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Chance the Rapper, real name Chancelor Bennett, is an American hip hop recording artist all the way from Chicago in Illinois, USA.

Chance the Rapper was born in 1993 on April 16. He showed an affinity for music from a young age and was very musical at school, forming a hip hop duo whilst still in high school. It was during his school days that he recorded his first full length project, a mixtape he titled ’10 Day’. Despite being somewhat of a troublemaker, having been suspended for weed related activities, Bennett had big musical aspirations and in December 2011 he released his first song, ‘Windows’ and announced his ’10 Day’ project. After a further year of polishing his music, Bennett finally released the album on April 3 2012. It was received very well locally and made available to download via Datpiff, which it subsequently was over 250,000 times. This staggering success marked just the start of Bennett’s career and his transformation into Chance the Rapper.

Chance’s second mixtape release, entitled ‘Acid Rap’ earned him mainstream recognition and he soon began to earn a following. Released on April 30 2013, it was certified double platinum and downloaded 800,000 times. It was also nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards that year. It was listed on multiple top 50 album lists that year and led to Chance touring across the US for the first time.

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Chance took the stage about a half hour later and everything started out pretty normal. The word ‘angels’ was scrawled across the multi-level LED screens, topped with a halo. He wore his signature “3” cap, white t-shirt, and black jacket as the crowd lost their shit. Donnie Trumpet was joined by another member of The Social Experiment stage left, while a drummer was situated stage right. The live instrumentation brought something unique to the show, but the band kept themselves hidden in the shadows most of the set, thus allowing Chance the spotlight he deserved.

Proving himself much more than a studio rapper, Chance’s flow was impeccable, even when he had to compete with the thousands of fans who wanted to go bar for bar with him. The sense of normality continued through many of his more debaucherous tracks from Acid Rap, but that all changed after “Favorite Song”. That’s when Carlos showed up again. A life-sized lion walking on two legs, voiced by Detroit comedian HaHa Davis, became the moral compass of the show. Helping to guide Chance’s own good kid, m.A.A.d city narrative, the lion’s first request was to “take it waaay back,” which Chance did with “Brain Cells” from #10Day.

Chance The Rapper is as famous for how he’s managed his career as he is for the songs contained on his trio of mixtapes. Having never signed to a label, he has been able to maintain complete artistic freedom. That freedom was on full display on Tuesday night. Whether he was battling his demons in the form of stuffed animals, singing a duet with a furry female friend, or leading a choir of a dozen animatronic birds with an spread-winged angel behind him, Chance made it clear he was going to do whatever the fuck he wanted to do.

“I just do me!” he proclaimed at one point, before thanking the crowd for allowing that to happen. And that’s the difference between Chance and so many other braggadocious rappers. Sure, he can get down with the best of them on tracks like “No Problem” and “Mixtape”, but he also gets sentimental as hell on tracks like “Juke Jam” and “Same Drugs”.

And when was the last time you saw a hip hop show go full-blown gospel? I’m not just talking “Ultralight Beam” either. That song was incredible, of course, but it wasn’t until “How Great” turned the Fillmore into a legitimate church that I realized how much Chance’s religion plays into his live shows. He continued his role as a preacher through “Finish Line / Drown” and “Blessings (Reprise)”; the congregation consuming every word like communion.

I honestly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at that point in the night, because as serious as the message might have been, it was hard to ignore the fact that the whole scene looked like something that should be going down on Sesame Street rather than Colfax Avenue.

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Chancellor Bennett aka CHANCE THE RAPPER has to be one of the greatest performers under the age of 25! Chance has the ability to completly capture not only his target audience but every security guard and policemans' full attention as well. His presence on the stage CANNOT be ignored by anyone that can hear. Even his opening acts were excellent, setting a perfect foundation for an amazing night. Young & Sick, Sweater Beats, and Travis Scott were extremely enticing and had the crowd well warmed up by the time Chance hit the stage. Chance's concert was a perfect balance of rave and kickback performing songs from "10 Day" and introducing brand new material that had us all singing the course before he even started the song. Aside from the unforgettable performa by Chance, I MUST shout out the Social Experiment, which I believe is his band and crew. His band, alone, is superb and its incredibly inspiring to see people my age being masters of their art. Luckily, Chance featured the band during the performance of the hidden track "Paranoia" and they shined as if they were performing at Carnegie Hall. Im really glad that he genuinely expressed his love for his fans with an exteneded version of "That's Love" dedicating individual "I love you's" to fans. What made it so touching was that fact that he requested that the fans look him in the eyes when he pointed and spoke to them giving each phrase an authentic fell. This was my third concert of many more to go for Chance the Rapper and I will be looking forward to seeing Sweater Beats and Young & Sick in concert very soon. For those of you who love live music and dont mind sweating to the beat, CHANCE THE RAPPER concerts are for YOU!!! He performs for YOU!

At the ripe age of 21 Chance the Rapper is one of newest and youngest faces in hip-hop. Despite being so young Chancellor Bennett already has two mix tapes and a few tours under his belt. His second mixtape ‘Acid Rap’ awarded him universal claim, it’s gone double platinum on DatPiff, BET named it one of the bst mix tapes of 2013, and Pitchfork gave it an 8.4 and the “Best New Music” title. While we wait for Chance to release a full length album he’s been putting out a few features with the likes of Childish Gambino, Chuck Inglish, and others. He’s also been touring the country and getting ready for the summer festival season.

Chance differs from most hip-hop MCs in that hehas the privilege of touring with a live drummer and a keyboardist who help add to the atmosphere and create a concert like experience rather than a DJ on a Macbook making beats. Chance also has a few friends help him out on stage with some ambient lighting to create some special effects that help you get in the mood for some of the more popular cuts from ‘Acid Rap’ like “Pusha Man,” “Cococa Butter Kisses,” and “Favorite Song.”If you’re planning on catching Chance the Rapper soon, brush up on those free mixtapes, he has a diehard fan base that will be up front and center for the show, you don’t want to be left alone in the dark not knowing any of the lyrics, hooks, or beats.

