Chance The Rapper might not have gifted his third mixtape this holiday season, but the Chicago MC managed to rake in $60,000 in donations for the city’s homeless in 10 days.
“The #thirdmixtape didn’t slide down the chimney,” he tweeted the day after Christmas (Dec. 26). “In more important news, good people raised almost $60,000 in 10 days for #WarmestWinter.”
The #thirdmixtape didn’t slide down the chimney. In more important news, good people raised almost $60000 in 10 days for #WarmestWinter
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 26, 2015
The rapper teamed with Warmest Winter and Detroit-based non-profit The Empowerment Plan to fund and gift 1,000 EMPWR coats — which double as sleeping bags — to give to those in need in his native city. The campaign is hoping to make 1,000 by Jan. 13.
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“The Empowerment Plan can produce 1,000 coats on a budget of $100,000,” the official site read. “Our studies show that for each 1,000 coats distributed, we can save 14 lives.”
This coat turns into a sleeping bag for homeless. Homeless are hired to make the coats. https://t.co/43Is78SKRM pic.twitter.com/RVJiAJKtvX
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) December 17, 2015
According to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, more than 125,000 Chicagoans were homeless during the 2014-15 school year. Through Chance’s campaign, there are different tiers of gifts for donations, including chances to win tickets to a Chicago Bulls or White Sox game. A $100 donation also offers the opportunity to win two tickets to see Chance The Rapper perform in 2016.
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On the musical front, the Chi-town do-gooder has been teasing his forthcoming mixtape at live shows. He recently appeared on NBC’s Saturday Night Live (Dec. 12) to premiere his song “Somewhere in Paradise.”