Magnificent Coloring Day was a music festival — not in and of itself remarkable — but also an act of civic responsibility, pride and emotional investment. For Chance, the South Side of Chicago is both a sturdy foundation and also an object of concern. The area can be a place of catastrophic violence, and Chance’s jubilant, gospel-leaning hip-hop is flecked with streaks of melancholy. But mostly it is about pride — “Lil Chano from 79,” he calls himself, as in 79th Street, in the Chatham neighborhood. At the merchandise tables here, commemorative hoodies had Lil Chano 79 on the back, rendered in sports-jersey style.

Source: New York Times September 25, 2016 22:07 UTC