All-round good guy Chance the Rapper has had a busy few days, donating most of his time to Hillary Clinton’s campaign and encouraging people to get out and vote. It is not a new venture for Chance, he has been a proactive voice throughout the US election, encouraging voter registration on his Magnificent Coloring World Tour.
The past Saturday Chance joined Jay Z, Beyoncé, J. Cole, and Big Sean at a Get Out the Vote in Cleveland, where Jay and Beyoncé introduced Hillary Clinton. Before Chance performed No Problem he said “I’m here to celebrate our next and first woman president in the history of the United States of America.”
Now back in his hometown Chicago, Chance performed at another Get Out the Vote concert. After the free concert Chance led the crowd on a #ParadeToThePolls, which was exactly as it sounds. Chance lead reportedly thousands of people to early voting sites. The event was organised by Chance’s nonprofit, SocialWorks.
With thousands of people in attendance, it meant thousands of early votes and thousands of videos and tweets of the event. Check out some of them below.
The attendance helped break records for early voting in the region, and the videos below are really incredible; it looks more like a huge street parade or music festival than a voting line. Thank you, Chance.
I voted #paradetothepolls pic.twitter.com/gS8qvgDlXA
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) November 8, 2016
Chance the Rapper leads hundreds of young voters to long early voting lines downtown so they can cast their ballots: https://t.co/rhnWdcFV6W pic.twitter.com/kURCV0peYr
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) November 8, 2016
.@chancetherapper going to vote. #paradetothepolls pic.twitter.com/BI5BEBixP0
— Marianna Brady (@mqbrady) November 7, 2016
Another clip from tonight's #paradetothepolls w/ @chancetherapper bringing thousands out to cast their vote. pic.twitter.com/9UNrYmzcSF
— Alexis Wainwright (@AlexisW_Reports) November 8, 2016
If you're curious about how famous Chance is in Chicago, this was the scene after he voted. #paradetothepolls pic.twitter.com/EAtBLlJ8ep
— just josh now (@JoshhTerry) November 8, 2016
Early voting line after Chance the Rapper #paradetothepolls concert in Chicago's Loop #Elections2016 pic.twitter.com/Eg8GfQ0CCd
— John Owens (@john_p_owens) November 8, 2016
After a free concert in Grant Park, @chancetherapper led thousands in a #paradetothepolls on the eve of #ElectionDay in downtown Chicago. pic.twitter.com/gQpidoVEWp
— The Chicago Reporter (@ChicagoReporter) November 8, 2016
Chance will be in Australia for a number of New Year festivals including Origin NYE in Perth, Beyond The Valley in Melbourne, and Field Day in Sydney. He will also be performing two sold out side shows on January 3 at The Big Top, Sydney and January 4 at Festival Hall, Melbourne.
Image: Chicago Sun Times