Chance the Rapper

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live's Cold Open was set against the backdrop of a rally for President Trump, and had a little something for everyone: an escaped ISIS extremist, Bill Clinton, Lindsey Graham, Mark Zuckerberg, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Open, which managed to largely refrain from its habit...

(Newser) - Chance the Rapper is also a songwriter, actor, and producer—and as of Wednesday, he's in the media business, too. The 25-year-old rapper, who is from Chicago, announced his purchase of Chicagoist , a local news site that former owner Joe Ricketts shut down in November 2017 along with Gothamist,...

(Newser) - First responders probably aren't among those who enjoyed Chance the Rapper's show in Hartford, Conn., where more than 90 people, many of them underaged, were hospitalized with severe intoxication. It was a "busy night," per deputy police chief Brian Foley—so much so that CNN reports...

(Newser) - Chance the Rapper demanded action Monday as he handed a $1 million check to his hometown's struggling school system. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner "still won't commit to give Chicago's kids a chance without caveats or ultimatums," Chance said, per the Chicago Tribune . "Gov. Rauner,...