THE Voice’s newest coach, Chance the Rapper can always be seen wearing his iconic number 3 hat.
Chance has a range of different coloured baseball caps but the number always stays the same. So what does it mean?
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Why does Chance the Rapper wear a number 3 hat?
In an interview with GQ, the rapper explained that he started wearing a hat as a teenager.
He said the hats would be confiscated at school and given back to him at the end of the year, so for him hat-wearing was partly an act of “rebellion.”
When it comes to the number three, he explained why it has a special meaning for him.
He said: “I wanted to put something else on the hat. And so I decided to do ‘3’.
“I just thought that that made the most sense because it was the third project.”
He continued by saying another reason is that he wanted to include the project’s title on his cap and initially the original title was The Magnificent Coloring Book- something he could not fit on a hat.
But the number three also holds sentimental meaning for the rapper.
He added: “I’ve rationalized it to myself that it stands for the third mixtape, the holy trinity, and the three-pronged family of myself, my daughter, and my girl.”
What are Chance the Rapper’s biggest songs?
Born Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, the rapper first rose to fame in 2012 following the release of his mixtape 10 Day.
He became known with his second mixtape Acid Rap in 2013.
But his first studio album Coloring Book in 2016 sent him to number eight on the US Billboard 200
His most popular songs include No Problem featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz, Holy with Justin Bieber, I’m The One, No Brainer, and Cross Me.
What is Chance the Rapper’s net worth?
The artist’s net worth is believed to be around $25million.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, at the peak of his career, Chance was one of the highest-paid rappers in the world.
Chance, who at first did not sell his music, was in Forbes’ 30 under 30 List of Musicians in 2015.
Forbes reported at the time that he had made $33million that year “from touring incessantly and partnering with brands, and his music is incredibly popular on streaming platforms like Spotify, where at least three of his biggest tunes have been played at least 100 million times”.
