Watch Chance the Rapper’s Acceptance Speech for Best Rap Album at the Grammys

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Chance the Rapper just took home the Grammy for Best Rap Album, and gave an impassioned speech that shouted out DJ Drama, SoundCloud, and his independent status in hip-hop.

Earlier in the evening, Chance won Best New Artist. During that speech, he dedicated the victory to God and said, “I know people think that independence means you do it by yourself. But independence means freedom.”

In his speech for winning Best Rap Performance (which wasn’t televised), he thanked FakeShoreDrive’s Andrew Barber, his family, Jimmy Jam, and many more.  

His brother, Taylor Bennett, was super excited to see him win his third Grammy.

And of course, hip-hop couldn’t resist giving him props.

Issa Rae, the writer and actress behind Insecure, had this to say about Chance. We couldn’t have agreed more.

Watch his speech for Best Rap Album above.

Source Complex

“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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