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During a recent interview with <a href="https://www.complex.com/music/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-10-year-anniversary-interview" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Complex</a>, Chance the Rapper spoke about the 10-year anniversary of his Acid Rap mixtape, reflecting on how he struggled with "excess" drug use after the release of the breakout project.“I probably would have died,” <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/chance-the-rappers-wife-seemingly-speaks-out-following-viral-dancing-video" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chance</a> told the publication. “Definitely, the way that I was living at that time. I had everything in excess. Right after I dropped the project, I went on a few tours where I really didn’t make any money. But then I went on my first tour, my headlining tour, where I made some money.”The "No Problem" hitmaker continued, “I went and rented a crib. This is my first time living outside of my parents’ house in another city and having money and doing a lot of drugs. Like, a lot, a lot, a lot of drugs. And just like, becoming a different person, like a lesser, person than I am now. If I hadn’t had my spirit tugged on — literally — and a calling to become a better version of myself, then I would have died for sure. Then I would just be the representative of acid and I’m so much more.”https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrqjT3PAoxT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkAcid Rap was released on April of 2013 as free digital download. The mixtape debuted at No. 63 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Chance recently released Acid Rap 10th Anniversary - Complete Edition, including the full version of "Juice," which previously wasn't available for streaming due to sampling issues.

Chance The Rapper Says He Would Have Died From Drugs Following His 'Acid Rap' Mixtape

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Chance The Rapper's wife, Kirsten Corley Bennett, seemingly responds to viral video of Chance dancing with a woman during Carnival. The video began to circulate online after fans debated if it was inappropriate for a married man to dance in that manner. "If that was Chance The Rapper’s wife doing the dancing at carnival, there would be no debating going on. Just men in unison agreeing that this is why they don’t trust women.." commented a Twitter user. Some fans argued that dancing is just a part of the Carnival experience. "I can’t believe there’s actual discourse around Chance the rapper dancing at Carnival, but I can believe it because Twitter. Folks have been told multiple times that dancing at carnival isn’t viewed as sexual or suggestive and yet…" commented another.https://twitter.com/thedizzeytv/status/1648133714386223107?s=20Chance's wife, Kirsten, seemingly responded to the viral video. She shares a message from Maya Angelou which read, “wherever I go, grace will beat me to it, meet me in it, turn it around, and make it a miracle,” the IG Story read. Before that came a screenshot post of the Angelou quote, and she wrote “I hope one day, we all choose to grow up” as the caption. “Oh my God, I’ve lived a very simple life!” the paragraph begins. “You can say, Oh yes, at thirteen this happened to me and at fourteen… But those are facts. But the facts can obscure the truth, what it really felt like. Every human being has paid the earth to grow up.”Chance has yet to respond to the controversy.https://www.instagram.com/p/CrhNvDzJSNw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Chance The Rapper's Wife Seemingly Speaks Out Following Viral Dancing Video

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When he is not making music, <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/chance-the-rapper-vic-mensa-announce-new-festival-in-ghana">Chance the Rapper</a> can be found giving back to Chicagoans throughout the year. This winter, Chance is ushering in the holidays with the announcement of SocialWorks’ 4th Annual A Night at the Museum event taking place at the Museum of Science and Industry on Friday, December 16th, from 6pm-10pm. The "Coloring Book" rapper shared on his Instagram: "The 4th A Night at the Museum returns to the Museum of Science & Industry Friday, December 16th! This family-focused event, benefiting the homeless, will welcome attendees to an evening of music, performances, interactive vendors, museum exhibits, giveaways, and more. ⁣ ⁣ We encourage all guests to support our efforts by bringing new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and toys for individuals experiencing homelessness. The SocialWorks team will distribute donated items to shelters in February. "https://www.instagram.com/p/ClBk0hFtubt/Ben and Jerry's will be the key sponsor for the event, offering attendees a chance to taste their new flavors from their partnership with the rapper. "Mint Chocolate Chance", Ben & Jerry's most exciting flavor of the year, is a cool mint base with fudgy chocolate brownies. It was inspired by Chance the Rapper's childhood memories when he would add his mother's homemade brownies to mint ice cream. <img src="https://www.foodandwine.com/thmb/Cprv26bgNb-MxoP3f4HRD4RKGC8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/Chance-The-Rapper-Ben-and-Jerrys-FT-BLOG1221-0d24eca77bb1475594d72c8cb8d00999.jpg" alt="Ben & Jerry's Mint Chocolate Chance"/>

