1. Because, despite countless offers, he intentionally hasn't signed to a label so he can continue to be artistically independent.

Chance is the real deal. He isn't about the money or the fame. He's all about the music. And he's all about getting the music out to people in a way that won't break their bank accounts, having released only two free mixtapes and one collaborative album available for free on iTunes in his career.

2. Because he just made history as the first unsigned artist to perform on "Saturday Night Live."

And he's only 22 years old. And he absolutely killed it.

3. Because he's not your typical underdog story.

Chance comes from a relatively wealthy family. However, while his father hoped that he would follow in his own footsteps and find a place in politics, Chance was always more interested in being a performer. His aspirations of one day becoming a rapper were ridiculed by his teachers, but Chance never lost hope. During his senior year of high school, he was suspended for 10 days for possession of marijuana on school grounds and suspected attempt to sell. As a result of this, Chance recorded his first full-length project, a mixtape titled 10 Day, the success of which allowed him to grab the attention of key people in the music industry. And the rest is history.

4. Because he is currently teamed up with a Detroit-based charity for a new initiative called "Warmest Winter", which hires previously homeless people from local shelters in Detroit to manufacture high-tech coats. These coats are then distributed to Chicago's homeless population, which is estimated to be 125,848 people. Even though Chance has become so successful in such a short amount of time, he still hasn't forgotten the city in which he was raised, and the good he can still do for them. He's a true class act.

5. Because he is the star of a short film called "Mr. Happy," which centers around a suicidal man named Victor (a link to which you can find here).

This is proof that not only is he a talented musician, but he's also a pretty stinkin' good actor too.

6. Because when he was asked what it was like to be the father of his newborn little girl, he responded, "It feels like the beginning of my life."

And if that's not the cutest thing you've ever heard, you can absolutely just exit out of this article and never open it again.