The Kanye Effect: Chance the Rapper Says ‘Black People Don’t Have to Be Democrats’ and Melts the Internet
The same day Kanye West set the internet on fire by tweeting explicit support for President Donald Trump, Chance the Rapper voiced support for freedom of thought.
“Black people don’t have to be democrats,” he tweeted Wednesday evening.
Black people don’t have to be democrats.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 25, 2018
Shut the fuck up now if this is about defending Kanye. You're on thin ice too.
— Lance Cooper (@804StreetMedia) April 25, 2018
but also imagine being black and supporting a group of individuals who have continuously invalidated black people though…. just a thought. pic.twitter.com/lRsHLCekv2
— • 𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 • 𝟡/𝟛𝟚 • (@starrymatteI) April 25, 2018
— 🗣 (@haumue) April 25, 2018
No one said they did. But you not about to log on and defend Kanye and his MAGA hat. I just KNOWWWWW that’s not what you’re about to do.
— naomi 💎 (@xeauxeau) April 25, 2018
The Grammy Award-winning musical talent has been open about his support for Democrats like twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. His tweet was certainly not an assertion to Republican ideology, but, more importantly, an expression of support for freedom of thought, seemingly taking a note from Kanye.
Yet, such a tame and accurate statement set the internet on fire. Within just an hour of posting, the tweet received over 100,000 “likes” and more than 37,000 replies. (Read more from “The Kanye Effect: Chance the Rapper Says ‘Black People Don’t Have to Be Democrats’ and Melts the Internet” HERE)
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