Chance the rapper is arguably the most unique voice in the world of hip hop today. We live in a time when rap is one of the most predominate genres in chart music. However Chance with just pure talent and virtually no commercial backing has become one of the biggest mc’s on the block. Starting with his self-produced 2011 debut ’10 Day’ it was clear that he was a voice to be heard. This was followed by his critically and commercial successful free mixtape masterpiece ‘Acid Rap’ which launched in 2013 and is still touring. As a live musician, Chance literally blew me away with sheer mad energy opening with ‘Everybody’s Something’ and several other tracks before even introducing himself. With a live backing band his live shows are more reminiscent of a rock concert and his crowd involvement makes him as much of a powerful frontman as a rapper. Song highlights included ‘Pusha Man’, ‘Cocoa Butter Kisses’, ‘Braincells’, ‘Paranoia’, ‘Juice’ and a beautiful cover of Ziggy Marely’s ‘Believe in Yourself’. To conclude the night he proclaimed his love to us, we love you too Chance and you will be welcomed back in London with open arms.

I don't normally go to many Rap shows but when I heard chance was coming to London I couldn't pass up the opportunity. Chance certainly didn't let the crowd down. He had so much energy and was visibly happy to be on that stage. This attitude always has a great effect on the crowd. It was one of the best crowd atmospheres I have seen in a while. Crowds normally take a few songs to get warmed up but not tonight. Right from the first song chance had the crowd in the palm of his hand singing along. He appeared to change the setlist to keep the crowd involved and despite the sweaty July heat he managed to keep the crowd singing, shouting and jumping along right until the very end.

Second time around, already saw them on this tour and was still great. Mostly stuff from Coloring Book, I would love to get more from SURF and Acid Rap because this group (The Social Experiment) goes a long way back and have done amazing things.

I personally love the fact that it's live music, trumpet, drums, keys, vocals. I don't see that a lot in Hip-Hop and I think it makes a huge difference.

I sat in the bowl, pretty far from the stage but heard great, the venue is pretty good overall.

Support Chance! He's still passes out music, this is how he earns his living. They deserve it.

I can honestly say that this was the greatest night of my life. He gave such an amazing performance and it was so heartfelt. He sang all the songs we wanted to hear and I was not disappointed at all. He gave off so much energy and the stage looked amazing. I wish I could go again and definitely will be looking for his concerts if he comes back to Oakland. He is such an amazing performer and you can tell he just loves to do it. He brought based god and kehlani with him onstage as a surprise and it was insane! 10/10 would go again for sure.

Terrible show. I absolutely love Chance, but this was basically a BBC Live Extra showcase of lesser-known England DJs with Chance playing 2 minutes sections of some of his hits from Colouring Book and then finishing after maybe 25 mins. The crowd started leaving halfway through his set as he was the final act, and you could tell he didn't really care to be there. I was super amped to see Chance but this was a terrible show. He rapped perhaps 1/3 of the lyrics and then did a couple shout out to the crowd then left. Bad job BBC Live extra!

Fantastic. The dj opening act had the crowd hype. Hell he even played adele and the crowd was singing all the words in perfect unison with their cellphone lights on. Then of course chance was amazing. great visuals and even had fireworks and streamers and pyro. He did alot of his new stuff but a few of his fan favorites like cocoa butter kisses and this my jam. Of his new stuff he did the songs that speak to my heart like blessings and all we got which was real live. all in all it was a fantastic show

I've seen Chance with the Social Experiment twice now and both shows were amazing. Chance has a way of really connecting with his audience. You can tell special care is taken to make a dynamic, inspiring and entertaining show. You can also see the growth in performance quality over time. If you're a Chance/SoX fan make sure you get out to one of their shows. Definitely worth it! Not to mention their opening acts are usually pretty dope. Big shout out to D.R.A.M for his performance in Detroit!

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Chance The Rapper Reinforced His Legend In A 10-Year Celebration Of ‘Acid Rap’

This past spring, Chance The Rapper celebrated the tenth anniversary of his second mixtape Acid Rap . Released on April 23, 2013, the project not only catapulted Chance into the national spotlight but went on to be a crowned jewel of the blog and mixtape eras and a classic release overall from the 2010s hip-hop era. In a tweet six months after releasing the project, Chance wrote, “im not the guy to say acidrap was the best project of 2013. but i’ll say my project did more for me than anyone else’s did for them.” At that time, it remained to be seen exactly what Acid Rap would do for Chance, but over the last decade, we’ve seen that Chance’s statement was true. The success of Acid Rap can be attributed to putting Chance in position to later secure his first Grammy wins , gain meetings with the president at The White House, land gigs as a marquee festival headliner , and now, hold a packed-out night in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to celebrate the mixtape’s tenth anniversary.

Truthfully, it’s just as surprising as it isn’t that Chance packed out Barclays Center. On one hand, social media paints Chance as a has-been who fumbled his position at the top of rap with his underwhelming debut album The Big Day . On the other hand, most of us know that social media is often a poor representation of what is true in the real world. Furthermore, the tenth-anniversary show for Acid Rap allowed fans who were too young or too distanced to see performances from that era, or those who wanted to relive their experiences from the rapper’s glory days, to engage in this once-in-a-lifetime experience. It’s the perfect recipe for a sold-out show, something that Chance needed for himself as he prepares to enter a new era.

The dominating element in the arena for the Acid Rap tenth-anniversary show was gratitude, most especially from Chance The Rapper to the audience. Beginning with a trio of records from his 2016 mixtape Coloring Book , a project that got a lot of airtime at the show, Chance stepped forth with a triumphant entrance to “No Problems.” Steering into renditions of “All Night” and “Blessings,” it was clear that he was extremely thankful for this moment. The gratitude from the Chicago rapper only amplified as he transitioned into Acid Rap tracks. After performances of “Good Ass Intro,” “Pusha Man,” and “Paranoia,” Chance championed the crowd and reminded them of the unique moment at hand. “There’s no fake fans in the building tonight,” he proclaimed. “I’ll probably never do a show like this again.”

Ten years removed from the firestarter release in his career, Chance is still just as grateful for the spotlight as he was when Acid Rap first came out. He later interrupts his performance of “Juice” to share an anecdote about meeting with labels in New York City, filming the music video for the song in the city, and how everything changed once he returned to Chicago. Moments like these are scattered throughout Chance’s career as contributors to his success, both before and after the release of Acid Rap . The same could be said about his longtime collaborators, some of whom were present at Barclays. Chance extended this same gratitude to them throughout the night, whether it be Saba during performances of “Everybody’s Something” and “Angels” or Joey Badass for “ The Highs & The Lows .”

