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MADE FEATURE XXXX

Chance

Taking A

To Empower Others

MADE By Derrick Christian Lorem Ipsum

W hen it comes to empowering people , there ’ s a rapper out now who has countless groups they are positively impacting , directly and indirectly . Independent artists . Voters . Young Creatives . Entrepreneurs . Non-Profit Leaders . The homeless . And the list goes on . This rapper goes by the name of Chance The Rapper .

At the intersection of entertainment and education is where the most influential leaders can make a huge impact . With the obsession of celebrity culture here in the states and the undeniable impact that music has on people , great visibility and power are given to those who find success in this space . Chance is a millennial leader who has not only reached this level of notoriety , but he has harnessed the energy of it to go beyond building his career and get into building up the communities around him .
He got young people to # ParadeToThePolls by physically leading thousands of voters in a march to voting booths after a Get Out The Vote concert in Chicago , launched his non-profit organization SocialWorks while holding the first Magnificent Coloring Day festival ( also in his hometown of Chicago ) and most notably got nominated for a total of seven Grammy awards for his Coloring Book album that was free , critically acclaimed and independently released .
This is in addition to doing things like co-creating the Warmest Winter initiative in December 2015 where he helped raise over $ 100,000 to get 1,000 high tech coats which doubled as a self-heating sleeping bag to aid homeless people through the coldest months of the year .
Chance The Rapper is the captain of navigating his success in the entertainment world to result in the change that he wants to see . He ’ s coloring outside the lines of traditional artists and creating a bigger picture of action in his activism that is art to everyone watching ( and listening to ) him do it . made-magazine . com | 10