{"id":19843,"date":"2017-03-06T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/?p=19843"},"modified":"2017-03-06T07:15:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T12:15:16","slug":"how-did-chance-the-rappers-meeting-go-with-the-gov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohsodj.com\/?p=19843","title":{"rendered":"How Did Chance the Rapper&#8217;s Meeting Go With the Gov?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18414 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ohsodj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/chance_250_ohsodj.jpg?resize=230%2C230\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ohsodj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/chance_250_ohsodj.jpg?w=230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ohsodj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/chance_250_ohsodj.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>As promised, Chance the Rapper met with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner primarily to discuss funding &#8212; or lack thereof &#8212; for Chicago Public Schools. So how did it go?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>While Governor Rauner has yet to share any feedback on social media, Chance has since filled his feed with links to articles and videos that make clear he is disappointed &#8212; though not dispirited. One video clip sees Chance call upon the media, specifically Billboard and Complex, &#8220;to give a comprehensive history of how we ended up here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Complex\">@Complex<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billboard\">@billboard<\/a> ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3bU6tkojYy\">https:\/\/t.co\/3bU6tkojYy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chancetherapper\/status\/837736856175460352\">March 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The meeting between Chance and Governor Rauner first materialized after the independent artist &#8212; a vocal activist for several causes including voting, gun violence, education and more &#8212; and Rauner communicated via Twitter. Following Chance&#8217;s impressive night at the Grammys, in which he took home three awards including Best New Artist, Governor Rauner tweeted his praise, &#8220;Congrats to Chance The Rapper for making history as an independent artist and taking home 3 Grammys. IL is proud that you&#8217;re one of our own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>As promised, Chance the Rapper met with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner primarily to discuss funding &#8212; or lack thereof &#8212; for Chicago Public Schools. 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