Chance The Rapper To Host 'A Night At The Museum' Event Benefiting Homeless

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Chance The Rapper is making headlines.The Chicago native sent Twitter in a frenzy after her liked a sexually suggestive tweet. Though the rapper has yet to respond to the viral topic, he did unlike the tweet.https://twitter.com/FeatNickiMinaj/status/1583009553355923456?s=20&t=JcWaVYTv_GGNcMP9gnGEvQHis wifey, Kirsten Bennett, seemingly responds to the trending topic. She explains, “y’all really be reaching,” she said. “And he’s never gonna address this, but all I have to say is, we were literally at an event all night last night—not last night, the night before last until late. We were celebrating. So, sometimes, sh*t happens on accident.”Take a look at the video below.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj_GAvjujPw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Chance The Rapper's Wife Responds After Chance Liked Sexually Explicit Tweet

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<h1 id="h-the-chicago-brothers-are-reuniting">The Chicago brothers are reuniting</h1>Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa announced that they are launching a new festival in Accra, Ghana - Black Star Line Fest.Inspired by Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line, the musical jamboree will take place on January 6th and will feature the world's biggest artists according to Chance. A lineup has yet to be announced.<pre class="wp-block-verse has-transparent-background-color has-background has-xs-font-size">"We invite you to West Africa. To the Gateway. To Accra, Ghana. January 6th. The Black Star Line Festival. We see the biggest artists in the world coming down for a shared experience. We see 38,000 people. A sea of black folks standing out there on Black Star Square on January 6th. So everything we are doing is with a goal of uniting and building a bridge between Black people of the diaspora and the globe with the continent and Ghana is the gateway to all of that. We have a vision of a connected global network of black people from Ghana from Nigeria from Burkina Faso down to South Africa to Brazil to the Islands to the U.S to the U.K. to the black people that are everywhere." - Chance the Rapper via Instagram</pre>The Black Star Line (BSL) traces its roots back to a steamship corporation founded by Marcus Garvey. The BSL steamship played a significant part in Garvey's <a href="http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Back-to-Africa movement</a>, whose mission was having black pride and economic self-sufficiency. In 1957, the Ghanaian government included the Black Star in the redesign of the country flag.https://www.instagram.com/p/CgNUwcuDblb/Considering the rich history of the symbolism of the Black Star, one would guess this is why the Chicago duo want to continue that mission of uniting the diaspora through music. Last year, the pair took Chicago youth to a trip to Ghana to learn more about their ancestry.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf97vMbqu47/Chance visited Accra for the first time in January and "fell in love" according to his twitter post. Hence the "Coloring Book" rapper returning there to take Chicago youth and to host a festival comes as no surprise.https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1479561521114058754https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1481671540999692301Chance also has a new project out now, <a href="https://chancetherapper.lnk.to/highsandlows">The Highs & The Lows</a>, featuring Joey Bada$$.

Chance The Rapper & Vic Mensa Announce New Festival in Ghana - Black Star Line Fest

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Another day, another <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot-news/nick-cannons-nudes-leak-online-send-social-media-in-a-frenzy/">leaked nude</a>.Social media went crazy last night after Chance The Rapper accidentally exposed himself on his Facebook story. In the video, Chance was using the bathroom, when he spotted a bug by his window seal.It can be assumed the purpose of the video was to show that there was a huge bug very close to him, but the video was quickly removed once he realized the bug wasn't the only thing he was showing off. Unfortunately for Chance, Twitter caught wind of the video before it was deleted and get crazy.https://www.instagram.com/tv/CXQGTk0Afaw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkTake a look at some reactions below.https://twitter.com/reviving_vibes/status/1468980557044400130?s=20https://twitter.com/OVOGoonLife/status/1468977904923066374?s=20

Chance The Rapper Accidentally Exposes His Eggplant Online, Social Media Goes Crazy!

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Benny Blanco is spilling the tea.During a recent interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, the producer was sharing a few stories about famous people he's worked with in the industry. Yet, one story that stuck out in particular is the story of how he accidentally kissed Queen Bey on the side of her lip.According to Benny, the awkward encounter took place almost a decade ago when he was leaving Bey and Jay-Z's house after playing some beats for the couple, as he was saying goodbye he somehow may to lay one on Bey's lip instead of her cheeek. Right in front of Jay. "I went to do the kiss on the cheek, and I guess we just missed a little bit. I definitely hit the corner of some sort of lip. And I’m sitting there, and as I’m doing it, out of the corner of my eye, Jay-Z is right there looking at me. And I’m just like, my lip is here. Hers is there, and there’s definitely some corner things happening."https://www.instagram.com/p/CM0zhpQh1td/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkOf course this story is shocking to many people, because who can even get that close to Beyonce? According to Chance The Rapper, the story is "cap." He jumped in The Shade Room comments to share his opinion. He simply put the cap emoji. See the post above.[<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/chance-the-rapper-calls-cap-on-benny-blancos-beyonc-story-news.129020.html">VIA</a>]

Chance The Rapper Calls Out Producer Benny Blanco After He Says He Accidentally Kissed Beyoncé On Side Of Her Lip

