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'Wait Wait' for Nov. 6, 2021: Our Chicago Homecoming with Chance the Rapper
Young Nudy's "Blue Cheese Salad" is a smooth, slimey addition to his steadfast sleeper hits. Julian Burgueno/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Summer doesn't last forever, but it's always summer if you have roséwave in your heart. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption
Clairo's debut album Immunity is featured on All Songs Considered's list of the best albums out August 2. Hart Leshkina/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Highwomen's "Crowded Table" is one of NPR Music's best songs of July. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Ed Sheeran and Chance The Rapper pose together during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic hide caption
Chance The Rapper performs at Sunday Service during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Chance The Rapper performs during Spotify's RapCaviar Live in Brooklyn, New York. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Spotify hide caption
Cover art for Chance The Rapper's debut mixtape, 10 Day — it was the first in a "trilogy" of illustrations for the Chicago artist done by Brandon Breaux. Courtesty of the artist/Brandon Breaux hide caption
A tweet by Chance the Rapper, shown at the 2017 BET Awards, slamming a racist ad may have illustrated the old adage: "All press is good press." Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images hide caption
Chance The Rapper and Jeremih's new holiday mixtape Merry Christmas Lil' Mama: Rewrapped is available now. Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Showtime hide caption
Chance The Rapper performs on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. YouTube hide caption
Lil Uzi Vert, caught surfing the crowd at Coachella last April, released his album Luv Is Rage 2 last week. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Chance The Rapper's streaming-only album Coloring Book won him three Grammys this year. Philippe Callant for NPR hide caption
Chance the Rapper released his new song exclusively to SoundCloud, amid the streaming site's less than certain future. Lorne Thomson/Getty Images hide caption
Chance The Rapper performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 5, 2017. (Claire Harbage/NPR) Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Chance The Rapper, onstage in Los Angeles on August 31, 2014. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Anheuser-Busch hide caption