The sweetest moments came as he thanked members of his band one by one for years of collaboration and support in and outside of his music before bringing out Vic Mensa. Beside Acid Rap in 2013 came Vic Mensa’s Innanetape , and together, both projects highlighted the best of what was to come from Chicago’s rap scene at the time. Both Chance and Vic supplied verses to one another on their projects through “Cocoa Butter Kisses” and “Tweakin,’” and together the duo made it out and achieved undoubtable success. In past years, it seemed like there was a rift between the two rappers , but more recently, performances together and an uptick in collaborations confirmed that all is well between them. So as Chance and Vic shared words and embraced before performing “Cocoa Butter Kisses,” you could tell that the night was more than just about ten years of Acid Rap . It was about ten years (and then some) of doing it his way with his people to a level of success that he only dreamed of.

Sitting in Barclays Center, as Chance The Rapper concluded the night with performances of other Acid Rap standouts like “Favorite Song” and “Smoke Again,” you’re left to reconsider where the reality lies for Chance. It exists further from his social media perception and closer to the one that existed in the inescapable atmosphere of the arena. One where his fans from around the way and far away gathered to celebrate one of the most unique rappers in this modern era and his decade-old magnum opus. Whether it was Acid Rap classics or his most recent releases, Chance was met with the same excitement from the crowd. His run of shows for Acid Rap is a moment to celebrate his past, but it’s also one to remind us of his present status — the real one — in preparation for his future. Hate him or love him, Chance The Rapper seems ready to continue doing what he does best as he announced his second album Star Line Gallery would arrive in 2024. So as the night concluded, Chance left the crowd with one thing to remember:

“I am Chance The Rapper and I will always be Chance The Rapper.”

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Chance The Rapper Takes Aim at Record Labels on Be Encouraged Tour

Chance The Rapper remixes record label names during opening night of his Be Encouraged tour.

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We all know Chance The Rapper is no fan of labels, but on the first night of his Be Encouraged Tour, the artist made sure the labels knew, too. During the San Diego, Calif., stop this past Monday (April 24), the indie rapper made a bold statement amidst his “No Problem” set. On a screen behind Chance and his band were projected two handfuls of mocked label names.

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There was a negative spin on some of the biggest label imprints from Atlantic Records as “A Titanic” Records, Aftermath Entertainment spun as “Can’t Do Math Entertainment,” and Def Jam Recordings as “Don’t Join Recordings.” Clearly playing off of the lyrics of the song, the Grammy-winning rapper sandwiched eight satirical label logos between images of three Grammy award statues — rubbing salt on the already humiliating wound with his historic wins.

Meanwhile at Chance The Rapper’s tour… pic.twitter.com/VHbu1TclKI — RESPECT. MAGAZINE (@RESPECTMAG) April 25, 2017

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Chano’s opposition towards labels is nothing new and was never just a hook to a song. Back in 2013, upon the announcement for his first headlining tour around  Acid Rap , the rapper admitted he’s too “tunnel-visioned” to take any of the labels up on their offers. “I try to distance myself from [offers] right now, other than pushing this free album,” the “people’s champion” began. “There’s a lot of people who are super thirsty right now. It’s dope people want to partner up, but I’m a very tunnel vision guy. I have so much sh-t on my plate all the time that I try and focus on one thing at a time.”

Recently, in his “World’s Best Dad” cover story with  Complex , he revealed just exactly what labels have done to try to stop him: “Push me out of headline positions, so their artist can perform or not cleared songs.” Throughout the four explosive years following  Acid Rap , the “Angels” rapper has managed to maintain and propel his spot in the game despite the hate that came from a decline of backing to “n—-s wanting to make money off of him.”

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Chancelor’s strategy has proved to reign supreme for the artist as a source revealed to   XXL  “he’s making too much on his own… He was turning down $5 million advances, and now it’s like $10 million.” Not to mention, he’s received support from some of the biggest artists in the industry from Jay Z and “Auntie Yonce” to Kanye West and Lil Wayne, who spits a verse on the “No Problem” track.

He’s managed to utilize his platform to advocate for his hometown of Chicago. After a disappointing meeting with Governor Bruce Rauner on the public education system, Chance donated $1 million to the deficit the city accumulated. It’s safe to say Lil Chano’s trajectory has proved to excel without the backing of a label, so why not put his true feelings on a big screen for everyone to see?

First night of Chance The Rapper “Be Encouraged” tour and he clowning all these labels —— pic.twitter.com/9gKTUngoT7 — DJ Akademiks (@IamAkademiks) April 25, 2017

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Chance the Rapper Unveils Magnificent Coloring World Tour Dates

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Following the release of acclaimed Coloring Book mixtape in May, Chance the Rapper  announced the Magnificent Coloring World Tour.

The North American portion starts August 7th through October 21st. It includes stops in most major cities and a recently announced appearance at Philadelphia’s Made In America festival . At the moment, a show in Chance’s hometown of Chicago is listed as “TBD.” On Twitter, the rapper suggested that the European dates will also be announced this week.

Coloring Book debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart without selling a single copy. The album, which included contributions from Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Justin Bieber, Kirk Franklin, the Chicago Children’s Choir, and more, was streamed 57.3 million times the week it came out as an Apple Music exclusive.

In the past, streaming-only releases were not eligible for Grammy awards – to be recognized by the Recording Academy, music had to come in physical or downloadable form. But in a change that recognizes the importance of streaming platforms in the modern music landscape, the academy recently ruled that streaming-only releases can be nominated for Grammys as long as they are made available on a service that has a paid-subscription tier and audio quality comparable to that of a CD. Chance’s latest tape is likely to benefit from this rule change, which takes effect at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on February 12th, 2017.

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Things to do | why did chance the rapper cancel his ‘big tour’ here’s what he says — and what industry experts say..

In an Instagram post, the rapper blamed the cancellation on a desire to be with his family. “Hey guys I’ve decided to cancel the Big Tour,” he wrote. “I know it sucks and its been a lot of back and forth with reschedules and rerouting, but it’s for the best. I’m gonna take this time to be with family, make some new music and develop my best show to date.”

It was an on-brand excuse: Chance married his longtime girlfriend Kirsten Corley, who recently gave birth to their second child, in a ceremony earlier this year, and his latest album, “The Big Day,” was a mostly fuzzy ode to domesticity. The rapper even joked about the canceled tour when he subbed for James Corden on “The Late Late Show.”