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This is a huge teachable moment.A woman went viral over the weekend after she shared with the Internet that she used gorilla glue on her hair, and it’s been stuck in that style for over a month. Tessica Brown shared with her Tik Tok followers her “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/style/gorilla-glue-girl-tessica-brown-work.html">living nightmare</a>.” In the video, she explained that she only used the gorilla glue because she ran out of a different type of glue (got 2b, which is a hair spray), and thought she could substitute it with gorilla glue.https://www.instagram.com/p/CK2tUU6gpQB/She revealed that she tried putting conditioner, oil, and acetone in her hair but still no luck. Brown went to the hospital and spent 22 hours in the <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/02/07/woman-who-used-gorilla-glue-in-hair-goes-to-st-bernard-parish-hospital/">ER</a>, still no luck reported on TMZ. The nurses put acetone on her head but that caused her scalp to burn. https://www.instagram.com/p/CK9rIuUFsm8/The article also reports Ms. Brown hired an attorney and is deciding if she’ll take legal action against the gorilla glue company. A source told the publication, the label on the product she used says do not use on eyes, skin, or clothing ... with no mention of hair, which Tessica feels is misleading. The gorilla glue company apologized to Ms. Brown and said, the spray adhesive is intended for mounting things to surfaces such as paper, cardboard, wood, laminate, and fabric. https://twitter.com/gorillaglue/status/1358860682771509248?s=21Chance The Rapper shared words of encouragement for Ms. Brown:https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1358193173844160513?s=21 Loni Love also said some positive words:https://www.instagram.com/p/CK-m4DCphF0/ <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.tmz.com/2021/02/08/gorilla-glue-girl-unable-remove-glue-lawsuit-legal-action-sue-tiktok/">Via</a>

Chance The Rapper Chimes In On Woman Who Put Gorilla Glue In Her Head + The GG Company Speaks Out

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Kanye West was seen screaming at Chance The Rapper in new leaked footage for an upcoming documentary.According to <a href="https://thejasminebrand.com/2021/01/26/kanye-west-screams-at-chance-the-rapper-in-leaked-footage-for-upcoming-docu/">reports</a>, the footage reportedly captured for the upcoming documentary surrounding Kanye West’s Donda album. It was taped in the summer of 2020 at Kanye West’s compound in Wyoming.Dame Dash explained the moment in the documentary and said. He said, "my thing was, like, get rid of the people who are triggering him, just get ’em out of here and let’s just have fun being creative. So, you know, Kanye is finishing his album and there’s people around.”He continued, "Chance, honestly, because of what he was reading, he came through just to check Kanye. You know, again, Kanye deals with his issues at all times. They got into it, but they worked it out. At the end of the day, Chance was there just to be a friend.”https://twitter.com/CmplxAmbition/status/1353133155847462913?s=20Thankfully, at the end of the video the two were seen laughing and smiling together.No word on when this supposed documentary is set to be released.

Kanye West Goes OFF On Chance The Rapper And Screams At Him In Leaked Footage

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Chance the Rapper joins Ebro in the Morning to have a good conversation about his career, COVID-19, reviews of his latest album 'The Big Day', Kanye West, an update on Jeremih's health, and also make a BIG announcement about a holiday-themed concert that's going to air Friday with more details to come from Chance himself!Watch the full conversation below.https://youtu.be/4vY4qml_ONE

Chance the Rapper Makes A BIG Announcement, Addresses His Haters + Shares Update On Jeremih

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Over the weekend, it was<a href="https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot-news/chance-the-rapper-hit-with-a-huge-lawsuit-from-former-manager/"> reported</a> that Chance The Rapper had a lawsuit filed against him by his former manager, Pat Corcoran. Corcoran is suing Chance for $3 million and states that while Chance was his client, he ignored professional advice, blamed him for the mixed responses of the 2019 album, ‘The Big Day’, and for refusing to pay commissions that are owed. Chance’s legal team has issued an official statement about these claims. “Mr. Corcoran has filed a suit for allegedly unpaid commissions. In fact, Mr. Corcoran has been paid all of the commissions to which he is legally entitled. Most of the complaint consists of self-serving and fabricated allegations that are wholly unrelated to Mr. Corcoran’s claim for commissions and were plainly included in a calculated attempt to seek attention.” It continues, “Those allegations are wholly without merit, are grossly offensive and we will respond to them within the context of the litigation.”

