Teen Vogue catches up with Chance the Rapper for its most recent issue. Petra Collins photographs the rapper for the shoot. Sporting casual styles, Chance is pictured at the barbershop and a restaurant. Chance also talks to Teen Vogue about his image.
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Rebelling against rap’s bad boy image, Chance reveals, “One of my biggest fears with Coloring Book was that it would be labeled. I hate labels. I never sought out for people to recognize it as a gospel album. I don’t make Christian rap, but I am a Christian rapper.”
He continues, “When I was going out and trying to fully give glory to God, in my setting, I feared that people would be dismissive of it, like, ‘This is Christian rap, I’m not trying to hear it.’ But it’s the total opposite. People were very accepting of it.”
The 24-year-old rapper continues, “Whether they say, ‘I’m an atheist, but I love Coloring Book‘ or they say, ‘I’m so glad I was able to get closer to God through this project,’ people had formed opinions about what I put into the world. I think that’s always the goal of art, is to make people ask themselves questions. Let Get Out!”
Chance the Rapper Teen Vogue Photo Shoot
