Chancelor Bennett (born April 16, 1993), better known by his stage name Chance The Rapper, is an American hip hop recording artist from Chicago, Illinois. In 2013, he began to gain recognition following the release of his first two mixtapes. 1993-2010: Early life and career beginnings Bennett started showing interest in music at a young age, and in his freshman year of high school at Chicago's Jones College Prep High School, formed the hip-hop duo Instrumentality with a friend. He mentioned in an interview that fellow Chicago native Kanye West's 2004 debut album The College Dropout was the first hip-hop album that he ever purchased and listened to, previously being into soul and jazz. 2011-2012: 10 Day At Jones College Prep High School, some of his teachers ridiculed his aspirations to become a musician. Following a 10-day suspension in spring 2011 during his senior year, Bennett released his first mixtape entitled 10 Day, which has been ...