Artist

Chancelor Bennett

Wins

3

Nominations

9

Category

Rap

64th Annual Grammy Awards

Album Of The Year - Nominee

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe). Justin Bieber

62nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Song - Nominee

Bad Idea. Chancelor Bennett, YBN Cordae, Uforo Ebong, Daniel Hackett

59th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Performance - Winner

No Problem. Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps

59th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Album - Winner

Coloring Book. Chancelor Bennett

59th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Song - Nominee

Famous. Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Swizz Beatz, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Havoc Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, Cydel Young, Malik Yusef Jones

59th Annual Grammy Awards

Best New Artist - Winner

Coloring Book. Chancelor Bennett

59th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Melodic Rap Performance - Nominee

Ultralight Beam. Kanye West, Chancelor Bennett, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, Terius "The Dream" Nash

59th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Song - Nominee

No Problem. Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Rachel Cato, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cameron Osteen, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Peter Wilkins, Lakeithsha Williams, Jaime Woods

59th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Rap Song - Nominee

Ultralight Beam. Chancelor Bennett, Swizz Beatz, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, Cydel Young, Malik Yusef Jones

About Chancelor Bennett

"I love my family. I love God. And I love music."

  • Born Chancelor Johnathan Bennett on April 16, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois
  • Following the release of two mixtapes, Chance The Rapper's third mixtape, Coloring Book, became the first album to chart on the Billboard 200 based solely on streaming, hitting No. 8.
  • Chance The Rapper earned the first three GRAMMYs of his career at the 59th GRAMMY Awards, including Best New Artist. He made his GRAMMY stage debut that same year, performing a medley of "How Great" and "All We Got" alongside GRAMMY winners Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann.
  • Did you know? Chance The Rapper is the first streaming-only artist to win a GRAMMY. He is also the first male rap solo artist to win Best New Artist. He wasn't even born in 1989 when Tone-Loc became the first rap artist to receive a nomination in the category.
  • In March 2017, Chance The Rapper announced the donation of $1 million to Chicago Public Schools Foundation to help enrich local arts and educational programs.

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Chancelor Bennett

Year Award Artists Work All Nominees
2022 Album Of The Year Justin Bieber Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) All Nominees
2020 Best Rap Song Chancelor Bennett, YBN Cordae, Uforo Ebong, Daniel Hackett Bad Idea All Nominees
2017 Best Rap Performance Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Tauheed Epps No Problem All Nominees
2017 Best Rap Album Chancelor Bennett Coloring Book All Nominees
2017 Best Rap Song Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Swizz Beatz, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Havoc Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West, Cydel Young, Malik Yusef Jones Famous All Nominees
2017 Best New Artist Chancelor Bennett Coloring Book All Nominees
2017 Best Melodic Rap Performance Kanye West, Chancelor Bennett, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, Terius "The Dream" Nash Ultralight Beam All Nominees
2017 Best Rap Song Chancelor Bennett, Lil Wayne, Rachel Cato, Tauheed Epps, Jonathan Hoard, Cameron Osteen, Ivan Rosenberg, Conor Szymanski, Peter Wilkins, Lakeithsha Williams, Jaime Woods No Problem All Nominees
2017 Best Rap Song Chancelor Bennett, Swizz Beatz, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius "The Dream" Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West, Cydel Young, Malik Yusef Jones Ultralight Beam All Nominees

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