But in the music industry, it’s an article of faith that tours are almost never cancelled for any reason other than low ticket sales. “One of two things is happening,” says George Howard, a professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music and a former record label president. “Either he genuinely needs to spend time with the family, and anybody who is a parent knows that’s a very real thing, or ticket sales (aren’t great). When ticket sales are going great, you find a way to take the family on the road, and when they’re not, family can be a convenient excuse.”

Though precise information on ticket sales is hard to come by (and Chance’s manager, booking agent, and representatives from a half-dozen affected venues did not respond to requests for comment), there were early indications that things were not going well. Citing family issues, Chance announced the initial postponement of the “Big Tour” five days before its mid-September kickoff, though he did play one of two scheduled United Center dates on Sept. 28th. A second, originally set for the next night, was never rebooked.

After the initial postponement, new opening acts (Lil Yachty and Chance’s brother Taylor Bennett) were announced, often a sign that sales need goosing, and 2-for-1 tickets were even offered in November during an unusual Cyber Monday promotion. “If he had to cancel the tour, it’s likely because the concert promoters were facing a serious loss,” says Billboard’s Senior Director for Touring and Live, Dave Brooks, who stresses that no one but those closest to the rapper knows the real reason for the tour’s cancellation. “He tried to buy himself some time (with the postponement). When a tour is at an inflection point where the sales are not good, they can either push through and try to break even, or it’s so bad they cancel.”

The tour had focused mostly on arenas, an idea that didn’t initially seem unreasonable. When Chance toured arenas in 2017 in support of his Grammy-winning mixtape “Coloring Book,” many dates sold out. But arena tours generally favor legacy artists with extensive back catalogs from which they can draw onstage, or newer acts with current smashes.

Chance considers “The Big Day” his first official album, and though it debuted on the Billboard chart at No. 2, it has not proved enduringly popular. Fans and critics who usually praised Chance’s mild Every Guyness, his almost unrelenting positivity, now saw him as musically unadventurous and treacly. “There’s very little nuance in talking about the strains of marriage, and raising a kid with somebody,” says Heather Mack, who co-hosts “Make It Stop: A Bad Music Podcast,” which featured “The Big Day” in a September episode. “He really doesn’t wrestle with any of those themes. It’s all very surface level, and very corny.”

Online reaction to the news tour’s cancellation has been mixed, with many fans praising Chance’s emphasis on family. Others weren’t so understanding. “You just lost a fan,” wrote @toocoolclin_.”I hope you happy cause I’m crying and this ain’t fair … “

In the social media age, tour cancellation announcements are increasingly tricky things to navigate. When Justin Bieber canceled dates on his 2017 “Purpose” tour, his marked indifference to online fan suffering (“I’m sorry for anyone who feels, like, disappointed or betrayed…. have a blessed day”) extended the news cycle for days.

A successful cancellation can engender goodwill at a time when artists most need it. In a weirdly delightful Instagram video in October, singer T-Pain broke the news of his own tour’s demise. Blaming slow ticket sales and his own lack of attention to detail, he broke down the mechanics of his aborted run. “Most artists lie,” he explained. “Whenever concerts get cancelled or tours get cancelled, it’s for low ticket sales, it ain’t about whatever…reason they say.”

Chance is still scheduled to perform at the Something in the Water festival in Virginia Beach, Va. in April. “I promise to come back much stronger and better in 2020 and hope to see some of you guys there,” he wrote on Instagram.

“I don’t think it’s the end for him,” says Brooks. The short term costs of the tour’s cancellation might be at least partly borne by the promoter, depending upon how Chance’s deal was structured, but the bad feelings engendered by the repeated cancellations and postponements might pose a longer term danger to his brand. “If I were representing him, I would quickly move to start playing some free shows in areas where he has a whole lot of support,” says Howard. “He needs to go out and remind people what made him special.” A small venue tour, oversold, might help restore some of Chance’s luster. “He needs to be careful, because you can just disappear these days.”

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Haven’t gotten out to a concert this summer?

Now’s your opportunity: Chance the Rapper is hitting the road to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of his seminal mixtape, “Acid Rap,” and we found some of the most affordable tickets on the market.

However, if you want to see Chance this year, you won’t have many, ahem , chances.

The multi-hyphenate performer is performing in just three cities this August and September as of now.

The “No Problem” rapper will drop into his hometown Chicago’s United Center on Aug. 19, then Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Aug. 26 and finally Inglewood, CA’s Kia Forum on Sept. 21.

Don’t have your tickets yet? No problem.

At time of publication, we found prices as low as $40 before fees on Vivid Seats.

If you want to get closer to the action, floor seats can be found for $129 before fees .

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We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Chance The Rapper’s “Acid Rap” anniversary gigs below.

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Chance The Rapper 2023 Tour Schedule

A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available for all shows can be found here:

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About Chance the Rapper

The 30-year-old Chicago native has made a global impact with several chart-topping hits, including “Same Drugs,” “Cocoa Butter Kisses” and “No Problem.” He dropped a verse on several other artists’ tracks; among the most notable are DJ Khaled and Justin Bieber’s “No Brainer” and Nico Segal’s “Sunday Candy.”

He has won numerous awards for his music, too. Over the past decade, the Rapper has nabbed three Grammy Awards, three BET Awards, two BET Hip Hop Awards, two iHeartRadio Music Awards and a Soul Train Music Award.

Chance is also a respected producer. He helped produce Bieber’s album “JB6” as well as DJ Khaled’s album “Grateful,” Skrillex’s “Recess” and more.

Most recently, the singer-songwriter passed along his skills to a new generation of talent on this past season of “The Voice,” alongside fellow coaches Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and Niall Horan. He will not be returning for Season 24 of the hit NBC show but will take his chair once again for Season 25 next year.

Hip-Hop tours in 2023

While Chance doesn’t have many shows to choose from on his 2023 tour calendar, many big-name rappers do.

Here are just five of our favorites coming up in next few months.

•  Drake

•  Run The Jewels

•  50 Cent with Busta Rhymes

•  LL Cool J with Big Boi, Salt-N-Pepa and more

•  Lil Baby

Plus, you won’t want to miss the star-studded Hip Hop 50th Anniversary shows at  Madison Square Garden  on Sept. 15.

