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Chicago’s Chance The Rapper is getting into the holiday spirit. The hip-hop star has announced his new Merry Christmas Lil Mama mixtape is set to arrive next week.
Chance went to Twitter Friday (December 15) to break the news of his joint Jeremih effort.
Merry Christmas Lil Mama NEXT WEEK pic.twitter.com/ixUUGqCoxF
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 15, 2017
The Chi-Town native also hit up Instagram to promise its widespread outlet release.
Recently, a report emerged about Chance securing a $1.5 million deal with Google.org to help Chicago schools.
Chance the Rapper made a surprise appearance at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Academy on Wednesday where fifth-grade students were working on a coding activity with Google employees as a part of Computer Science Education Week. The performer, a Chicago native whose real name is Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, is the latest to join a growing national effort to put computers and computer skills in the hands of boys and girls from all racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Computer science skills such as analytical thinking and creative problem solving are critical for young people who will be hunting for jobs in an increasingly automated society. (10 News)
Google is distributing the $1.5 million to Chance’s SocialWorks and Children First Fund.
The tech giant donated $1 million to the hip hop star’s nonprofit, SocialWorks, which promotes youth empowerment through the arts, education and civic engagement. Google also gave $500,000 to Children First Fund to support computer science programming at CPS. Google officials said the company believes computer science is a critical part of education and helps students and educators develop technical skills for the future. (ABC 7 Chicago)
