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‘And Y’all Out Here Tryna Convince Me to Vote for Biden’: Chance the Rapper Praises Kanye West, Receives Heavy Criticism

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By Dan Andros
Managing Editor

July 13, 2020

Chance The Rapper has been outspoken about his faith in recent years, and now he’s weighed in on the upcoming Presidential election in a series of tweets heaping praise on fellow rapper, Kanye West.

In a series of Tweets, Chance The Rapper (whose given name is Chancelor Johnathan Bennett) expressed support for Kanye West’s announcement to run for president, while also throwing a jab at Joe Biden.

And yall out here tryna convince me to vote for Biden. Smfh https://t.co/JgbGBmPQk5

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

“Can someone explain why Joe Biden would be better?”

This was the charge to those who criticized Chance for those who would just like to see Trump out of office.

Are u more pro biden or anti ye and why? I get that you’ll want to reply that you’re just tryna “get trump out” but in this hypothetical scenario where you’re replacing Trump, can someone explain why Joe Biden would be better??

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

Are we pro two-party system?

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

For merely making the suggestion that minorities didn’t have to vote for a democrat, there was severe push back. Many responses looked similar to this one below:

Yikes https://t.co/NR0zUQCBGj

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

He responded to a user who called him out for making the assertion that black people don’t have to vote for one particular party. The user called anyone who is black that doesn’t vote for a democrat “dumb as rocks” for not doing so.

Chance also asked his followers some questions, including an informal poll of two campaign ideas: prison abolition and universal basic housing.

How do you as an individual feel about prison abolition and universal basic housing? And if you’re in favor of those things how important are they in terms of immediacy?

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

He then posted an actual poll about reparations:

Reparations

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

At the time of publication, the poll was at 70% yes in favor of reparations. Chance responded with apparent dismay.

There are several other messages Chance put forth, including calling out people for being racist in his timeline — and he appeared to be referring to people who share his own skin color. You can follow the rest of his conversation by heading to his twitter feed (LANGUAGE WARNING).

Chance had praised Kanye West for his Gospel album, saying he’s “doing what we’re supposed to do” in reference to worshiping God.

Chance the Rapper Praises Kanye West for His Gospel-Centered Music: He’s ‘Doing What We’re Supposed to Do’

Disappointed with how this poll is looking but def explains everything thats happened so far today

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

He hasn’t shied away from sharing his faith, doing so on mainstream programs such as Ellen.

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So, whatever his political opinions are, we can celebrate Chance for being so open about his faith.

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