Check out our list of the  52 biggest tours in 2023 here  to find out who else is on the road.

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This is how Chance the Rapper got the TODAY concert crowd riled up — even at 6:30 a.m.

The Chicago native has long been a respected rapper, but his TODAY Citi Concert Series performance notched another rung in his ladder toward becoming a megastar.

I'm scrolling through Twitter mindlessly when the audience on the TODAY plaza for the Citi Concert Series suddenly bellows out cheers, waving their arms frantically and jumping up and down.

I raise my head up from my phone and scan the audience until my eyes focus in on a burnt orange hat with “3” embroidered on the front. Chance the Rapper has arrived.

I can only see his hat, but I can instantly feel the energy bubbling up in the plaza as he walks to the stage for his sound check — an energy that's palpable, even at 6:30 in the morning.

As the Chicago native and his team rehearse chunks of different songs, fans sing along to the lyrics and hike up their arms on beat.

I see one fan, Kayla Thomas, 27, going all out in her singalong, so I decide to ask her why she showed up to see the rapper, whose second mixtape, “Acid Rap,” turned 10 this year .

“I first discovered him on SoundCloud when he released ‘10 Day’ (in 2012),” she tells me. “Just seeing his career develop has been so exciting, and an opportunity to get to see him have a resurgence and celebrate his 10-year anniversary of ‘Acid Rap’ is really special. It came out when I was in college, and that was like the soundtrack to my freshman year of college.”

I was in high school when I first heard “Acid Rap.” I remember playing “Cocoa Butter Kisses” on repeat to carry me through as afternoons turned into evenings. A couple of years later, in 2017, I saw him in concert at the Essence Festival in New Orleans.

He wasn’t quite as mainstream then as he is now, so people began leaving the stadium as he took the stage and introduced his songs. I remember feeling shocked. Who skips a Chance the Rapper concert?

Since then, Chance has become a symbol for unsigned artists, evidence that you can still enter a competitive music industry known for artists signed to record deals that send them straight to stardom. He’s won Grammys, collaborated with DJ Khaled and other heavyweights in the industry and has served as a coach on NBC’s “The Voice.” He’s also married to Kirsten Corley and is a father to daughters Kensli , 7, and Marli, 3. His second album, “Star Line Gallery,” will be released next year .

Chance's penchant for incorporating these milestones into his music is one of fan Jaylen Stewart’s favorite parts, he tells me on the plaza.

“I like the fact that it’s evolving the type of person that he is,” the 22-year-old says, beaming. “Younger Chance was a little bit more immature but now he’s more of a family man, and it reflects in his music. I really love that about him. ... He’s being true to himself. Some other rappers might do just what’s popular, what’s trendy. But he just reflected what was going on in his life.”

Laura Roach and her daughter Heather Rudisell are as riled up as Thomas is during the TODAY concert. They tell me “The Voice” introduced them to the “No Problem” artist, who became a coach during Season 23.

“The TODAY show only has the best people here performing,” Rudisell, 46, says of why they're attending the concert. “And we wanted to come down and check it out. ... I like his personality. He’s just a nice, really nice guy. Seems like a cool guy.”

The rapper takes a selfie during the concert with Ariel Bennett, 23, which caps off a moment in which he dapped her up earlier during sound check because she was so lit.

“It was everything,” she tells me when I ask her about the moment. “I literally love him and I’m so happy we had that moment. We looked into each other’s eyes. We were vibing together. We were here with it.”

As Chance the Rapper performs “Cocoa Butter Kisses,” “Same Drugs,” “No Problem,” “That's Love” and “The Highs and the Lows,” it's as though he becomes one with the audience, captivating us with an electric performance that energizes each and every scream. Fans plead for selfies — and no one leaves early. As the concert comes to an end, my heart feels full to finally have gotten to experience being at a Chance the Rapper concert with people who appreciate him as much as I do.

Randi Richardson is a reporter for NBC News' TODAY.com based in Brooklyn.

Chance the Rapper’s Tour Kicks Off – “Be Encouraged”

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Chance the Rapper kicked off his 43-date Be Encouraged  Spring tour in San Diego, California last month and continues his streak as America’s most-loved MC.

Recently playing a sold out show at the famous Red Rocks Amphitheater, Chance shows no signs of slowing down, despite his recent European show cancellations.

For the second time this year, the artist announced that his upcoming European tour dates were cancelled, citing scheduling conflicts that are “beyond his control” and releasing the following statement : “It is with regret that Chance the Rapper has to cancel his upcoming performance at Way Out West and his European festival tour in August. This is due to scheduling conflicts beyond his control. Chance sends his apologies to his fans and looks forward to returning to Europe soon.”

thank YOU GUYS for everything. tour goes on sale at https://t.co/m5rYnxicio at 7pm ET pic.twitter.com/9PVAdLs8Vt — Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) February 14, 2017

But fear not! The Chicago native is still set to play the remainder of his North American Spring Tour dates throughout the United States until the end of June, in which the tour ends in Dover, Delaware. Additionally, Chance will headline 14 different festivals this summer, including the popular Texas-based music festival Austin City Limits.

Here’s Chano’s setlist from his first stop in San Diego:

When he’s not on the road serving up some Acid Rap to his millions of fans, the rapper keeps busy by managing a retail line as well as leading initiatives for social, economic and political progress.

Chance regularly donates to schools, leads marches to the voting booths, hosts free “Open Mike” nights for teens in Chicago, and so much more—this is just the tip of the iceberg for the Chi-town hero.

Check out this clip of Chano performing one of our favorite songs live in Sacramento:

Chance recently celebrated the 4 year anniversary of ‘Acid Rap’, his second official mixtape which he gives credit to “changing his life.” He expressed his gratitude on his socials this week, “Thank you to all the artists and producers that made this thing a possibility, I’m forever grateful.”

To stay up to date on Chance the Rapper and his  Be Encouraged  Tour, visit Ticketmaster and setlist.fm .

setlist.fm is a free wiki service to collect and share setlists — the list of the songs a band or artist actually played during a concert. Anyone who likes to share their knowledge about setlists is welcome to create an account to add and edit setlists—contribute to our ever-growing collection of nearly 3 million! Follow @setlistfm on Twitter. setlist.fm is a division of Live Nation Entertainment.

