Chance the Rapper

Birth Name:

Chancelor Jonathan Bennett

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department

Is the first artist to win a Grammy Award despite not selling physical copies of his music
Raised $2․2 million for his New Chance Arts & Literature Fund to support art programs in Chicago schools
Is the brother of hip-hop artist Taylor Bennett
Is the son of former presidential deputy assistant Ken Williams-Bennett
Started out in the rap group Instrumentality
Well known for refusing to sign with a major music label, deciding instead to be an independent artist
Worked as an intern for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign

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