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Chance the Politician

The rapper is spending his good will—and $1 million in ticket sales—on Chicago Public Schools.
Source: Charles Rex Arbogast / AP

On Friday, Chance the Rapper sounded frustrated. After meeting with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner to talk about Chicago Public Schools’ funding crisis, he he had received only “vague” answers about the issue. He also leveled some complaints against the reporters themselves. "I want y'all to do your jobs," he said outside Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center. "The international and national publications out there—, , people that post about me walking down the street and shit—if you guys could give a comprehensive history on how we ended up here."

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