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Chance The Rapper Announces 2024 Release Timeframe For Long Awaited 'Star Line Gallery'

Chance the Rapper ‘s long-awaited sophomore album, Star Line Gallery , finally has a release date… ballpark.

The Chicago rapper took to Instagram Live on Friday (December 22) to make the announcement, and also had a bit of fun at his followers’ expense.

“My album’s coming out next spring!” he said, while noting that there were only “about 500 people” in the live online session.

“Nobody loves it when I’m doin’ good work, for real!” he snarked. Check out the clip below.

Chance the Rapper has been hyping up Star Line Gallery for quite some time, though fans hadn’t had any sort of timeline on its release until now.

Over the summer, the  Acid Rap  hitmaker hyped up his upcoming LP with full confidence, writing: “It’s merched I got the best next album outta all the n-ggas that have a next album [three weeping emojis].”

“Merched” is Chicago slang for “proven,” so Chance seems fully confident in the statement. This is a particularly bold claim considering his full-length release was widely panned by fans and the media.

However, he has since dropped a string of successful singles, as well as a joint project with Jeremih , so an impactful comeback via the upcoming Star Line Gallery  is indeed likely.

In early June, the Chi-town native phoned in to  Audacy Check In  to  provide an update  on the follow-up to 2019’s  The Big Day .

“It’s one of my proudest projects in terms of writing and artistic vision,” he said. “There’s an immense amount of work to be done with it. But it’s cool ’cause I feel like the love and intentionality that goes into making each physical art piece allows me to show people in these museum spaces what I’m working on as I go, the highs and the lows, kind of like a preview to the project…”

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The album title shares its name with  Chance and Vic Mensa’s festival in Ghana . The Black Star Line Festival took place in Accra’s Black Star Square, also known as Independence Square, in early January 2023.

During an  interview on  Sway in the Morning  last year, he broke down the deeper meaning behind  Star Line Gallery .

“I was inspired by Marcus Garvey in the early 1900s, 1919 through actually 1922, so 100 years ago now,” he said. “He started and ran this very important, integral shipping line. He had a fleet of ships, these giant ocean liners which are the size of cruise ships, that he owned and funded with common Black folks’ money.”

He continued: “But what he did with it was he created a trade route between the United States, all of the Black islands and the continent of Africa, and that created a network of people where people from all over the world were interconnected and working with each other and taking trips together and created this connectivity that didn’t exist before.”

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Many people will take advantage of their day off to celebrate Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021 that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. For the roundup, we are highlighting a “cookout” at OMC, where you’ll get the chance to get food from chef Michele McQueen of Town Fare while enjoying the gardens at the museum. Over in downtown, Kinfolx , the coffee shop and community hub on Telegraph Avenue, will have four days of activities to celebrate, including a networking mixer with other Black entrepreneurs.

And here’s a bonus event for you all: Lakefest is taking over Bellevue Avenue this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with live music, a silent disco, a beer garden, and much more. Get your tickets now . 

If there’s something you’d like me to consider for this weekly list, email me at [email protected] . And if you want to promote something on our calendar, you can use the self-submission form on our events page .

Hella Juneteenth “The Cookout” at the OMCA gardens

Chef Michele McQueen of Town Fare and chef Byron Hughes of Last Supper Society , Sobre Mesa , and Smokin’ Woods are two of the local Black chefs participating in the “cookout.” While tickets for the chefs’ plated food are sold out, attendees can still grab food from Town Fare or bring their own. The event includes live music by DJs Fat Tony, Kenzo, and Darling Cool, line dancing, wine tasting, and more. Ticket prices include entrance to all the galleries.

Wednesday, June 19, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., $10-$75, OMCA gardens, 1000 Oak St.

Juneteenth week at Kinfolx

Kinfolx , the coffee shop and community space in downtown Oakland, will hold events from Tuesday to Friday to celebrate Juneteenth. The first event will be a networking mixer hosted by Toasted Life. The lifestyle brand curates social networking events nationwide for young professionals of color.

Tuesday, June 18, to Friday, June 21, check Instagram for a list of events

Oakland Black Pride week

Founded in 2020 by Oaklander and cultural strategist Olaywa K Austin , Oakland Black Pride is a local nonprofit that supports Black LGBTQ+ members in underserved areas of Oakland and the Bay Area. From Thursday, June 20, through Sunday, June 23, the organization will host a series of events kicking off with a financial guide webinar, a queer pub crawl, and more.

Thursday, June 20, to Sunday, June 23, check website for a list of events 

‘El Espiritu de Fruitvale: The Legacy of Oakland’s Chicano Movement through the Revolutionary Art of Malaquias Montoya’

OMCA isn’t the only place where you can find the artwork of Malaquías Montoya, a public-serving artist, activist, and community leader who has taught at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and California College of the Arts in Oakland and led countless community workshops in East Oakland. His artwork became a visual tool for the Fruitvale community, which, in the 1960s and 1970s, became a hub for political organizing. Eastside Arts Alliance will have the exhibit El Espiritu de Fruitvale through August 31. The East Oakland organization will host events around the exhibit for the next three months.

Saturday, June 22, to Saturday, Aug. 31, opening reception on Saturday, June 22, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 2285 International Blvd.

The Center for ArtEsteem Open House

The Center for ArtEsteem , founded in 1989, works with West Oakland schools to create murals . The center is behind the Oakland Super Heroes Mural Project. This Saturday, the organization is celebrating the grand opening of its new building.

Saturday, June 22, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., free to attend, RSVP online , 3111 West St.

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Saturday, June 22, 8 p.m., $40-$300+ , 7000 S Coliseum Wy

Coming Soon to the Town: Juvenile at the Fox Theater

New Orleans rapper Juvenile is best known for bringing Southern rap to the national stage. He is also known for his work with the rapper Birdman’s label, Cash Money Records, during the 90s and 2000s. At the height of his career, he released the multi-platinum album 400 Degreez , which includes the now-classic tracks Ha and Back That Azz Up (featuring Mannie Fresh and Lil Wayne.) Last year, those who grew up with his music flocked to the Fox Theater to watch the rapper perform with a live band playing off the hype of his NPR Tiny Desk concert . The rapper is coming back to Oakland, this time on Halloween, for another round to celebrate this now classic album.  Thursday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m., $69.50 to $269.50 , 1807 Telegraph Ave.

