Chance the Rapper Continues to Criticize Spike Lee

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Chance the Rapper went on Chicago hip-hop/R&B station WGCI yesterday and he talked a little bit more about his criticism of Spike Lee's film, Chi-Raq.

The latest Lee film, described by critics as his best in years, does not have a fan in Chance the Rapper.

Chance further criticized Lee during the interview in response to Lee's prior claims that Chance's criticism stemmed from bias as a result of his father working for the city's mayor.

"He got his little 15 million from Amazon and his other little bread from Lionsgate and made a movie that was not about Chicago but, you know what I'm saying, manipulated and used Chicago actors and Chicago scenery to push this movie."

"I'm just not for it," Chance said on what he feels was an inaccurate depiction of the city, which is in the middle of significant political controversy following the delayed video release of the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by a police officer.

He elaborated further on Lee's mentality, arguing that Lee misses the mark in his latest release.

"When you're walking around and you feel like people are trying to kill you, you shoot when you get scared. That's a problem that even I have. That's a problem that a lot of people suffer.

And I feel like he didn't address that.

He made it seem like we're doing it because of gang life, and because our male ego is being compromised when we don't fight. But that's the smallest form of it," Chance said.

Chance lightened up in other moments in the interview, discussing being the first independent artist to perform on Saturday Night Live ,the 33 city tour he just wrapped up, and the joy of being a father for the first time.