Chance the Rapper bought out theaters to provide free viewings of ‘Marshall’

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On Friday Chance the Rapper tweeted a “press release” to announce that he bought theater tickets so that people in Chicago can go to the movie ‘Marshall’ saying, “it’s lit.”

Chance the Rapper is famous for two things. His music is on fire and he has a penchant for giving back to his hometown Chicago.

The press release stated, “Chance The Rapper Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

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“I bought all the tickets all day to go see Marshall at the movie theatre on 87th and the one on Roosevelt. Go see Marshall today for free. Come to the one at 3. It’s lit. I don’t usually write my own press releases.”

Marshall is a movie about Thurgood Marshall who was the first black Supreme Court Justice. The movie focuses on one of his most famous cases where he represented a black man accused of raping a white woman.

Will you be checking it out this weekend?

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