20 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Chance The Rapper
From his 'Acid Rap' beginnings to his 'Coloring Book' mixtape, Chance The Rapper has proven to be a staple in the game.
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1. Chance The Rapper has a closer connection to Barack Obama than you think.
Chance is from the same city at Obama, Chigago, and his dad Ken Williams-Bennett served as Obama's state director when the president was a senator in Illinois. Obama said on Sway In The Morning; "I've known [Chance] for years 'cause his dad was my state director when I was a senator in Illinois, so I first met Chance when he was 8 years old, and so we've been family for a while." Picture: Instagram
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2. Meet Chance The Rapper, real name: Chancelor Bennett
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3. Chance The Rapper is just 23-years-old
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4. He is from Chicago, the birthplace of many famous rappers inlcuding Kanye West and Twista.
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5. In fact, Kanye West's 'College Drop Out' was the first Hip Hop album Chance ever bought.
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6. During a 10-day suspension from school in 2011, Chance wrote the mixtape '10 Day'.
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7. The mixtape was released in April 2012, and has since been downloaded over 100,00 times.
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8. After catching Childish Gambino's eye, Chance was asked to join him on his US tour.
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9. He released his second mix tape 'Acid Rap' in April 2013.
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10. Many guests feature on it, including Twista, Childish Gambino and Ab-Soul.
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11. On Datpiff 'Acid Rap' has been certified platinum after being downloaded over 250,000 times
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12. It was also nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.
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13. Both 10 Day and Acid Rap continue to be free downloads, so you can get your hands on them now.
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14. Chance collaborated with Childish Gambino on his 'Because The Internet'
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15. And he once performed with Eminem and Kendrick Lamar at a special event in Glasgow.
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16. The last quarter of 2013 saw Chance embark on his 'Social Experiment' US tour.
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17. By his 2015 'Family Matters' tour, Chance was hanging out with Jay Z, Beyonce and Usher.
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18. Chance released his third mixtape 'Coloring Book' as a free download in May 2016 and it's EPIC.
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19. Chance features on Kanye West's 'TLOP' opening track 'Ultralight Beam'
Kanye also worked on Chance's 'Coloring Book.' The two consistently praise one anothers work and are close friends.
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20. What does Chance The Rapper look like with no hat?
Chance The Rapper has become synonymous with wearing his signature "3" hat, made famous during the release of his mixtape 'Coloring Book'. The Chicago rapper is seen everywhere with the hat, wearing multiple colours. However on rare occasions, the rapper goes to awards shows with no hat. Under the cap he has a standard haircut! Picture: PA
