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Dionne Warwick and Chance The Rapper to record charity single
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 18 January 2021
Following a slightly unusual Twitter exchange last year, Dionne Warwick and Chance The Rapper have now announced that they are set to record a single together. Proceeds from the release will go to two charities chosen by the musicians.
“Chance and I will be getting in the studio very, very soon”, says Warwick in a video posted on Twitter. “It’s gonna be a pleasure working with him and his organisation, called SocialWorks, as he’s working with mine, Hunger: Not Impossible”.
“We’re going to try to do some wonderful things for people that are desperately in need”, she continues. “Those who are hungry, those who are homeless, those who need education, all the good stuff that they’ve been missing for too long”.
“So keep your eyes and ears open, because we’re getting in that studio soon and we’re going to give you something that you cannot resist”.
The collaboration came into being after Warwick tweeted a question to Chance The Rapper back in December.
“Hi, Chance The Rapper”, she wrote. “If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this”.
He tweeted back that he was “freaking out” that Warwick even knew who he was, but failed to answer her query. In the end, she kind of answered it herself and then made the offer of working together, saying: “Of course I know you – you’re THE rapper – let’s rap together – I’ll message you”.
It’s not clear if Warwick plans to rap on the new track, despite what she said there. After all, in another tweet, she announced: “I am now Dionne The Singer”.
Responding to Warwick’s announcement of their collaboration, Chance The Rapper tweeted: “This is going to be so good for so many. Thank you Dionne The Singer! We gon make a difference with this one”.
