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<p><strong>Let’s start with a fun fact. Chance the Rapper never sold a physical album</strong>. Yet, he <strong>won a couple of</strong> <em>Grammy awards.</em> And he earns millions and millions of dollars. <strong>Born Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, Chance the Rapper is an American singer and songwriter.</strong> Born in Chicago, he released his <strong>debut mixtape in 2012.</strong></p>
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<p>Johnathan started gaining attention in<strong> 2013 after his mixtape</strong> <em>Acid Rap</em> appeared. He then released his <strong>third mixtape</strong> <em>Coloring Book</em> <strong>in 2016</strong>. This one earned him <strong>three</strong> <em>Grammy awards,</em> millions of followers, and a ton of money.</p>
<p><strong>As of August 2020, Chance the Rapper fortune is more than $33 million.</strong> And that is <strong>without selling physical albums.</strong> Besides his solo career, he is also a member of the <strong>Chicago collective</strong> <strong>Savemoney</strong>.</p>

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	<td class="column-1">Name:</td><td class="column-2">Chancellor Johnathan Bennett</td>
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	<td class="column-1">Birthday:</td><td class="column-2">April 16, 1993</td>
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	<td class="column-1">Net Worth:</td><td class="column-2">$33 million</td>
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	<td class="column-1">Height:</td><td class="column-2">1.78 m</td>
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	<td class="column-1">Occupation:</td><td class="column-2">American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter,<br />
Record Producer, Activist, Actor, Philanthropist</td>
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<h2>Career Ups and Downs</h2>
<p>Born in <strong>Chicago</strong> as <strong>Chancelor Johnathan Bennett,</strong> Chance grew up in a <strong>middle-class neighborhood.</strong> <strong>His father</strong> <strong>worked as an aide</strong> to the late <strong>Chicago mayor Harold Washington</strong>. He then <strong>worked for Senator Barack Obama.</strong> When Chance was 16, his father started working in the <strong>Department of Labor</strong> during Obama’s first term. He <strong>personally met the president in his youth</strong> and talked to him about a rap career.</p>
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<p><strong>Fun fact: he is a rapper, but his interest in music started with Michael Jackson.</strong> He listened to the <strong>King of Pop</strong> exclusively on <strong>cassettes until his fifth grade.</strong> Growing up, his parents played music like <strong>Sam Cooke, Billie Holiday</strong>, and other<strong> jazz and gospel artists.</strong></p>
<p>He heard his <strong>first hip hop track</strong> by <strong>Kanye West</strong>, <em>Through the Wire</em>. That was on the radio. He instantly purchased the album and started listening to more hip hop. Chance <strong>began rapping in sixth grade</strong>. His cousin let him use the studio. And during his freshman year, he formed the <strong>hip hop duo</strong> <em>Instrumentality</em> with a friend.</p>
<p>During his high school years, teachers joked with his aspirations of a rap career. During his <strong>senior year,</strong> Bennett recorded his <strong>first full-length project</strong>. That was following a <strong>10-day suspension for marijuana possession</strong>. The mixtape<em> 10 Day</em> was an<strong> instant success.</strong></p>
<p>He announced the <strong>project publicly in December 2011</strong> with the song <em>Windows</em>. <strong>In 2012,</strong><em> Complex magazine</em> highlighted him as one of the <strong>10 new Chicago rappers</strong> to watch out for. After that, he spent eight months of recording, writing, and trying to come up with something. He then released the <strong>mixtape on April 3, 2012.</strong> Since then, that first mixtape gained more than <strong>500,000 downloads.</strong></p>
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<p>Bennett started gaining nationwide attention with his <strong>second mixtape</strong>, <em>Acid Rap</em>. Released on April 30, 2013, on <em>DatPiff,</em> the mixtape amassed more than <strong>1.5 million downloads</strong>. That helped him get <strong>guest appearances on other artists’ songs</strong>. <em>Acid Rap</em> earned <strong>Best Mixtape nomination</strong> at the <em>2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.</em> The album debuted at <strong>Number 63 on the Billboard Top Hip Hop Albums chart.</strong></p>
<p>In the summer of 2013, Chance performed at the <em>Lollapalooza festival</em>. His album <em>Acid Rap</em> made it to the <strong>50 best albums of 2013 lists.</strong> It made it to <strong>Number 26 on Rolling Stone’s list</strong> and<strong> Number 4 on Complex’s list.</strong></p>
<p><strong>In May 2014</strong>, Bennett made it to the <strong>annual freshman class</strong> of<em> XXL magazine</em>. Other artists on the list included <strong>Troy Ave, Kevin Gates, Ty Dolla $ign, Joe Connor, Lil Durk</strong>, and more. Then, in <strong>January 2015,</strong> he made it to the <strong>30 Under 30 list by Forbes</strong>. On December 12, 2015, he performed the song <em>Somewhere in Paradise</em> on <em>Saturday Night Live</em>.</p>
<p><strong>In 2016</strong>, Chance the Rapper was one of the <strong>main figures on Kanye West’s album</strong> <em>The Life of Pablo</em>. He co-wrote and appeared on several tracks, including <em>Waves</em>, <em>Famous</em>, <em>Feedback</em>, and more. Kanye had to delay the album because Chance wanted to include <em>Waves</em> into the final cut.</p>
