Chance the Rapper, whose real name is Chancelor Bennett, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Chicago, Bennett released his debut mixtape 10 Day in 2012.
Bennett was up on Chicago’s South Side in the West Chatham neighbourhood, a middle-class area.[13] Bennett’s father started working for the Department of Labor when he was sixteen, during President Barack Obama’s first term.
When Bennett first met President Obama, the president gave him the “word” in response to the discussion of his desire to become a rapper. After Obama’s victory in the 2008 presidential election, Bennett had initially intended to relocate to Washington, D.C., but those plans ultimately failed.
When Bennett’s cousin allowed him to use his studio in the sixth grade, Bennett started rapping. In his first year at Jones College Prep High School, Bennett and a friend created the hip-hop group Instrumentality. Chance gave many of his initial performances at the Harold Washington Library’s YOUmedia Lyricist Loft in Chicago.
Bennett first met Richard M. Daley, the former mayor of Chicago, when he finished second in a local songwriting competition. Daley liked Bennett’s songs.
Bennett wrote the first draft of his debut album, 10 Day, throughout most of his junior year and a tiny portion of his senior year. The album was later published following Bennett’s ten-day suspension for marijuana use.
Living in his hometown of Chicago, Bennett. James Blake and he once resided together in a North Hollywood home. Bennett referred to his experience in North Hollywood as “ungodly” while describing it. Bennett attended a community college for one week after finishing high school before leaving. Throughout his life, Bennett has used a variety of recreational drugs, such as LSD and Xanax, but he has since stopped.
Who are Chance The Rapper parents?
Chancelor the Rapper was born in Chicago. His father, Ken Williams-Bennett, served as a personal assistant to former Senator Barack Obama and late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. His mother, Lisa Bennett, was an attorney general for the state of Illinois.
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