Native Chicago artist Chance The Rapper is considering a run for Chicago mayor.
Chance The Rapper, real name Chancelor Bennett, was born and raised in the West Chatham neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. He’s got a history of being openly political and grabbed headlines for rejecting a thank you from President Trump after he stood by Kanye West when he first came out as a Trump supporter. (RELATED: Kanye West Reportedly Has A Plan For Colin Kaepernick, and It Involves Donald Trump)
And on Monday, Chance The Rapper teased the notion that he was considering running for mayor.
“I’m thinkin’ maybe I should,” he teased, referencing a lyric in his song “Somewhere In Paradise,” in which he muses about running for Chicago mayor.
Im thinkin maybe I should
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) October 15, 2018
Hours later, he posted a photo of plans for a media advisory at 10 a.m. local Chicago time, where he will likely make an announcement about his decision to run at City Hall.
City Hall pull up pic.twitter.com/RO31aO9bPI
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) October 15, 2018
Calls for Chance The Rapper to run for Chicago mayor have been swift and longstanding. A website aptly named Chano4Mayor.com says the city can do “much, much better” than Rahm Emmanuel and claims the rapper could reform Chicago’s school systems and gun violence issues.
This is a developing story. Check back for details.