Spike Lee Hits Back At Chance The Rapper's 'Chi-Raq' Criticism
Last week, Chicago-born rap star Chance The Rapper said in an interview that he found 'Chi-Raq' to be "exploitative and problematic".
Filmmaker and director Spike Lee has hit back at Chance the Rapper’s criticism of his new movie Chi-Raq, claiming that the rap star’s father works for the Mayor of Chicago and that his perspective is therefore skewed.
Last week, Chicago native Chance (real name Chancelor Bennett) made critical comments about Lee’s newly released film, calling it “exploitative and problematic” in an interview with The 405. However, in an interview on Thursday (December 10th) with MSNBC, the director said that his father, Ken Bennett was mayor Rahm Emanuel’s deputy chief of staff.
Spike Lee hit back at Chance The Rapper this week
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