Chance The Rapper

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Chance The Rapper
Birth name Chancelor Bennett
Born (1993-04-16) April 16, 1993
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper, singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2011–present
Associated acts Vic Mensa, Childish Gambino
Website chanceraps.com

Chancelor Bennett (born April 16, 1993), better known by his stage name Chance The Rapper, is an American hip hop recording artist from Chicago, Illinois.[1] In 2013, he began to gain recognition following the release of his first two mixtapes.[2]

Life and career

1993-2010: Early life and career beginnings

Bennett started showing interest in music at a young age, and in his freshman year of high school at Chicago's Jones College Prep High School, formed the hip-hop duo Instrumentality with a friend.[3] He mentioned in an interview that fellow Chicago native Kanye West's 2004 debut album The College Dropout was the first hip-hop album that he ever purchased and listened to, previously being into soul and jazz.[4]

2011-2012: 10 Day

At Jones College Prep High School, some of his teachers ridiculed his aspirations to become a musician.[5] Following a 10-day suspension in spring 2011 during his senior year, Bennett released his first mixtape entitled 10 Day, which has been downloaded over 100,000 times since its release in April 2012 via Datpiff.[6] The mixtape would grab the attention of Forbes magazine, which featured it in the publication's Cheap Tunes column. Subsequently, fellow American rapper Childish Gambino would ask Bennett to join his 2012 tour of America as his opening act.[citation needed] Following the release of 10 Day, Bennett continued to release new music and was featured on songs with Childish Gambino, Hoodie Allen and Joey Bada$$.

2013-present: Acid Rap

Bennett was highlighted as one of Complex magazine's "10 New Chicago Rappers to Watch Out For."[7]

Bennett released his second mixtape Acid Rap on April 30, 2013.[8] On Datpiff it has been certified platinum after being downloaded over 250,000 times.[9] The mixtape features guest appearances from Twista, Vic Mensa, BJ the Chicago Kid, Action Bronson, Childish Gambino and Ab-Soul.[10] Acid Rap received general acclaim from music critics.[11] At Metacritic, the mixtape received an average score of 86, based on 20 critics, which indicates "universal acclaim."[12] It was also nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.[13] Both 10 Day and Acid Rap continue to be free downloads.

On May 6, 2013 after previously being featured as the hidden track on Acid Rap, "Paranoia" produced by Nosaj Thing was released as a contribution to Yours Truly and Adidas originals "Songs from Scratch" series.[14] In early July 2013, Acid Rap debuted at number 63 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums due to bootleg downloads on iTunes and Amazon.[15] In August 2013, Bennett performed at the Chicago music festival Lollapalooza.[16]

Chance embarked on his Social Experiment Tour starting in Champaign, Illinois on October 25, 2013 and toured until December 19, 2013.[17][18] He was also a featured artist on a track on Childish Gambino's album Because the Internet, which was released on December 6, 2013.

Discography

Mixtapes

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[19]		 US
R&B
[20]
10 Day — —
Acid Rap
  • Release: April 30, 2013[22]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download
 26 63
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As featured artist

List of singles as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[23]		 AUT
[24]		 BEL (Vl)
[25]		 DEN
[26]		 FRA
[27]		 GER
[28]		 NL
[29]		 SWI
[30]		 UK
[31]
"Confident"[32]
(Justin Bieber featuring Chance The Rapper)		 2013 41 48 34 1 88 61 23 37 33 Journals

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"National Geographical"[33] 2011 Vic Spencer Vic Greenthumbs
"Lift Up"[34] 2012 Milo & Otis The Joy
"The Wonder Years"[35] The O’My’s, Nico Segal Chicago Style
"They Don't Like Me"[36] Childish Gambino Royalty
"Bombay State of Mind"[37] Odd Couple, Uno Hype, Hassani Kwess, Freeway Separated At Birth
"Home"[38] Kami de Chukwu, Caleb James, Vic Mensa, Michael Anthony LIGHT
"Wasting Time"[39] Kids These Days Traphouse Rock
"We Are"[40] Gaines Night Crawler: Reloaded
"Livin' In Vein"[41] Lorine Chia Lorine
"Ecstacy (Remix)"[42] 2013 Tinashe N/A
"Long Night"[43] Hoodie Allen Crew Cuts
"Semi Detached"[44] BenZel, Cass Lowe N/A
"Spaceship II"[45] Alex Wiley, GLC Club Wiley
"Wendy n Becky"[46] Joey Badass N/A
"LSD"[47] ProbCause The Recipe Vol. 2
"3 Course Meal"[47] ProbCause, Action Bronson
"Lonely Thoughts"[48] Rapsody She Got Game
"You Song"[49] Lil Wayne Dedication 5
"Life Round Here"[50] James Blake N/A
"Tweakin'"[51] Vic Mensa INNANETAPE
"Untitled"[52] Mr. MFN eXquire Kismet: Blue Edition
"The Worst Guys" Childish Gambino Because the Internet

