Chance The Rapper has steadily been increasing his social reach and continues to demonstrate his love for his hometown. Chicago has been suffering from a steady momentum of gun violence, which has led to its particularly telling nicknames: The Murder Capital and Chiraq. Majority of these of crimes take place in low income areas, in black or brown communities. These trends have gained national attention, especially with the recent wave of mass shootings all of over the country. A number of different groups have risen up to correct this plight, which Chance and his father have decided to partner with.

Taking to his twitter account, Chance announced his father’s #SaveChicago campaign, which is a collaboration with other local community organizations. While this is an ongoing movement, it was specifically intended to keep the streets clear and safe during Memorial Day. It was more than a noble feat, as the rapper attempted to only use his stature and social media presence as a platform for others to use. #SaveChicago was a huge success, as the city of Chicago went 42 hours without a gun homicide.

Check out his tweets below and look out for more opportunities to help with this important and incredible cause.


when i was in LA My pops asked me to help with a project. He was tryin to get Community Org’s in CHI to prevent every murder on Memorial Day — Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 27, 2014

He had talked to Churches, Schools, Outreach Prog’s and Business’s, trying to get them to commit to saving every life possible yesterday — Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 27, 2014

The plan was to get these mass numbers of people out on street corners Friday night with posters and banners with the plea “#SAVECHICAGO” — Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 27, 2014

His plan was to get radio stations like @WGCI and @Power92Chicago to say “PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN CHICAGO” every hour on the hour the wk before — Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 27, 2014

And even though i was outta town i checked in constantly. come to FIND OUT WE WENT 42 HOURS FROM THURSDAY TO SATURDAY NIGHT W/O ONE SHOOTING — Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 27, 2014

Jimi (@Nativejimi)