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Stephen Colbert interviewed Chance on The Late Show about his past projects 10 Day and Acid Rap and his latest single “Angels,” which he performed live with The Social Experiment and Saba.

https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/658456844428562432

Watch Chance’s interview and live performance here.

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Following his initial appearance on The Late Show on October 26th 2015, Chance returns for his second performance as the featured artist on Skrillex’s and Hundred Waters' remix of “Show Me Love.” He and Skrillex also remixed Colbert’s opening monologue.

Watch the embedded video below or on The Late Show’s YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzrkbm51okw

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Chance and Donnie stop by Power 105.1 for an interview with DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee. In the interview, Chance and Donnie discuss:

  • the story behind Chance’s 10 Day, YOUmedia and Chance’s mentor Brother Mike
  • the 2014 Lollapalooza concert & R Kelly
  • Coachella 2014, Troy Ave and Justin Bieber
  • Chance’s father & working for Obama
  • their band, The Social Experiment
  • meeting with labels and staying independent
  • whether Donnie gets girls as a trumpet player
  • relationships with Madonna, Frank Ocean, Jay Z, Beyonce and being featured on Madonna’s “Iconic
  • friendship with Vic Mensa and the band Kids These Days
  • Andre 3000’s influence
  • starting experimenting with drugs as seniors in high school
  • Surf with The Social Experiment
  • growing up in Chicago and gang culture
  • hosting Open Mike events in Chicago and working with The Field Museum to arrange a free day for kids to visit
  • relationships with Common and Lupe Fiasco (fun fact: Common’s mom and Chance’s grandmother are friends)
  • relationship with Drake and throwing subliminals – Chance at Drake, then Drake at Chance (don’t worry, they’re friends)
  • working with J Cole and his involvement with Surf

Watch the video embedded below or on The Breakfast Club’s YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okc0KwMpKDw

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Iconic Canadian interviewer Nardwuar The Human Serviette interviewed Chance in Vancouver, B.C.

Known for asking questions based upon random yet personal information about his interview’s subject, Nardwuar surprised Chance by asking about:

  • his family’s tobacco fields in North Carolina
  • Freestyle Fellowship – Chance’s uncle got him Innercity Griots when he was in 7th grade
  • his 4th grade crush, whose mom bought Chance the uncensored version of The College Dropout for his birthday (Chance’s mom made him throw it away and buy the clean version)
  • the Chicago freestyle rapper Juice and group Crucial Conflict
  • working as an intern on Obama’s 2008 campaign and getting an old laptop for his help
  • smelling things, like Obama and Madonna – who smells tropical
  • The Best of Acid Jazz from 1991, Jamiroquai’s debut single “When You Gonna Learn?” and Acid Dreams album
  • almost throwing up on Kendrick Lamar at The Illmore in Austin, TX
  • Pat The Manager aka Young Cletus cooking steaks and dressing the same
  • the Chicago stores Jugrnaut and Leaders 1354, where Chance hosted a mixtape release party and climbed a tree
  • Vic Mensa’s song “Tweakin” where he raps:

    Thumbs up to the camera like Nardwuar

Watch the interview embedded below or on Nardwuar’s YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k8CbjkUxak

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Chance’s first music video was for his song “Nostalgia.” Although this track appeared on his first solo mixtape 10 Day, it originally appeared on Instrumentality’s last mixtape Back To School Pack.

Watch the embedded video below or check it out on Chance’s YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUZxVbsdTys

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One of Chance’s earliest interviews. Chance and Justin discuss their entry for the Chicago Public Library Music Sound Off Contest, “Beddy Bye.” Stream the embedded video below or watch it on YOUmedia’s YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkmgTr8-fCU

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Following his SNL debut on December 12, 2015 , Chance makes his second appearance on Saturday Night Live, this time to perform “Ultralight Beam” prior to the release of Kanye’s The Life Of Pablo.

https://streamable.com/9szx

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Chance and Lin-Manuel talk about seizing opportunities, how they envision their artistic legacies, the 2016 presidential election and working on the Hamilton mixtape.

Check out the full cover story here, which includes a behind-the-scenes video of their photo shoot.

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