--- description: After a free concert, Chance the Rapper led voters in a parade through downtown Chicago to the polls where early votes could be cast. title: Watch Chance the Rapper Lead Voters in a Parade to the Polls image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Chance the Rapper Lead a Massive Parade of Voters to the Chicago Polls  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 8, 2016 4:21 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 8, 2016 4:21 PM CUT Two months ago, [Chance the Rapper](http://time.com/4464999/frank-ocean-chance-the-rapper-gq/ "undefined") encouraged his fans to “[Stay woke and vote” by offering them the option to register to vote](http://time.com/4495859/chance-the-rapper-naacp-voting/ "undefined") during his _Magnificent World_ world tour stops; now, in the wake of the presidential election, it looks like Chicago’s beloved MC and [President Obama’s favorite rapper](http://time.com/4549512/obama-on-favorite-rappers/ "undefined") is still putting his money where his mouth is. Following a free concert on Monday in downtown Chicago, Chance led a massive parade of voters to a polling place, where voters could participate in early voting. [_ABC 7_ ](http://abc7chicago.com/politics/election-2016-chance-the-rapper-leads-hundreds-to-early-voting-site/1593700/ "undefined") reported that the pre-election voting in Cook County, where Chicago is located, has far surpassed records set in both 2008 and 2012 with more than 438,212 ballots cast as of Monday night. See footage from the parade below. > [](https://twitter.com/chancetherapper/status/795731870537359360) > [](https://twitter.com/ReddPhotog/status/795777334070702080) > [](https://twitter.com/5SOSBreeezy/status/795790279399866368) > [](https://twitter.com/egpaul/status/795781200392634373) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4562411/chance-the-rapper-chicago-voting-parade/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4562411/chance-the-rapper-chicago-voting-parade/"},"headline":"Watch Chance the Rapper Lead a Massive Parade of Voters to the Chicago Polls","datePublished":"2016-11-08T16:21:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:38:30.079Z","description":"The Chicago rapper wants you to \"stay woke and vote\"","url":"https://time.com/4562411/chance-the-rapper-chicago-voting-parade/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","politics","Music","Election","celebrity","Election 2016","Culture","chance the rapper"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4562411/chance-the-rapper-chicago-voting-parade/","name":"Watch Chance the Rapper Lead a Massive Parade of Voters to the Chicago Polls"}}]}] ```