The Chicago booster announced his acquisition of the local news site Chicagoist in a new song.
Chance the Rapper released four new songs Wednesday night and, in one of them, announced that he had bought Chicagoist, the local news site most recently owned by WNYC.
On the track “I Might Need Security,” Chance raps “I bought the Chicagoist / just to run you racist [expletive] out of business.” He released a more traditional statement through WNYC, saying that he was “extremely excited to be continuing the work of the Chicagoist,” which he called “an integral local platform for Chicago news, events and entertainment.”
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Munson Steed, the chief executive of the Steed Media Group and the publisher of the Rolling Out website and magazine, said that he was proud of Chance for the move, emphasizing that the newfound media entrepreneur could help groom a generation of journalists of color.
“They’ll gain access based on his participation,” Mr. Steed said. “That would not have happened without it.”
Source: Chance the Rapper Buys Chicagoist, Becomes Chance the Publisher | The New York Times