Chance The Rapper
Chance The Rapper & AMC Theaters Team To Give Fans Advance Screening Of ‘Magnificent Coloring World’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Judy Eddy/WENN.com / WENN Chance the Rapper is once again giving back to his hometown, but this time he’s taking fans to the movies. In an effort to get fans back outside and in theaters, Chance the Rapper and AMC Theatres announced they are setting limited advance screenings of his highly anticipated concert film, “Magnificent Coloring World,” in Chicago. The concert film, filmed in 2017 on the tails of Chance’s historic Grammy’s win for Best Rap Album, will have 5 showings starting Friday (May 14), which is the anniversary of the album’s, Coloring Book, release. “Seeing movies together on the big screen is an essential part of summertime and something I deeply missed over the last year, Chance the Rapper said in a statement, “I am extremely e...
Listen to Justin Bieber’s New “Justice” Album, With Production from Skrillex, Virtual Riot, More
Justin Bieber has finally unveiled Justice, his sixth studio album featuring production from Skrillex and Virtual Riot, among other high-profile electronic music producers. The two dubstep heavyweights are credited as writers on the album’s opening song “2 Much,” a stripped-down piano ballad. Check out the contemplative track below. There’s no doubt that longtime fans of both Skrillex and Virtual Riot will be dismayed at the absence of the artists’ signature production elements in the brooding “2 Much.” However, it’s important to note the musicality present in the track, the ambiance of which features beautifully nuanced sound design, like subtle vocal chops and faint strings. Considering their proclivity to crea...
Chance The Rapper Countersues Former Manager For Incompetence, Lost Opportunities
Source: WENN.com / WENN Chance The Rapper kept himself busy on the music front with features and activism in 2020, but he’s also combating a legal issue with a former manager. The Chicago star countersued the manager after facing a lawsuit for a breach of contract himself. The Chicago Tribune recently reported on the legal happenings in a Wednesday (Feb. 24) article which laid out the details of the new missive from Chance. The 27-year-old rapper born Chancellor Bennett is suing Pat Corcoran for taking away business opportunities from Chance to benefit his own uses and tarnishing Chance’s image for allegedly demanding payment from outside vendors to pad his pockets. The outlet adds that the lawsuit was filed last week in Cook County and comes just months after Corcoran’s company sued Chanc...
Kanye West Barks On Chance The Rapper In Documentary Clip
Source: Paul Natkin / Getty Over the past few years Kanye West has alienated millions of fans as he’s done weird things such as calling slavery a “choice” to co-signing Donald Trump’s racist MAGA movement, before ultimately running as a democratic spoiler candidate in the 2020 Presidential race. Luckily for him some of his celebrity peers have reached out to be there for him in what seemed to be a mental breakdown episode, but unfortunately Chance The Rapper caught the wrath of MAGA Yeezy while the two where conversing in the studio. In the minute-long clip is reportedly from the upcoming YZY TV making of the DONDA album documentary, we witness Kanye just unload on Chance The Rapper for whatever reason before telling him “Sit your ass down and listen to the album or leave!!” Dame...
Dionne Warwick The Singer, Chance The Rapper & The Weeknd Collaborating
Source: Sheri Determan/WENN.com / WENN At a fresh 80 years old, Dionne Warwick is still making power moves. The iconic singer will be collaborating with the same artists—Chance The Rapper and The Weeknd— she recently trolled on Twitter on a song, with the proceeds going to feed the hungry. How real is that? Over a week ago, Warwick had the Internet on fire when she questioned the nom de plumes of Chance and the Weeknd. Both artists embraced the friendly roasting, and even Warwick kicked in the joke that she was now going by Dionne The Singer. And yes, she confirmed she is the one running her own Twitter account. Reportedly, Warwick and Chance are now working on a song together. TMZ reports that the Weeknd will be participating in the collaborations as well. The tune is being written and pr...
Is It You Or Nah?: Dionne Warwick Confirms She’s Handling Her Twitter Account
Source: Sheri Determan/WENN.com / WENN Dionne Warwick is gathering the children on social media after fans were skeptical that she was running her own account. On Monday (Dec 7), the soulful icon took to Twitter to dispel comments that her feisty tweets were that of a handler. After being dubbed the “queen of Twitter,” Warwick sent out a special message to the “naysayers” who had something to say about her online activity. “Came here to find foolishness in my replies. I am rushing to into an interview and this is the last time I’m saying this. Thanks.” Dionne Warwick wrote with an accompanying short video addressing the “naysayers” specifically. “Well hello. And this is for all of you Tweeters, who have decided that I’m not tweeting my own stuff to you. I want you to know I am, and I’m get...
