Chance the Rapper donned a tuxedo and channeled Motown choreography on Wednesdays Ellen, performing his recent song Eternal with fellow Chicago-based rapper Smino.
Flanked by a pair of backing vocalists, Chance alternated between singing and rapping as he clapped and shimmied on an elevated stage offering the song a classy, Temptations-styled vibe. Smino joined halfway through for a lengthy verse, and host Ellen DeGeneres decked out in her own white jacket and black bowtie made a surprise cameo in the final chorus, much to Chances delight.
Eternal appears on Chances July-issued debut LP, The Big Day, which follows his trio of acclaimed mixtapes: 2012s 10 Day, 2013s Acid Rap and 2016s Grammy-winning Coloring Book.
The emcee, who recently performed Ultralight Beam at Kanye Wests Sunday Service in Chicago, will promote The Big Day in 2020 with a rescheduled North American tour. His 2019 itinerary includes a Chicago show on September 28th, a pair of Las Vegas festival dates (Life Is Beautiful on September 20th, iHeartRadio on September 21st) and the Miami Beach Pop Festival on November 10th.