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‘Glory Be to God, I Claim This Victory in Honor of the Lord’: Chance the Rapper Wins Big at Grammys

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By Stephanie Parker
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February 13, 2017

Christian hip-hop artist, Chance the Rapper won big Sunday night at the 59th Grammy Awards.

READ: Christian Rapper’s 7 Grammy Nominations ‘Is Proof God Exists’ – and also History Making

The man of the hour took home three of the seven awards he was nominated for, including Best New Artist.

Chance’s big win was the first televised acceptance speech of the night.

“Glory Be to God,” Chance proclaimed. “I claim this victory in honor of the Lord. I want to Thank God for my mother and father who supported me since I was young.”

The 23-year-old also spent time thanking the city of Chicago and the “amazing people” God has placed in his life.

Over the last year, the independent artist has gained fame by winning over audiences by offering live streaming music directly to his fans. A risky move, bypassing the traditional record label approach.

WATCH: Chance The Rapper “Blessed” Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show Stage

Chance’s three Grammy wins also included ‘Best Rap Performance’ for “No Problem” with 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne.

The moment @chancetherapper won his first Grammy

A video posted by gerrick d. kennedy (@gerrickkennedy) on Feb 12, 2017 at 3:18pm PST

Later in the evening, the rapper wowed the audience again with an incredible gospel performance reminiscent of what you’d expect to see in a Baptist church.

The stirring performance, a mashup of his most noteworthy songs on his mixtape, “Coloring Book,” included a gospel choir, music legend Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann.

Mood pic.twitter.com/eOR62e2MAu

— Lil Chano From 79th (@ChanceActivity) February 13, 2017

“Stand up right now, stop playing!” Chance shouted to the star-studded crowd halfway through his performance. “I’m talking about God!”

.@chancetherapper took our asses to church tonight!!! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/ys7CQ71ITx

— B E A N Z (@PhotosByBeanz) February 13, 2017

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