Chance the Rapper Shares Cryptic But Promising Update On Jeremih
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Jeremih needed all of the prayer warriors after revealing that he was in the ICU battling a severe COVID-19 infection. It would seem Chance the Rapper, who has been providing a good portion of those prayers, has dropped some promising news on the singer’s condition. Saturday(Nov.14), the music world was blessing the “Oui” singer with plenty of praying hands emojis and thoughts as prayers as details from those closed to the Chicago artist revealed he was on a ventilator fighting the contagious virus. Chance The Rapper along with Diddy and 50 Cent have gone the extra mile to see that Jeremih pulls through. Celebrity gossip site The Shade Room revealed that Chancellor has connected Jeremih’s family with a lot of doctors. While it’s be...
Saturday Night Live: 20 of Biggest Breakthrough Musical Performances Since 2000
Saturday Night Live is back! The late-night sketch comedy returns to NBC for the start of its 46th season on Saturday. After spending half of last season shooting at-home episodes due to the pandemic, promos for the show have revealed the cast is back at 30 Rock’s Studio H8 and ready to put on a show. Former SNL cast member Chris Rock (’90-’93) will host the season premiere, which also features the debut performance of hip-hop’s woman of the moment – Megan Thee Stallion. Over the years, the long-running late-night series has featured some iconic performances, usually bringing in artists at a pivotal moment in their career and giving them a legendary platform to transfix America. And so, in that spirit (and because it’s 2020), SPIN looks back at some of the biggest breakthrough pe...
Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes are available now at time.com/time100, and Mr Funsho’s TIME100 profile is available here. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Rotary member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. “I’m honored to be recognized by TIME for my part in ensuring that no child in Africa will ever again be paralyzed by wild polio, a disease that once disabl...
It’s Ralph Tho: Chance The Rapper To Perform With Ralph Lauren In Chicago Tonight
Source: Gary Miller / Getty Chance The Rapper is about to make some ‘Lo heads jealous. The Chicago rapper will be performing tonight (Sept. 14)(sort of) at the Ralph Lauren flagship store in Chicago. Today, Chance and Ralph Lauren announced their collab that features a special digital performance on at 9:00pm ET. The “pre-recorded live performance” (hey, that’s who they describe it) will get the global streaming treatment on Chance‘s and Ralph Lauren’s social channels. The “No Problem” rapper stays getting spotted in some clutch Ralph Lauren pieces (he also attended Ralph Lauren’s 50th Anniversary Fashion Show), so this move only makes sense. “Music and fashion to me have always been interlinked,” said Chance via a press statement. “Ralph Lauren has always been one of my favorite des...
Lido Is Making His Mark With New Single “Rise”—This Time Under His Own Name
Lido is one of the most impressive producers out there that you might have never heard of. But with the release of the Norwegian artist’s latest single, “Rise,” from the artist’s upcoming studio album PEDER, Lido is looking to change that. Released today via Because Music, “Rise” is the third single from the forthcoming PEDER, stylized after the artist’s first name and out September 18th. It follows “Postclubridehomemusic” and “How To Do Nothing” and came alongside its own original music video, also released today. Vaguely indie pop and rooted in electronic influences, “Rise” easily falls right in line with its two predecessors. They each feature the Norwegian producer’s own voice, as ...
Chance The Rapper Criticizes J. Cole, “Yet Another L For Men Masking Patriarchy”
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty J. Cole has the streets buzzing with the release of his latest song, but depending on who you ask, reactions are all over the place and it seems even fellow rapper Chance The Rapper has something to say. On Tuesday (Jun 16), J. Cole dropped his new track, “Snow On Tha Bluff,” taking aim at who many fans have deciphered as Chicago rapper/activist Noname. While J. Cole took to Twitter to address the controversy without naming his target specifically, he did state he stood by his words before encouraging fans to follow Noname on social media citing her as a leader. “Morning. I stand behind every word of the song that dropped last night,” J. Cole tweeted. “I love and honor her as a leader in these times. She has done and is doing the reading and the listening and th...
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