American rapper, singer, and record producer Chancelor Johnathan Bennett known professionally as Chance the Rapper has released his new single, “Child of God.”
Chance the Rapper began to gain mainstream recognition in 2013 after releasing his second mixtape, Acid Rap. He then released his third mixtape, Coloring Book in 2016, which garnered further critical acclaim and attention. It earned him three Grammy Awards, including the award for Best Rap Album; upon winning, it became the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy Award, and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200. His debut studio album The Big Day was released in 2019.
In Chance the Rapper was a prominent figure on Kanye West’s album The Life of Pablo, co-writing and appearing on several tracks, including “Ultralight Beam”, “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1”, “Famous”, “Feedback”, and “Waves”. According to West, the album’s release was delayed due to Bennett’s desire for “Waves” to make the album’s final cut.
Chance the Rapper was also featured on a track titled “Need To Know” on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s album This Unruly Mess I’ve Made. The following March, he was featured on Skrillex’s remix of Hundred Waters’ “Show Me Love”. On April 16, 2016, Chance and other musicians, including Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Janelle Monáe, and J. Cole, met with President Obama at the White House to discuss the My Brother’s Keeper Challenge initiative.
In February 2017, Bennett performed at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, receiving 7 nominations and winning 3 Grammy. His performance featured Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann, along with a gospel choir and orchestra conducted by Tom Brooks.
On July 13, Chance performed a NPR Tiny Desk Concert where he recited an original poem. The poem, entitled “The Other Side”, was crafted on his ride from his hotel, in Washington D.C., to the NPR music offices and was written with black marker on typing paper. Chance also performed, “Juke Jam”, a song off of his album Coloring Book, and a cover to Stevie Wonder’s song “They Won’t Go When I Go” released in 1974.
In 2018, he featured on “Logout”, a song from Saba’s album Care for Me and “Best Life” from Cardi B’s debut album Invasion of Privacy, and released 4 new songs in July.
Chance the Rapper performed at Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life on October 31, 2018, a tribute concert in honor of the recently passed Mac Miller. On November 29, 2018, he released 2 new songs, “My Own Thing” and “The Man Who Has Everything”, and announced on February 11, 2019, that his debut album would be released sometime in July of that same year.
During Super Bowl LII Bennett appeared alongside The Backstreet Boys in a commercial for Doritos with the two artist performing a remix of “I Want it That Way”. In May of that year Bennett was featured in Ed Sheeran’s song “Cross Me”. On July 26, 2019, Bennett released his debut studio album The Big Day.
In 2019, he wrote the song “True Kinda Love” for Steven Universe: The Movie alongside Rebecca Sugar, James Fauntleroy, Macie Stewart, and Julian Sanchez, with vocals being performed by Estelle and Zach Callison. In December 2019, Bennett canceled his “The Big World Tour” for the second time to spend time with his newborn daughter.
