Growing up, Bennett's parents were constantly playing music, including Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke and other artists in the jazz and gospel genres. īennett's interest in music began with Michael Jackson, who he exclusively listened to on cassettes until the fifth grade. Bennett attended Jones College Prep High School where he was a member of the Jewish Student Union. following Obama's win in the 2008 presidential election, though those plans eventually fell through. Bennett was originally going to move to Washington, D.C. Bennett personally met President Obama in his youth and discussed his aspirations to be a rapper, to which Obama responded with 'word'.

When Bennett was sixteen, his father began to work in the Department of Labor during President Barack Obama's first term. Bennett grew up in the middle-class neighborhood of West Chatham on Chicago's South Side. His mother, Lisa Bennett, worked for the Illinois Attorney General. His father, Ken Williams-Bennett, was an aide to the late Chicago mayor Harold Washington and then-Senator Barack Obama.

2.3 2016–present: Coloring Book and The Big DayĬhancelor Jonathan Bennett was born in Chicago, Illinois.

2.2 2012–2015: Acid Rap and The Social Experiment.

He is also involved in social activism in the Chicago community where he resides. Īlongside his solo career, Chance the Rapper is a member of the Chicago collective Savemoney, and is the vocalist for the band the Social Experiment they released the album Surf in 2015, led by trumpeter Nico Segal. His debut studio album The Big Day was released in 2019. It earned him three Grammy Awards, including the award for Best Rap Album upon winning, it became the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy Award, and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200. He then released his third mixtape, Coloring Book in 2016, which garnered further critical acclaim and attention. He began to gain mainstream recognition in 2013 after releasing his second mixtape, Acid Rap.

Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer.īorn in Chicago, Chance the Rapper released his debut mixtape 10 Day in 2012.

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