SUCCESS photo shoot. Students there on field trips watch with palpable excitement as Chance emerges from his car in his signature snapback with an embroidered “3” on the front and “Chance” on the back.Chance—full name Chancelor Johnathan Bennett—has been well known in Chicago since he was in high school, then a nascent rapper with a small but loyal following.
As that following grew, so did Chance’s fame. And as that fame grew, so did his fortune—which he immediately started giving away, first in a hefty donation to Chicago Public Schools in 2017, then to the county’s mental health services.
In 2016, he co-created the Warmest Winter project, which created coats that doubled as sleeping bags for the homeless.Since 2012, when Chance released his first mixtape after graduating from Jones College Prep in 2011, his promise has attracted attention from established artists eager to collaborate.
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