Chancelor Bennett
Wins
3
Nominations
9
Category
Biography
"I love my family. I love God. And I love music."
- Born Chancelor Johnathan Bennett on April 16, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois
- Following the release of two mixtapes, Chance The Rapper's third mixtape, Coloring Book, became the first album to chart on the Billboard 200 based solely on streaming, hitting No. 8.
- Chance The Rapper earned the first three GRAMMYs of his career at the 59th GRAMMY Awards, including Best New Artist. He made his GRAMMY stage debut that same year, performing a medley of "How Great" and "All We Got" alongside GRAMMY winners Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann.
- Did you know? Chance The Rapper is the first streaming-only artist to win a GRAMMY. He is also the first male rap solo artist to win Best New Artist. He wasn't even born in 1989 when Tone-Loc became the first rap artist to receive a nomination in the category.
- In March 2017, Chance The Rapper announced the donation of $1 million to Chicago Public Schools Foundation to help enrich local arts and educational programs.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Chancelor Bennett
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Album Of The Year
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Josh Gudwin, Rami Yacoub, Skrillex, Soundz, Sam Holland, Chris "Tek" O'Ryan, Justin Bieber, Benny Blanco, Rodney Jerkins, Ali Tamposi, Ryan Tedder, Tori Kelly, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Scott "Scooter" Braun, Chancelor Bennett, Daniel Caesar, Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert, Quavo, Louis Bell, Jason Evigan, Scott Harris, Alexander "ESKEERDO" Izquierdo, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Colin Leonard, Marcus Lomax, Gian Stone, Monsters & Strangerz, Tommy Brown, Burna Boy, DaBaby, Denis Kosiak, Finneas O'Connell, Tayla Parx, Givēon, Billy Walsh, Andrew Watt, Amy Allen, Brittany Amaradio, BEAM, Jon Bellion, Cory Bice, David Bowden, Valentin Brunn, Capi, Raul Cubina, Edwin Diaz, DJ Durel, Jordan Douglas, Dreamlab, Dvlp, Dominic Fike, The Futuristics, Kameron Glasper, Jacob Greenspan, James Gutch, HARV, Leah Haywood, Gregory Aldae Hein, Marvin Hemmings, Jeffrey Howard, Jaden Smith, Jace Logan Jennings, Anthony M. Jones, KCdaproducer, Joe Khajadourian, Charlton Kenneth, Felisha "Fury" King, Paul LaMalfa, Matthew Sean Leon, Jeremy Lertola, Quavious Keyate Marshall, Devin Nakao, Jorgen Odegard, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, Andres Osorio, Oliver Peterhof, Micah Pettit, Whitney Phillips, Michael Pollack, Alex Schwartz, Tia Scola, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Benjamin Thomas, Jake Torrey, Kevin Coby, Freddy Wexler, Keavan Yazdani, Ido Zmishlany, Steven Franks, Heidi Wang, Rafael Fadul, Lionel Crasta, Heidi Wong
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Best Rap Song
Bad Idea
Chancelor Bennett, Uforo Ebong, Daniel Hackett, YBN Cordae
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Best Rap Performance Winner
No Problem
Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps, Chancelor Bennett
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Best Rap Album Winner
Coloring Book
Chancelor Bennett, Jeff Lane
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Best Rap Song
Famous
Mike Dean, Malik Yusef Jones, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Andrew Dawson, Noah Goldstein, Cydel Young, Ernest Brown, Ross Birchard, Chancelor Bennett, Kejuan Havoc Muchita
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Best New Artist Winner
Coloring Book
Chancelor Bennett
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Best Melodic Rap Performance
Ultralight Beam
Terius "The Dream" Nash, Kanye West, Kirk Franklin, Kelly Price, Chancelor Bennett
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Best Rap Song
No Problem
Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps, Chancelor Bennett, Rachel Cato, Jonathan Hoard, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Lakeithsha Williams, Jaime Woods, Cameron Osteen, Peter Wilkins
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Best Rap Song
Ultralight Beam
Mike Dean, Malik Yusef Jones, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Kirk Franklin, Kelly Price, Noah Goldstein, Cydel Young, Chancelor Bennett, Samuel Griesemer, Jerome Potter, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins