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<p><strong>In April 2016,</strong> <strong>he met with President Obama again</strong>. This time, he had fame and popularity. Chance was one of the musicians including <strong>Alicia Keys</strong> and <strong>Busta Rhymes</strong> to meet with <strong>Obama</strong>. At the <strong>White House</strong>, they discussed the<strong> My Brother’s Keeper Challenge initiative.</strong></p>
<p><strong>In May 2016,</strong> Chance released his <strong>third mixtape</strong>,<em> Coloring Book.</em> He made it exclusive for streams on <em>Apple Music.</em> And in the first week, it reached <strong>57 million streams.</strong> That helped it debut at <strong>Number 8 in the US Billboard 200 chart</strong>. This was the first release to chart solely on streams on the <strong>Billboard chart.</strong></p>
<p>By the<strong> summer of 2016, Bennett announced his</strong> <em>Magnificent Coloring Tour</em> with a special event in <strong>Chicago’s Guaranteed Rate Field</strong>. The line-up included<strong> Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne</strong>, and others. <strong>Kanye West</strong> made a surprise appearance.</p>
<p>In September 2016, Chance expanded his industry portfolio. <em>H&;M</em> asked him to <strong>headline their new campaign.</strong> By the end of the year, he continued his <em>Magnificent Coloring Tour.</em> Yet, he <strong>canceled the shows in Europe</strong> due to personal reasons.</p>
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<p>By the end of the year, he announced the making of his <strong>debut album</strong>. He got an offer from <strong>Kanye West</strong> to sign with his <em>GOOD Music label.</em> But he refused, saying his popularity as an independent artist allows him freedom. He did not want to attach his name to a label.</p>
<p>In February 2017 he <strong>performed at the</strong> <em>59th annual Grammy Award. </em>He earned <strong>7 nominations and won 3 awards.</strong> In July the same year, he got a <strong>nomination for an</strong> <em>Emmy</em> for the song <em>Last Christmas.</em></p>
<p><strong>In November 2017</strong>, he headlined the<strong> Obama Foundation community event</strong> at the<strong> Wintrust Arena</strong> in <strong>Chicago</strong>.</p>
<p>For the next few years, Chance collaborated with many big-time artists, including<strong> Ed Sheeran</strong>. In <strong>January 2020,</strong> he announced that he will <strong>host the reboot of the</strong> <em>Punk’d</em> <strong>TV show.</strong></p>
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<p>Bennett’s music is versatile and uplifting. He uses<strong> jazz-inspired melodies</strong> and <strong>gospel influences</strong> in his music. That makes him different than other rappers. His lyrics often contain <strong>references to Christian theology.</strong></p>
<h2>Awards and Achievements</h2>
<p><strong>Chance the Rapper is an award-winning rapper.</strong> Yet, he doesn’t sell physical copies of his albums. Here is a quick summary of his awards.</p>
<p>&#8211; <em>Grammy Award for Best Rap Album</em> in 2017 for<em> Coloring Book</em></p>
<p>&#8211; <em>Grammy Award for Best New Artist</em> in 2017</p>
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<p>&#8211; <em>Best Performance Grammy Award</em> in 2017 for <em>No Problem</em></p>
<p>&#8211; <em>BET Humanitarian Award</em> in 2017</p>
<p>&#8211; <em>BET Award for Best New artist</em> in 2017</p>
<p>&#8211; <em>Kids Choice Award for Favorite Collaboration</em> in 2019 for <em>No Brainer</em></p>
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<p>&#8211; T<em>een Choice Award for Hip Hop Song</em> in 2017 for <em>I’m the One</em></p>
<p>And many more awards by<em> American Music Awards</em>, i<em>Heart radio music awards</em>, <em>BET Awards</em>, <em>Soul Train awards</em>, and more.</p>
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<h2>Net Worth</h2>
<p><strong>Chance the Rapper cash flow is more than $33 million.</strong> But he is a curious case of rappers earning money. He is one of the <strong>biggest hip hop artists of the era</strong>. Yet, he <strong>doesn’t sell physical copies of his albums.</strong> He doesn’t have a contract with any record label. His fans and listeners can find his music only on streaming services like <em>Spotify, SoundCloud,</em> and <em>Apple Music</em>. Some of it is for free.</p>
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<p>He says “I never wanted to sell my music, because I thought putting a price will limit my fans”. While fans get his music for free, Chance earns money through their listens. <em>Spotify</em> pays artists between <strong>$0.006 and $0.0084</strong> <strong>for every stream.</strong></p>
<p>Yet, Chance earns more money from<em> Apple Music</em>. He worked out a deal for <strong>$500,000</strong> to give them <strong>first dibs to the 2016 album</strong>, <em>Coloring Book.</em></p>
<p>Chance makes money from<strong> touring and selling merchandise</strong>. And the numbers prove his way. For his &#8220;<em>Be Encouraged Tour</em>&#8220;, he earned <strong>$500,000 per night</strong>. Talk about a high booking price. During the tour, he even <strong>offered VIP packages to fans</strong>. For example, <strong>selfies</strong> he can <em>Tweet</em> from his<strong> personal account cost $250</strong>.</p>
<p>Chance donates a big chunk of his money to charities. He constantly h<strong>elps communities in Chicago</strong> through the <em>Social Works</em> <strong>nonprofit organization</strong>. <strong>He donated $1 million in 2017.</strong> He also helped them <strong>raise $2.2 million for public schools in Chicago.</strong></p>
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