Last night, Chance The Rapper was surrounded by close friends and family at the Metro in Chicago, to celebrate his astounding seven Grammy nominations (read Chance’s full Grammy run down here). Chance’s nominations have made history, and the hometown hero is now forever in the record books — so yesterday called for a celebration. Fellow…
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Chance The Rapper, BJ The Chicago Kid & Kanye West nominated for multiple Grammys
This is a big morning for Chicago music. It comes as no surprise, but a major congrats to Chance The Rapper, who is up for one of the big four Grammy Awards, Best New Artist. On top of this major nomination, he’s dominated the hip-hop field, as he’s also up for Best Rap Performance (“No…
Chance The Rapper is back on Saturday Night Live on December 17th
He’s baaaack. Yes, almost one year to the day, Chance The Rapper will return to Saturday Night Live. This is a major feat, for sure. Only a few artists have ever been invited back twice, proving Chano is truly A-list at this point. The White House last night, and now back to SNL? Unstoppable. The…
Watch Chance The Rapper perform at the White House Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
As President Obama’s term comes to a close, he continues to exit on the highest note possible, and last night be brought Chance The Rapper, Donnie Trumpet, Jamilia Woods and the rest of the crew to the White House to perform at the National Christmas Tree lighting. They performed “Sunday Candy” for the star-studded crowd,…
Chance The Rapper to write the foreword for Kevin Coval’s new book ‘A People’s History of Chicago’
In a feat only Kevin Coval could pull off, the Chicago renaissance man has tapped Chicago superstar Chance The Rapper to write the foreword for his new book, A People’s History of Chicago. The book will include 77 new poems, one written for each and every neighborhood in Chi City. The book is set to…
John Legend taps Chance The Rapper for “Penthouse Floor”
John Legend and Chance have a solid bond, and today they solidify that further with the great new collaboration,“Penthouse Floor.” So yeah, they’re going straight to the top floor with this one. Real talk. This serves as the latest release off John’s Darkness and Light LP, which drops in two weeks. Live that lifestyle with…
Watch Chance The Rapper lead thousands to the polls
Photo and video courtesy of ABC 7 Tonight, after his Social Works concert at Grant Park, Chance The Rapper took to the streets — literally — to lead thousands of Chicagoans to cast their ballots for early voting. As you can tell, Chance once again brought the entire city out and effectively shut the town down….
Stream Chance The Rapper’s Social Works #ParadeToThePolls Event
Chance The Rapper is encouraging young people to vote, and today he takes it a step further by hosting the #ParadeToThePolls event on behalf of his Social Works non-profit. The event boasts performances from Eryn Allen Kane, Malcolm London, Taylor Bennett and a number of other surprise guests. It’s going down at Grant Park until 7p…
Location has changed for Chance The Rapper’s #ParadeToThePolls
Due to the overwhelming demand of energized and engaged young Chicago voters, the #ParadeToThePolls event, hosted by Chance The Rapper’s Social Works non-for-profit, has moved to a larger venue. Originally to be held at the Virgin Hotel, the rally is now taking place at Grant Park’s Petrillo Music Shell. The event boasts performances and appearances from…
Chance The Rapper lands first #1 on Urban Airplay Chart with “No Problem”
Congrats are in order to Chance The Rapper, who has just scored his first #1 on the charts with his Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz-assisted “No Problem.” According to Headline Planet, Chance’s “No Problem” was headed to #1 late last week, and it has since landed atop the urban airplay chart garnering 2,679 spins. That’s…