In a recent interview, Chance the Rapper shared his thoughts on whether he’d walk down the aisle again someday. While the Chicago native “respects” the sanctity of marriage, at this point in his life, he’s “chill” on the idea of doing so in the near future.
“No, I just I just be chilling. You feel me? Like, I be chilling,” he told The Shade Room.
Last December, Chance’s longtime girlfriend and later wife, Kirsten Corley, filed for divorce. Prior to that, the couple had been together nearly a decade and married in March 2019. That same year, he released his debut album, The Big Day, which was heavily inspired by his life at the time, as he was preparing to marry Corey and become a father.
Despite debuting at No.2 on the Billboard 200 chart, it was heavily criticized. Chance believes it’s because his message wasn’t “connecting” with people at that time. “I feel like with rap, especially, like you’re expected to tell your story and expected to also have stuff that connects with people. But we [are] all just humans.”
He added, “I still respect it totally. You know what I’m saying? Especially ’cause that’s what the Bible says you’re supposed to do…Like, I ain’t gonna downplay it at all. But right now, I’m just figuring that life out.”
In other news, Chance the Rapper recently opened up about how Odd Future played a “pivotal” role in hip-hop.
The Los Angeles crew, which included Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, Syd, Hodgy, and Domo Genesis, among others, used the internet to bypass gatekeepers. “Odd Future in a lot of ways helped birth a lot of careers,” the rapper says in a recent interview.
The collective released music directly to fans, built their own brand identity, and cultivated a rebellious DIY ethos. Odd Future’s brash style and shock-value lyrics often grabbed attention, but beneath that chaos was a blueprint for independence. By controlling their output and rejecting industry norms, Odd Future proved that viral energy, authenticity, and community could sustain careers.