References

  1. ↑ Weiss, Jeff (May 7, 2013). "Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap". Pitchfork Media. 
  2. ↑ Alexis, Nadeska (14 May 2013). "Chance The Rapper Remembers Talking White And Fighting Black On Acid Rap". MTV. Retrieved 16 May 2013. 
  3. ↑ Chance the Rapper Fat Buddha Store - Music Monday
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "South By Southwest Biography". 
  6. ↑ "10 Day Mixtape". 
  7. ↑ "Complex 10 New Chicago Rappers to Watch Out For". Complex. 
  8. ↑ Rytlewski, Evan (May 14, 2013). "Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap". The A.V. Club. 
  9. ↑ "Acid Rap". 
  10. ↑ Brady, Erin (May 8, 2013). "Review: Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap". CMJ. 
  11. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18105-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/
  12. ↑ ["http://www.metacritic.com/music/acid-rap/chance-the-rapper/critic-reviews" "Critic Reviews for Acid Rap"]. 
  13. ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2013/08/bet-award-2013-nominees
  14. ↑ http://yourstru.ly/videos/2013/05/06/chance-the-rapper-and-nosaj-thing-songs-from-scratch/
  15. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/5650665/chance-the-rapper-with-acid-rap-mixtape-meets-the
  16. ↑ "Chance The Rapper at Lollapalooza 2013". 
  17. ↑ http://chanceraps.com/tour/
  18. ↑ http://static.squarespace.com/static/5105d89ee4b0869f6416d903/t/52474ce8e4b0b4dd6e2410b2/1380404472496/Social%20Experiment%20Tour.jpg?format=1000w
  19. ↑ "Chance The Rapper – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 9, 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Chance The Rapper – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 9, 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Chance The Rapper – 10 Day // Free Mixtape". DatPiff. Idle Media Inc. 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2013-08-30. 
  22. ↑ "Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap // Free Mixtape". DatPiff. Idle Media Inc. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-08-30. 
  23. ↑ Peak positions for the featured singles in the US:
  24. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Chance The Rapper". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 
  25. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Chance The Rapper". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 
  26. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Chance The Rapper". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 
  27. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Chance The Rapper". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 
  28. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Chance The Rapper". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 
  29. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Chance The Rapper". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 
  30. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Chance The Rapper". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 
  31. ↑ Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
  32. ↑ "Confident (feat. Chance the Rapper) - Single". iTunes. iTunes. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2013-12-09. 
  33. ↑ http://www.fakeshoredrive.com/2011/09/mixtape-vic-spencer-vic-greenthumbs.html/
  34. ↑ url=http://hellomiloandotis.bandcamp.com/album/the-joy
  35. ↑ http://www.fakeshoredrive.com/2012/04/new-album-the-omys-x-blended-babies-chicago-style.html/
  36. ↑ "Childish Gambino - Royalty // Free Mixtape". DatPiff. Idle Media Inc. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-08-21. 
  37. ↑ "Mixtapes " DJs " NoDJ " Odd Couple - Seperated At Birth (Hosted By Bombay Knox)". LiveMixtapes. July 10, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2013. 
  38. ↑ http://www.datpiff.com/Kami-de-Chukwu-LIGHT-mixtape.389265.html
  39. ↑ http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/kids-these-days-traphouse-rock
  40. ↑ http://www.datpiff.com/Gaines-Night-Crawler-Reloaded-mixtape.392412.html
  41. ↑ http://crackmixtapes.com/mixtape/Lorine_Chia-Lorine
  42. ↑ http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2013/01/premiere-tinashe-ft-chance-the-rapper-ecstasy-remix/
  43. ↑ "Hoodie Allen - Crew Cuts // Free Mixtape". DatPiff. Idle Media Inc. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2013-08-21. 
  44. ↑ http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/benzel-semi-detached
  45. ↑ "Alex Wiley – Club Wiley (Mixtape)". 2DopeBoyz. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-08-22. 
  46. ↑ "Listen: Joey Bada$$ f/ Chance The Rapper "Wendy N Becky"". Complex. Complex Media. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-08-22. 
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 "ProbCause - The Recipe Vol. 2 // Free Mixtape". DatPiff. Idle Media Inc. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-08-21. 
  48. ↑ "Rapsody – She Got Game // Free Mixtape". DatPiff. Idle Media Inc. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-08-21. 
  49. ↑ "Lil Wayne – Dedication 5 // Free Mixtape". DatPiff. Idle Media Inc. 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-08-30. 
  50. ↑ "James Blake - Life Round Here (Feat. Chance The Rapper)". SoundCloud. 1-800-Dinosaur. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2013-09-24. 
  51. ↑ "Vic Mensa f. Chance The Rapper - Tweakin'". SoundCloud. ILLROOTSRADIO. 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-11-01. 
  52. ↑ Ortiz, Edwin (2013-10-04). "Listen: Mr. MFN eXquire f/ Chance The Rapper "Untitled"". DatPiff. Complex Media. Retrieved 2013-10-04. 

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