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Azucena Rasilla is a bilingual journalist from East Oakland reporting in Spanish and in English, and a longtime reporter on Oakland arts, culture and community. As an independent local journalist, she has reported for KQED Arts, The Bold Italic, Zora and The San Francisco Chronicle. She was a writer and social media editor for the East Bay Express, helping readers navigate Oakland’s rich artistic and creative landscapes through a wide range of innovative digital approaches.

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Premiere: Tjaro Reveals Disco-Inflected House Slammer “Verve”

Just one year on from his first release as a producer and the East Londoner has an impressive and varied catalogue of dancefloor stunners.

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It was only last year that East London producer Tjaro debuted with the Discreet EP, but he’s already deep into an impressive winning streak. Building on an impressive first year that’s brought larger and larger audiences and support from the likes of Pete Tong, Tjaro is just about to drop his new EP, Verve / Tex .

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Since blending the robotic tech-house melodies with brooding deep house grooves on his debut, Tjaro’s explored a few different rave sounds and “Verve”, the lead track on the new two-tracker, continues that journey.

Delivering a jolt of energy almost immediately, he balances the timeless low-end funk of Detroit with some disco vocal samples that he’s chopped up into a frantic yet hypnotising firework display.

Ahead of the full release via Instruct tomorrow, June 19, hit play on “Verve” at the top.

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When the Rev. Lorenzo Sewell got a call last week from the campaign of Donald Trump asking whether he was interested in his Detroit church hosting an event Saturday with the former president, he couldn't believe it.

"I thought I was being punked," Sewell, senior pastor of 180 Church, told the Free Press on Friday. "I literally thought it was a joke."

But after realizing the opportunity was real, Sewell decided to accept, seeing it as a chance to have the voices of marginalized Detroiters heard by a national campaign. His nondenominational church is located on Detroit's west side, near Grand River and Interstate 96, in a struggling area he said has high rates of mental illness, drug addiction and poverty. Formerly known as Evangel Church, the congregation has been in Detroit for 55 years, renaming itself during the COVID-19 pandemic as 180 Church to symbolize people turning their lives around. The church operates a methadone clinic with hundreds of patients, whom the Trump campaign expressed interest in talking with, Sewell said.

"For him to have a community conversation, I thought it was an opportunity to be able to really give the least of these, the disenfranchised and marginalized, an opportunity to have a voice at the table because typically we're on the menu," Sewell said. "If you come to Grand River, if you walk through our community, you will see, quite frankly, that it's desolate. ... (Trump campaign officials) didn't want to talk to people that had high prestige and high power positions. They wanted to talk to the least of these."

Saturday's roundtable is believed to be the first time Trump has visited a Detroit church since September 2016 when he spoke at Great Faith Ministries International in Detroit, led by Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, who drew criticism from some other pastors. Trump last week spoke at a church in Arizona at a rally organized by Turning Point Action, which is holding a conservative conference this weekend in Detroit at which Trump is scheduled to be the keynote speaker.

The Trump campaign hasn't said why they chose Sewell's church to hold a roundtable discussion, but released a general statement Monday about the church visit that said: "Trump will discuss how Joe Biden has failed the great people of Detroit and the State of Michigan," and railed against immigration at the Southern border, crime and inflation. Trump received only 5% of the vote in the city of Detroit in November 2020, one of the lowest percentages among large cities, while Biden received 94%. Trump performed slightly better in Detroit than in 2016, when he received 3% of the vote.

"I let (the Trump campaign) know clearly that I don't endorse any candidate," Sewell said. "I'm a pastor. I can't trade, my spiritual influence for political influence."

In an op-ed on the digital divide published last year in the Free Press, Sewell praised Democratic elected officials such as Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for their infrastructure bill. At 180 Church, he and other leaders created a computer lab and offer classes for adult literacy, computer training and resume-writing, Sewell said.

"From a political standpoint, I understand it's numbers ... metrics, right," Sewell said of Trump's visit. "If a president is able to get a certain amount of Black votes, he's able to win Michigan, he'll win the White House, right? He's not going to win Wayne County, but he needs to overperform in Wayne County."

But, Sewell added, this visit for him is more about faith, not politics.

"The spiritual component ... is the part that I'm concerned the most about," he said, echoing the views of some evangelical Protestants on politics. "The Bible says that we should be praying, interceding and we should be supplicating for all of our leaders specifically for those that are in authority. ... Our church prays for all of our leaders and in the Bible, you see that political leaders always worked with spiritual leaders. There was Jesus and Pontius Pilate, King Agrippa and Paul, Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh and Moses."

But some faith leaders in Michigan and experts are expressing concern about Trump's visit to Detroit and also three conferences being held in metro Detroit this month with Trump ties that feature some controversial speakers.

Last weekend, Grace Christian Church in Sterling Heights hosted a " ReAwaken America " tour led by Clay Clark and Michael Flynn, a retired general who was once Trump's national security adviser and later pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. The event at the evangelical church featured prayers, worship and talks by Rudy Giuliani, Eric Trump and anti-vaccine activists. Giuliani, who filed for bankruptcy after being found liable in December in a $148 million verdict involving false election claims, asked the crowd in Sterling Heights for donations.

This weekend, Turning Point Action, led by conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will hold The People's Convention at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit featuring speakers and elected officials who are some of the biggest names on the right.

There is also a separate convention in Detroit on Saturday held by the America First Foundation, led by Nicholas Fuentes, described by some groups who monitor hate groups as a white nationalist who promotes racist , sexist , antisemitic and homophobic views. The America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC) in Detroit features several white nationalist advocates, including Jared Taylor. Trump had dinner with Fuentes and rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, in 2022. Emails sent to America First seeking comment were not returned. It's unclear where in Detroit the conference will be held.

Fuentes was denied entry to the opening night of The People's Conference, according to several social media posts from people at Huntington Place.

Detroit has one of the highest percentages of minority residents among large cities in the U.S., with Black residents making up 77% to 80% of the city, according to census data.

"It's a way of trying to slap the Black community in the face," the Rev. Kenneth Flowers, pastor of Greater New Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Detroit, told the Free Press.

Flowers said it's offensive when Trump and his supporters compare the fact he is a convicted felon to Jesus and to Black people who have criminal records.

"The Democrats and the fake news media want to talk about ‘Trump is a convicted felon,’ " U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, said recently. "Well, you want to know something? The man that I worship is also a convicted felon. And he was murdered on a Roman cross."

