Chance the Rapper says he may drop 'Chance' and go by The Rapper

Chance the Rapper says he is thinking of dropping the word "Chance" and performing simply as The Rapper.

He shared the idea with podcast hosts Raven-Symoné and Miranda Maday during an appearance on Tea Time with Miranda Maday and Raven-Symoné, their weekly podcast Billboard. He presented it as something on his mind, not a final decision. The line landed quickly. A new name in three syllables.

He told the hosts the idea came to him that same day. In the shower. He described it as a sudden thought ahead of the recording, one he decided to raise aloud with Maday and Raven-Symoné once the microphones were on.

The conversation then turned to where "Chance the Rapper" came from in the first place. He said the name was created by a girl he went to high school with. He did not present it as a label invention or a management choice. It was a school-days nickname that stayed with him into his recording career.

He said he had thought about shortening it before. He held back. The reason, he explained, was attribution. He wanted his work to be clearly connected to hip-hop, and keeping "Rapper" in full in his stage name helped keep that link direct for listeners finding his music.

What makes this stand out is how small the edit would be. One word removed. No new character introduced. The part he wants to keep names the craft itself, plainly and directly.

Maday is the wife of Raven-Symoné People. Together they host Tea Time with Miranda Maday and Raven-Symoné, described in its listing as a weekly podcast built around spontaneous and lively discussion. The format is conversational. Guests drop in. Topics shift as they talk.

For fans, this means the change remains an idea for now. He spoke about what he might do. He did not announce a date, a new credit on a release, or a formal switch. If he goes ahead, the "Chance" goes. The "Rapper" stays.