Dear Chance the Rapper,
After your recent performance and acceptance speech at the Grammy's, you have become one of my new favorite artists to support. The way you have used your fame as a platform to give God the glory is admirable. Thank you for being bold about your faith, for unashamedly pointing your success back to the Lord of your life. It was refreshing to watch you soulfully perform your mashup of "How Great" and "All We Got" on stage at the Grammy's and even more refreshing to watch you accept your award as Best New Artist with immediate recognition of God's goodness in your life. When you stand up on stage and proclaim your refusal to see more "rappers lose custody", you are courageously standing up against the reality many are too afraid to admit. You are using your time in the spotlight for good and for that I greatly thank you.
Thank you for your latest album, "Coloring Book". You have masterfully infused the gospel into rap culture without losing your touches of incredible musical talent. You have used the gift of music to point listeners back to the One who made sound, notes, and beats a reality.
Thank you for your honest testimony of your personal journey with God. In "How Great", you admit you "used to hide from God" and even "prayed and prayed and left messages but never got no hear back" which many can relate to. You don't beautify walking with Christ. You are real and authentic. Your music and lyrics represent, as you said in an interview, your transition from a Christian child to a Christian man.
“I never really set out to make anything that could pretend to be new gospel or pretend to be the gospel,” he said. “It’s just music from me as a Christian man because I think before I was making music as a Christian child. And in both cases I have imperfections, but there was a declaration that can be made through going all the [stuff] I’ve been through the last few years.” (http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/features/13483-chance-t...)
Thank you, Chance, for how you have allowed God to use your gifts and talents to glorify His great name. It is inspiring.
Please know you have many fans cheering you on as you continue to use your fame for the glory of the King of Kings.
Can't wait to see you in May.
Sincerely,
An impressed fan