"Donald Trump has no characteristics of Jesus," Flowers said. "Jesus was a loving Savior. Jesus Christ has compassion. He has forgiveness. He has love. He has demonstrated good deeds. None of those are in Donald Trump. So to say that we see as no problem voting for convicted felon Donald Trump because of Jesus being a convicted felon, there's no comparison. And how dare you compare someone with no morals and values as Donald Trump to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who is the epitome of morality and ethics."

Flowers and others also expressed concern about Christian nationalism being expressed at the conferences.

"Christian nationalism is not Christianity, and white nationalism is not Christianity," Flowers said.

The Rev. Chris Yaw of St. David's Episcopal Church in Southfield echoed his views. His church a few weeks ago held a talk by Jim Wallis, an evangelical writer and metro Detroit native who has a new book out titled "The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy."

"I am very concerned about the views expressed at these conferences because the speakers espouse a kind of Christianity that is not Christian at all," Yaw said. "There is a militancy at the heart of American evangelicalism that has been brewing and molded for decades that distorts the gospel and brands as 'Christianity' culturally and racially specific views that have no biblical basis."

On immigration, for example, the Bible has liberal views, he said.

"It's not hard to find 20+ verses specifically referring to this like Deuteronomy 10:19 which reads: 'You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt,' " Yaw said. "It is important to speak out against this warped interpretation because Christianity is being politicized and weaponized, corrupted for financial and political gain."

The Rev. Wendell Anthony, who leads the Detroit chapter of the NAACP, released a two-page statement on Friday that appeared to slam Trump's visit, but did not mention his name.

"Coming to the city of Detroit to speak at 180 Church to declare that you are a child of God when demonstrating no God-like qualities is a stench in the nostril of God," Anthony said.

Megan Squire, deputy director for data analytics and open-source intelligence at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said that Fuentes' group America First often holds their gatherings in the same city and at the same time when Turning Point and other conservative groups hold their gatherings as a way to gain influence with more mainstream Republicans.

"The reason that he's having it in Detroit is because he ... usually has this conference, next to or adjacent to a bigger, more popular conference," Squire said. "And the reason that he does that is that these are other right wing conferences that he thinks are insufficiently conservative or reactionary ... insufficiently antisemitic."

Fuentes and his followers are intensely anti-Jewish, she said. During the Israel-Hamas conflict, they have also increasingly attacked Israel.

It's unclear how many will attend the America First gathering.

"He would be lucky if he got 500; he'll probably get more like, 200," Squire said, adding she could be wrong in her predictions.

Squire added that the organizers of America First conferences often hide their location to avoid getting protests or cancellations by the hotel hosting the conference.

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Sewell, pastor of 180 Church since 2019, said he grew up in an abusive home, according to his biography on the church's website.

"High school was a challenge emotionally with his father going to prison and his younger brother being killed," the biography reads. "As a result, Lorenzo became heavily involved in drugs and drug dealing, ultimately becoming a gang leader." He said his life started to change in 1999 after turning to God his senior year in high school. About 300 people attend his church weekly. There was a leadership dispute last year that he said resulted in him wrongly being handcuffed by police, but added those tensions have since been resolved.

Sewell said having Trump at his church could help bring more attention to the needs of Detroit instead of foreign policy issues.

"We need all the help we can get," he said. "I don't care who it is. ... We're putting more money in Gaza than we are Grand River. I understand the pain of Palestine, but what about the pain in my community? ... We have so much attention on Ukraine, what about on America? And if I can get the attention of someone that wants to come and have that conversation, everybody should be willing to listen to that because we need help. Let me ask you a question, If you're drowning and somebody threw you a rope, are you're gonna ask them if they're Republican?"

Sewell said it's too early to tell if more Detroit voters may vote Republican, but said that some are attracted to conservatives on economic and religious issues.

"Tomorrow will be telling," he said. "We'll see."

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Rapper Reason Leaves Top Dog Entertainment After Seven Years

After seven years with independent label Top Dawg Entertainment , rapper Reason has announced his split from the imprint that helped launch Kendrick Lamar and SZA.

Reason , whose real name is Robert Lee Gill Jr., posted a lengthy note on social media stating that he’s left the company and sharing his love for those who helped him along the way. “It comes with great appreciation and excitement that I want to announce my split with TDE,” he wrote. “I want to give a huge thank you to Top himself, not only for giving me a chance to live out my dream but also for hearing me and understanding my decision to travel a different path after the years. There’s truly no words for the amount of respect I have for you, and that’ll never change, no matter what.

“I also want to thank every single TDE fan who embraced me and allowed me to share my music with them,” he continued. “There’s no world in which you don’t mean the absolute most to me. Last but not least, a thank you to all the artists who embraced me. Thank you for being a constant inspiration and ear while trying to navigate this industry and music. Thank you guys for the time and a huge thanks to everybody for this experience. Excited for what comes next!”

After releasing a string of buzz-building independent mixtapes, as well as appearing on the TDE-produced soundtrack for “Black Panther,” the Carson, CA native signed to TDE in August 2018. (Though it’s technically been six years since he joined the label, his claim of being with them for seven likely dates back to his work with the team prior to signing.) In 2017, he released his mixtape “There You Have It,” which he re-released the following year after inking his deal with the imprint. While on the TDE roster, Reason released a pair of albums: 2020’s “New Beginnings” and last year’s “Porches.”

Reason made his issues with the label known over the past year. During an appearance on the Back on Figg podcast last August, he shared that he didn’t feel support the way he needed from TDE. “We had certain features lined up that could’ve went through,” he said, referring to features with Latto and EST Gee that failed to materialize. “On my end, the rollout and excitement right now is kind of the thing that’s missing.” 

TDE’s co-president Anthony “Moosa” Tiffith Jr. called into the podcast and responded to the claims. “You could have got an EST Gee feature but what’s that going to do for Reason?” he said. “You done had features from everyone, including [Schoolboy] Q and I’m just trying to understand it, man.”

This past March, Reason spoke with Gina Views on her Hoefessions podcast and said they apologized to one another after the dust-up. “I’m still signed to the label. I just think shit’s just delicate,” he said. “I don’t know what the fuck it is. To me, it’s all weird. I don’t really know what the situation is. I’m still signed to the label right now.” 

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