Chance the Rapper Asks Fans to Help Find a Kidney for His Aunt (UPDATE)

Chance's aunt is in desperate need of a transplant.

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UPDATED 06/27/19 11:09 p.m. ET: Chance took to Twitter to let fans know that a kidney donor was found for his aunt.

I know I’m supposed to be promoting this preorder but. Today my auntie Toni found a perfect match kidney donor and I just gotta say I serve a promise keeping God THANK YOU JESUS

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Fans are obsessively watching Chance the Rapper's Twitter as he barrels toward a new album. Today, he tried to use all that attention to do some good for someone in his family. The rapper and father asked his fans to get tested to see if they could donate a kidney, as his aunt is in desperate need of a transplant. 

"I really need help. My Auntie Toni is one of the strongest forces in my life, and she is in dire need of a #kidney," he wrote. "We have exhausted all options and have been wait listed for years."

I really need help. My Auntie Toni is one of the strongest forces in my life, and she is in dire need of a #kidney. We have exhausted all options and have been wait listed for years. My family believes in the power of prayer and we give this problem up to God.

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 23, 2019

I’m sorry it was a lil overwhelmingly emotion writing this, Her blood type is O positive, you can get a quick blood test and physical to find your a match.

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 23, 2019

Of course, not everyone is willing or able to give up a kidney. For those folks, the artist had a simple suggestion. 

A prayer really goes a long way.

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) May 23, 2019

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