Chance the Rapper had some kind words for his beloved mother after a recent Lauryn Hill show, and he thanked her — and the singer — for all they’d contributed to his life.
Taking to Instagram on Sunday (October 29), the “Cocoa Butter Kisses” rapper reflected on his mom’s role as a respected hairdresser and business owner in Chicago in the 1990s. Chance shared that she employed many Black men and women, and even helped introduce people to their spouses.
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Things changed, though, when she got pregnant with the rapper (real name Chancelor Bennett).
“It was then that she was faced with the difficult decision of whether to begin on a new path of motherhood and family for herself or to continue in her purpose of her art and livelihood,” he wrote. “My mama chose me. She was at the top of her field, a black woman in her 20s with ownership and investment in her community, but she chose the difficult yet beautiful path to family.”
But, he said, there was one thing that bonded them together: “To Zion,” from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Hill’s track about having a child despite the demands of her career, and the naysayers who told her she’d have to choose one or the other.
And for this, Chance the Rapper said, he was eternally grateful — especially since he subsequently got to take his mother to the most recent show with Ms. Hill, and they both got to thank her (and Wyclef and Pras) in person for the inspiration.
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“Thank you Ms Hill, Thank you Clef, Thank you Pras and most importantly thank you mama,” he wrote.
Check out the touching post below.
As his mother was a role model to him, so too is Chance the Rapper now a role model to his daughters — as he recently revealed that he would go so far as to collaborate with Peppa Pig to get some brownie points with his two kids.
On May 2, the Grammy-award winning rapper appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about his interest in music during grade school and the 10th anniversary of Acid Rap. He also discussed his two daughters and if they’re into the music he creates or not.
“Yeah, they do like my music,” Chance said. “They’re more into like, Peppa Pig, and their contemporaries. But like, I have a few songs that they’ll listen to. They like a song called ‘Let’s Go on the Run’ a lot.”
After Meyers asked if Chance The Rapper would do a collaboration with Peppa Pig or not, which he confirmed, the artist then said he would also do one with Baby Shark.
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“Out of my own desperation, I’d do a collaboration with Peppa,” Chance said. “Like Peppa, if you’re listening right now, like I’m trying to work, or at least get some autographs for my kids. Shout out to Peppa Pig! “And the Baby Shark also! I would in a heartbeat.”
