“Not to sound selfish, but she’s from Chicago so I would hope that she’d be engaged in our city’s current troubles and needs," the rapper said. | Getty Chance the Rapper throws his support behind Clinton

Chance the Rapper is all-in for Hillary Clinton, saying the Democratic nominee has a “certain sincerity that’s hidden by the media.”

In an interview with Billboard magazine, the rapper, whose real name is Chancellor Johnathan Bennett, talks up Clinton as a Chicago native who's gotten shortchanged this election season.


“Not to sound selfish, but she’s from Chicago, so I would hope that she’d be engaged in our city’s current troubles and needs,” the rapper said.

He went on to praise Clinton’s character: “She has a certain sincerity that’s hidden by the media. I’m not sure if it’s because she’s a woman or because Donald Trump just has a stronghold on the media at this time, but she’s unfairly treated. I can’t really speak on her policies but I feel a certain connection to Hillary Clinton that’s just not there with Donald Trump.”

Chance also took the opportunity to speak about race issues in America. Asked about the challenges women and people of color face when it comes to the Grammys and the music industry in general, he said, “Pretty much the same challenges that they face throughout the rest of the world in terms of being overlooked, underappreciated and held back from a lot of stuff.”

“Colorism and racism don’t stop when you’re a musician or when you have wealth or when you’re in any given position. Kendrick [Lamar] going home Grammy-less [in 2014, when he was nominated in seven categories] was an awesome moment for people to recognize that it plagues us regardless of talent or skill,” he added.

Clinton on Thursday shared her appreciation via Twitter for the endorsement.

“Thanks, @chancetherapper,” she tweeted with a link to a bossip.com article about Chance's interview.