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Happy Birthday, Chance the Rapper! (Saturday, April 16th)

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Happy Birthday, Chance the Rapper! (Saturday, April 16th)

Happy Birthday, Chance the Rapper! (Saturday, April 16th)

Happy Birthday, Chance the Rapper!.

Chancelor Jonathan Bennett turns 29 years old today.

Here are five fun facts about the rapper.

1.

He was the first independent artist to perform on 'Saturday Night Live.'.

2.

‘Coloring Book’ was the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy.

3.

Chance credits Kanye West’s ‘College Dropout’ as his “first real experience with hip-hop.”.

4.

He once interned for President Barack Obama.

5.

Chance founded the SocialWorks non-profit organization.

Happy Birthday, Chance the Rapper!


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