Chance the Rapper's Jimmy Fallon Performance of "Blessings (Reprise)" Is a Religious Experience

Chance's streak of amazing TV performances continues.

Chance the Rapper's Jimmy Fallon Performance of Blessings
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Chance the Rapper's live TV performances are becoming the thing of legend. Earlier this year, he gave a heartfelt tribute to Muhammad Ali at the ESPYs by performing a brand new song alongside a gospel choir. On Ellen last week, he tore the house down when he destroyed a fake record label office while performing "No Problems" with 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne. And last night, he performed "Blessings (Reprise)" on Jimmy Fallon with a star-studded cast of background singers, including Anthony Hamilton, Ty Dolla Sign, Raury, and Dram, which took the already-fan-favorite to another level. The performance starts out subdued, but by its conclusion, the impromptu supergroup moves up near the audience and is joined by a gospel choir.

There are so many amazing things about this video that make it endlessly re-watchable. First of all, the mix of tastes and talents on stage is epic. There's Anthony Hamilton's silky smooth neo soul vocals next to Ty Dolla Sign's crooning, and Raury's hip-hop indie rock raspiness beside Dram's fun-loving trap style. There's an unrehearsed authenticity to the performance, as if five dudes simply decided to start singing and riffing, putting their egos aside to let the music guide them and not the other way around.

Of course, Chance is the anchor—and a beaming, shining light of one at that—keeping everything from drifting too far into jam sesh territory thanks to the pointed and deliberate verse he raps at the outset. But once the song's incredibly fun chorus "Are you ready for / Your blessings / Are you ready? / For your miracle" begins its loop for several minutes, the vibe turns into pure elation. Chance the Rapper basically turned the 30 Rock studio into a Sunday church get-down, even for the non-religious. We're not sure there's anyone else in music right now who could do the same and look like they're having so much fun doing it.