Chance The Rapper (Chancelor Bennett) was born on April 16th, 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Chance grew up heavily involved in his local church and from an early age he was introduced to music, specifically in the genres of gospel and jazz. Chance started rapping in sixth grade, however he truly started to become recognized for his musical talent in high school. Now at age 25, Chance is highly successful within his music career and in life.