History Music / ChanceTheRapper

Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer from Chicago.

He followed that up first with ''SURF'', an album credited to his band The Social Experiment (of which he effectively served as the frontman), before cementing his stardom with his 2016 mixtape ''Coloring Book'', which debuted on the ''Billboard'' charts through streaming alone (before that was commonplace), became the first mixtape to win the UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Rap Album, and gave him a hit single with "No Problem". After a string of further successful collaborations (including "I'm the One", a ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit with Music/DJKhaled, Music/JustinBieber, [[{{Music/Migos}} Quavo]] and Music/LilWayne, and "Ultralight Beam" with [[PromotedFanboy his idol]] Music/KanyeWest), Chance released his first official studio album, ''The Big Day'', in 2019, to mixed response and an online backlash that heavily affected his reputation, sparking a lot of [[MemeticMutation memes]] about its focus on his marriage (to his teenage sweetheart, Kirsten Corley).

He initially gained attention after releasing his 2012 debut mixtape ''10 Day'' (named for the circumstances of its recording, being produced during and after his 10-day suspension from high school for smoking marijuana), which caught the attention of the likes of record producers Chuck Inglish and Blended Babies, and of Music/ChildishGambino, who took him on tour as his opening act. In 2013, Chance broke through into the mainstream in his own right with the mixtape ''Acid Rap'', which appeared on multiple lists of the best albums of the year and saw him working with the likes of Music/LilWayne, Music/{{Skrillex}}, Music/JustinBieber and Music/{{Madonna}}.

He followed that up first with ''SURF'', an album credited to his band The Social Experiment (of which he effectively served as the frontman), before cementing his stardom with his 2016 mixtape ''Coloring Book'', which debuted on the ''Billboard'' charts through streaming alone (before that was commonplace), became the first mixtape to win Best Rap Album at the Grammys, and gave him a hit single with "No Problem". After a string of further successful collaborations (including "I'm the One", a Billboard No. 1 hit with Music/DJKhaled, Music/JustinBieber, [[{{Music/Migos}} Quavo]] and Music/LilWayne, and "Ultralight Beam" with [[PromotedFanboy his idol]] Music/KanyeWest), Chance released his first official studio album, ''The Big Day'', in 2019, to mixed response and an online backlash that heavily affected his reputation, sparking a lot of [[MemeticMutation memes]] about its focus on his marriage (to his teenage sweetheart, Kirsten Corley).

He initially gained attention after releasing his 2012 debut mixtape, ''10 Day'' (named for the circumstances of its recording, being produced during and after his 10-day suspension from high school for smoking marijuana), which gained him the attention of the likes of record producers Chuck Inglish and Blended Babies, and of Music/ChildishGambino, who took him on tour as his opening act. In 2013, Chance broke through into the mainstream in his own right with the mixtape ''Acid Rap'', which appeared on multiple lists of the best albums of the year and saw him working with the likes of Music/LilWayne, Music/{{Skrillex}}, Music/JustinBieber and Music/{{Madonna}}.

He followed that up first with ''SURF'', an album credited to his band The Social Experiment (of which he effectively served as the frontman), before cementing his stardom with his 2016 mixtape ''Coloring Book'', which debuted on the Billboard charts through streaming alone (before that was commonplace), became the first mixtape to win Best Rap Album at the Grammys, and gave him a hit single with "No Problem". After a string of further successful collaborations (including "I'm the One", a Billboard No. 1 hit with Music/DJKhaled, Music/JustinBieber, [[{{Music/Migos}} Quavo]] and Music/LilWayne, and "Ultralight Beam" with [[PromotedFanboy his idol]] Music/KanyeWest), Chance released his first official studio album, ''The Big Day'', in 2019, to middling to negative response and an online backlash that heavily affected his reputation, sparking a lot of MemeticMutation about its focus on his marriage (to his teenage sweetheart, Kirsten Corley).

* DreamTeam:
** Whenever he collaborates with his childhood friends Vic Mensa and Noname.

** "Juke Juke" samples "Between The Sheets" by Music/TheIsleyBrothers.

In addition to his music, Chance voiced Music/BobMarley in ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' and Bushbaby in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'', and served as both host and musical guest on a 2019 episode of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. He was also originally intended to host the 2020 Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} [[UsefulNotes/KidsChoiceAward Kids Choice Awards]] until the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic hit, with the rescheduled ceremony eventually being hosted by Music/VictoriaJustice.

* NotChristianRock: Beginning with ''Coloring Book'', his music frequently incorporates frequently his Christian faith and elements of Gospel Music.

* AscendedFanboy: Of Music/KanyeWest, who he got to work with on West's "Ultralight Beam" and his own "All We Got" from ''Coloring Book''. "Good Ass Intro" and "Good Ass Outro" from ''Acid Rap'' both refer to West's unreleased album ''Good Ass Job'' (which eventually became ''Music/MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy''), with "Good Ass Intro" sampling "I'm Good", the intro to West's pre-''College Dropout'' mixtape ''Freshman Adjustment 2''.