News from the presses this week give Chance the Rapper and his inspired following reason to continue celebrating his impressive rise to the heights of pop culture recognition. Only one month removed from a Grammy Awards show in which he made history by taking home the prizes for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album [from what was ultimately a mix tape] the Chi-Town musician joined an equally elite class, when it was announced on Thursday, March 23, that he had been selected as one of Fortune magazine's 100 World's Greatest Leaders.
Chance, who joins such names as Elon Musk, Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, LeBron James, Ava DuVernay, and the Pope among the lists' top 50 [#46], is being honored with the distinction first and foremost for his charitable works outside of music. “Chance is a political force as an anti-violence campaigner in his hometown of Chicago, and he may only be getting started," the publication writes of the fresh-faced 23-year-old. "His latest salvo: A $1 million donation to Chicago Public Schools, after he called Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to task for what Chance called Rauner’s neglect of educational funding. The cash will go towards arts and after-school programming—and even set off a chain reaction, with Seattle Seahawk Michael Bennett inspired to donate his endorsement money to worthy causes.”
The news comes as Chance continues to receive acknowledgment for his musical artistry and music business sense, despite still operating without a music deal.
Source: hotnewhiphop.com