Chance The Rapper's Legal Team Responds To Lawsuit Filed Against Him

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Chance The Rapper has been hit with a huge lawsuit. It has been reported that the rapper is being sued by his former manager Pat Corcoran for $3 million. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week in an Illinois courthouse. <a href="https://thejasminebrand.com/2020/12/04/chance-the-rapper-sued-for-3-million-by-ex-manager/">The Jasmine Brand</a> cites that the lawsuit states, “Corcoran accuses his former client of ignoring his professional advice, then blaming him for the mixed response from fans to 2019 album ‘The Big Day’ and the subsequent lackluster ticket sales, firing him in April this year, and then refusing to pay commissions that are owed.” The lawsuit also states that Corcoran expressed concern about Chance’s decision to release his project in which they didn’t have time to properly prepared due to the rapper getting married a month before the actual release date. Corcoran is looking to enforce an oral agreement made with the rapper which is gaining 15% of his client’s income equating to $3 million. Chance the Rapper has not yet released a response to this lawsuit as of yet.

Chance The Rapper Hit With A Huge Lawsuit From Former Manager

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Vic Mensa sits down with Ebro in the Morning to discuss the origin of the violence in Chicago and how to help fix the problems in the city, the rise of white supremacy in the nation, hip hop having more activism messages, and also telling a story about Chance the Rapper, announcing something 'special' being worked on.Watch the full conversation below.https://youtu.be/tozD__9771s

Vic Mensa On Chance The Rapper, Chicago, White Supremacy, + State Of Hip Hop Activism

If you’re wondering why Chance The Rapper is trending online, this is the reason! Chance Tweeted a question about politics, regarding the upcoming Presidential campaign. He started by reposting Kanye’s Tweet about his new single, “DONDA,” and said, “And yall out here tryna convince me to vote for Biden. Smfh.” In the following Tweets, Chance asked if people are “pro two party system” and said “a lot of you n*ggas is racists.” In Chance’s next Tweet, he asks a more serious question about the way some people are determined to get Donald Trump out of office. “Are u more pro biden or anti ye and why? I get that you’ll want to reply that you’re just tryna “get trump out” but in this hypothetical scenario where you’re replacing Trump, can someone explain why Joe Biden would be better??”Then Chance reveals that he has some sort of “understanding” to the situation. According to him, people simply don’t trust Kanye which is why they are going with the “lesser of two evils,” Joe Biden.“I finally got the answer now. I understand. Yall trust Biden more than yall trust Ye. I think I understand why, I just don’t feel the same way.”People online weren’t feeling what Chance said:https://twitter.com/mil3nv/status/1282680018502586369?s=21https://twitter.com/riedeseljackson/status/1282675499496505345?s=21https://twitter.com/tee1031/status/1282692280667836417?s=21https://twitter.com/ahmedbaba_/status/1282697253820534784?s=21Take a look at Chance’s thread:https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1282666845355614209?s=21https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1282670883933433856?s=21https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1282672819604725761?s=21https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1282674949686210560?s=21https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1282678253086482441?s=21https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/1282687475580895232?s=21This is what Ebro had to say:https://twitter.com/oldmanebro/status/1282719973866196994

Social Media Reacts To Chance The Rapper Supporting Kanye West!

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J. Cole surprised fans last night, with a brand new single titled, “<a href="https://www.hot97.com/new-hip-hop-music/hes-back-j-cole-drops-brand-new-track-snow-on-tha-bluff/">Snow on tha Bluff</a>.”Following the released of the song, fans s<a href="https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot97-now/j-cole-addresses-rumors-that-he-called-out-noname-on-new-song/">peculated that J. Cole was criticizing artis</a>t, Noname, on the track. J. Cole jumped online to clear up those rumors, he writes via Twitter, “Morning. I stand behind every word of the song that dropped last night. Right or wrong I can’t say, but I can say it was honest. Some assume to know who the song is about. That’s fine with me, it’s not my job to tell anybody what to think or feel about the work. I accept all conversations and criticisms."He continued, "But let me use this moment to say this. Follow<a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/noname" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-focusable="true"> @noname </a>. I love and honor her as a leader in these times. She has done and is doing the reading and the listening and the learning on the path that she truly believes is the correct one for our people. Meanwhile a nigga like me just be rapping. I haven’t done a lot of reading and I don’t feel well equipped as a leader in these times. But I do a lot of thinking. And I appreciate her and others like her because they challenge my beliefs and I feel that in these times that’s important. We may not agree with each other but we gotta be gentle with each other.”https://twitter.com/JColeNC/status/1273229943246409728Dreamville signee, Ari Lennox shared her love and appreciation for Noname following all the accusations. Ari posted a picture of Noname and captioned it, "Thank you QUEEN for giving af about us constantly and endlessly," She said. "I feel and appreciate everything you put out to the world. Almost everything you tweet moves me. I need and I am moved by so much you stand for. @nonamehiding thank you for enlightening us queen. I pray more folks will appreciate and understand!!!"https://www.instagram.com/p/CBhYUKyhN0c/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkChance The Rapper also chimed in.https://www.instagram.com/p/CBi8WqShQ6K/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkNo it's clear that J. Cole doesn't agree with Noname's approach, yet, the two can agree to disagree as long as the mission is still accomplished. Let us know your thoughts.