for Wednesday but was canceled and then rescheduled by Rauner due to tornadoes in the state. "I'm meeting privately with the governor Wednesday," the Windy City native tweeted Monday. "The two of us will address funding education in Chicago. I'm eager to 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 ...

Chance The Rapper, Simone Biles, Jimmy Butler

... Butler. Chrissy Teigen and her husband, John Legend, in front of the huge preserved roses wall created by Chicago-based Shelley Rosen of Luxe Bloom for the "Beauty and the Beast" premiere in L. A. | Photo Credit: Disney. @billzwecker | email. Sign-Up for our Entertainment Newsletter  Sign-Up. SEEN ON THE SCENE: One of the special features for the big Hollywood premiere of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” — starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans and Gugu Mbatha-Raw — was the spectacular red carpet backdrop of preserved roses created by Shelley Rosen’s Chicago-based Luxe Bloom. … Chance the Rapper was seen partying at Studio Paris the other night, where he leapt on stage to perform when he heard his “No Problem” song 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 ...

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

... 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. B.’s, Manhattan, NY, US. Friday 07 April 2017 Songbyrd Music House, Washington, DC, US. Tuesday 11 April 2017 Bronze Peacock Room, House of Blues, Houston, TX, US. Wednesday 12 April 2017 Three Links, Dallas, TX, US. Friday 14 April 2017 Lost Lake Lounge, Denver, CO, US. Sunday 16 April 2017 Club Red, Mesa, AZ, US. Wednesday 19 April 2017 Voila! Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US. Friday 21 April 2017 The ...

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

... for Chicago's public schools. Coincidentally, on the same afternoon, a foreward written by Chance for poet Kevin Coval's new book A People’s History of Chicago has been shared by Pitchfork. In eight paragraphs, Chance describes the advantages he was given by growing up in the city and reveals why his brief stay in Los Angeles wasn't the right fit. The passionate note (written months ago) gives some insight into his love for the city and provides some context for why he appeared so visibly upset following his meeting with Rauner. Read it in its entirety below and look for the book's release on March 20. Foreward by Chance The Rapper. We got the cheat codes. There’s no other place on earth where you can go to a centralized space and see thirteen-, fourteen-, fifteen-, sixteen-, seventeen-, and eighteen-year-olds who want to conquer art and music. I left Chicago for a little and went to L. A. But have you ever seen a raw-ass tree or a raw-ass plant that’s beautiful, that’s fully bloomed and growing? It can’t fully bloom if you uproot it. If you take it somewhere else, out of its natural environment, it’s not gonna grow the same way. If you take a tree out of the dirt, a ...

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

... Desiigner, D. R. A. M. and Kent Jones were other rappers in contention for the trophy. The ascendant Chano, who also took home two Grammys just a few weeks ago, has been one of the busiest artists in the rap game–and, given his multi-dimensional skillset and aspirations, rightfully so. Last week, the “No Problem” performer met with the I llinois Governor Rauner  to discuss ways to improve the education system in his home state. Although he didn’t seem to think too much ground was gained during the meeting, it was a move in the right direction. About a week before he met with Governor Rauner, Chano linked with DJ Khaled , Migos, Justin Bieber and Lil Wayne 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 , ...

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

... 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 poor and wealthy districts “stands out for its unfairness,” with the highest-poverty districts receiving nearly 20 percent less in state funds than the lowest-poverty districts. Chicago officials say that the city’s public school district — the third largest in the ...

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

... 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 Corley on the Grammys stage since Chance's attorneys filed paperwork in Cook County court last week seeking to work out a parenting schedule and child ...