#chance-the-rapper

#chance-the-rapper

West was at the height of his cultural influence and had handpicked Chance, a fellow Chicago native, as his protégé-the successor to the soul-drenched, worshipful hip-hop that West had popularized in the mid-two-thousands. Already one of the genre's most vibrant young talents, Chance had established himself as a clever and perceptive lyricist who sang as dynamically as he rapped, his nasally, animated voice skirting and snapping over brightly colored beats that blended gospel and blues, jazz and R. & B., drill and funk.