Chance boasts about having a larger platform than Trump
CHANCE the Rapper (below) says he has a “bigger voice than Donald Trump”.
The 24-year-old musician believes he’s an influential voice in American society and has even boasted about having a larger platform than the current US President.
He said: “I just have a larger platform than all platforms. I have a bigger voice than Donald Trump, than literally anybody who works in politics.
“I can connect with people on the level of appealing as a person who is still being a citizen, as a person who does what he wants. But I have ideas on how to voice opinions and ideas that other people just don’t have.”
Meanwhile, Chance bemoaned the pressure on hip-hip artists to project a “hard”
I just have a larger platform than all platforms. I have a bigger voice than Donald Trump, than literally anybody who works in politics. I can connect with people on the level of appealing as a person who is still being a citizen, as a person who does what he wants. But I have ideas on how to voice opinions and ideas that other people just don’t have.
persona. He did, however, acknowledge that the landscape is changing for black musicians like himself. Speaking to the NPR podcast ‘What’s Good with Stretch & Bobbito’, he explained: “I think there’s just always been a quiet conversation and joke that if you’re not if you’re not hard, if you’re not from an impoverished neighbourhood, if you’re not certain constructs of a black stereotype, then you’re not black.
In other news, Avicii has released his first new music in two years with new EP ‘AVICI’.
The 27year-old Swedish DJ - real name Tim Bergling - took a break from the music industry in early 2016 after he announced he would no longer be playing live shows due to the gruelling schedule affecting his health.
But now, the ‘Wake Me Up’ hitmaker has returned to the spotlight with a new five-track EP - which sees him team up with the likes of Rita Ora, Sandro Cavazza, and AlunaGeorge - which fans can listen to on the star’s specially curated YouTube playlist right now.
Chance the Rapper