Chance the Rapper supports Kanye West’s presidential bid, says: I trust Kanye West more than Biden

Chance, who was featured on West’s 2017 song “Ultralight Beam,” wrote, “And yall out here tryna convince me to vote for Biden. Smfh.”

He was met with a wave of backlash when he followed up by asking his followers, “Are u more pro biden or anti ye and why?”

Six hours later, more than 12,000 people had replied, and the Chicago rapper became a trending topic on Twitter.

I didnt plan on trending today, but I would like take this opportunity to say: with all these apologies and accountabilities going around the city of Chicago and the Chicago Police Dept should finally admit to and denounce the assassination of Fred Hampton

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

“I understand,” Chance wrote. “Yall trust Biden more than yall trust Ye. I think I understand why, I just don’t feel the same way.”

West announced he was running for president on the Fourth of July, though he has not filed any official paperwork and so far is not set to appear on any state’s ballots.

While he generated a media frenzy, his candidacy is not being taken seriously by most political experts.

Chance the Rapper responded to the backlash from his initial comments, writing, “Ok this is me slowly trying to get down from this hill without falling and dying: Whoever you vote for I hope they abolish the prison system as we know it, honor black reparations and all treaties with Indigenous folk and lastly end homelessness.”

Chance used his moment as a trending topic to promote reparations for Black Americans, prison abolition, universal basic income and housing and education reform.

Ok this is me slowly trying to get down from this hill without falling and dying:
Whoever you vote for I hope they abolish the prison system as we know it, honor black reparations and all treaties with Indigenous folk and lastly end homelessness. Whomever that may be God bless em

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020