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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

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When A Brand Does Well Even When It's Called 'Racist'

March 29, 2018 • Chance The Rapper took on Heineken for what he saw as a racist ad. Heineken took it down but didn't suffer any consequences. In fact, its stock is up.

Chance The Rapper And Young Thug Dedicate 'Big B's' To SoundCloud

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

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Chance The Rapper And Young Thug Dedicate 'Big B's' To SoundCloud

July 17, 2017 • The new song follows cryptic tweets from Chance, proclaiming he helped save the streaming service

Chance The Rapper Puts Up $1 Million To Support Chicago Public Schools

Chance The Rapper, who held a press conference today announcing a $1 million donation to Chicago Public Schools. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption

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Chance The Rapper Puts Up $1 Million To Support Chicago Public Schools

March 6, 2017 • "Gov. Rauner, do your job!" the Grammy winner said at a press conference, challenging political inaction and its impact on Chicago's South Side.

Code Switch Suggests: Books, Movies, Music For A Midwinter's Night

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Code Switch Suggests: Books, Movies, Music For A Midwinter's Night

December 23, 2016 • Stop feeling guilty about what you didn't do over the holidays, and take some of these suggestions for reading, watching and listening. You'll feel better, really.

Chance The Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Reveals Shades Of Gospel

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Chance The Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Reveals Shades Of Gospel

May 15, 2016 • The Chicago rapper's new mixtape, Coloring Book, walks a line between the secular and the religious, bringing gospel sounds to listeners who may not have darkened the doors of a church in a while.

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Chicago's Chance The Rapper Joins With Nonprofit To Give Coats To Homeless

Donating $100 to the Warmest Winter 2016 project sponsors the full cost of making one high-tech coat. It also enters the donor in a drawing to meet Chance The Rapper, who co-created the project. Robb D. Cohen/Robb D. Cohen/Invision/AP hide caption

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Chicago's Chance The Rapper Joins With Nonprofit To Give Coats To Homeless

December 18, 2015 • The high-tech outerwear, which can also serve as sleeping bags, are manufactured in Detroit by homeless parents to help them earn a steady income.

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Code Switch Suggests: Books, Movies, Music For A Midwinter's Night

Review

Music Reviews

Chance The Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Reveals Shades Of Gospel

Chance The Rapper's 'Coloring Book' Reveals Shades Of Gospel

The Two-Way

Chicago's Chance The Rapper Joins With Nonprofit To Give Coats To Homeless