See Free Screening Of 'Marshall' Thanks To Chance The Rapper

CHICAGO, IL — Chance The Rapper has purchased all the tickets for Friday's screenings of "Marshall" at two Chicago movie theaters, the South Side hip-hop artist announced on Twitter. The two theaters are Kerasotes Chicago ShowPlace ICON, 1011 S Delano Court, and Chatham 14 Theaters, 210 W. 87th St. "Marshall" is the biopic about the legal career of Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court Justice.

Chance the Rapper also encouraged fans to attend the 3 p.m. screening of the movie, describing it as "lit" on his Twitter post.

"Come to the one at 3," he wrote. "I'm good at surprises and stuff." (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for Chicago — or your neighborhood. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

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Friday has been big day for the rapper. He also announced he was going to be the creative director of and performing at a community concert for the Obama Foundation's inaugural two-day summit Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 in Chicago.

Chance the Rapper previously bought out three Chicago showings of the film "Get Out" in February, so fans could see it for free.

Chance The Rapper at a pre-Grammy Awards gala Feb. 11 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images)

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