Chet Hanks, Son Of Tom, Mixes School-Spirit Rap (VIDEO)

Tom Hanks already has an actor among his progeny -- and now he has an emerging hip-hop impresario, too.

Chester "Chet" Hanks, a Northwestern University student, just released his first single, a remix of Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" appropriately titled "White and Purple (Northwestern Remix)" (watch below).

"I'm livin' college life only 'til the world is mine," Chet, who uses the nom d'artiste Chet Haze, raps. He also sings of the requisite kegs, blunts, and, uh, books that tend to fill college students' days (Update: We've received word that Hanks is actually referring to a bar known as "The Keg" near Northwestern's campus. For what it's worth).

Word on campus is that Hanks is "a real good guy."

Previously work includes a cameo in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

Check out his Facebook page here.

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Comments

[steelej]

10:52 AM on 01/28/2011

He...well never mind.

[UKNOWHOW ICM]

08:18 AM on 01/17/2011

Really? But he does have that Vanila Icish look to him. I guess he has dreams too and can like/do rap. But if anybody hails this guy as a genius is just looking for an invitation to dinner?

[NVEnvy07]

04:30 AM on 01/15/2011

He has came into my cafe here in Evanston a few times and he is rather sweet and does not act as you think the son of a big star would...he is not the stereotype and that is great!

[veritas88]

01:34 AM on 01/15/2011

He's cute.

[thewholestory]

05:36 PM on 01/14/2011

I think he sounds pretty good. Nice beat.

[craigmack]

04:41 PM on 01/14/2011

Garbage can juice doesn't stink this bad. Get a grip, Chester. (LMAO, Tom Hanks named his son Chester.) He has no future in hip hop with a name that rhymes with child molester.

[MikeElPaso]

10:11 AM on 01/14/2011

Though he might be the son of Christopher Meloni who plays Detective Eliot Stabler on Law and Order SVU. Looks just like him.

[Rishona]

10:20 PM on 01/13/2011

This really isn't good at all.

[DanSc]

04:02 PM on 01/13/2011

Tom Hanks' paper white son. Straight from the streets yo!

[forsureeee7]

08:20 PM on 01/13/2011

where in the song does he claim that? just curious.

[DrFunkenstein22]

10:29 PM on 01/13/2011

Is that you, Chester?

Do me a favor. If you want to reply to my comment, at least make it available for everyone to see exactly what it is that you are saying. Otherwise it just comes across as cowardice. By the way the whole "mean streets of Malibu" thing... that is what some of us call a JOKE (like Chester's future in Hip Hop, which I love). Get over it.

[mikeyaz17]

03:06 PM on 01/13/2011

he's gay

[forsureeee7]

08:20 PM on 01/13/2011

he likes women.

[bdbbrooklyn]

02:19 PM on 01/13/2011

Just another reminder that life isn't a meritocracy.

[Barry Morris]

12:30 PM on 01/13/2011

Geez, a northwestern rapper: DJ Starbuck.

[Chauncey Love]

12:03 PM on 01/13/2011

Keep reaching for the stars, Chet.

[treboi]

11:54 AM on 01/13/2011

Is this crap reaaly on the front page? This is a story about "an up and coming" rapper (up and coming in exactly who's mind has yet to be determined) who's only track is a remix of another new artist's song? Huh?

Don't we already have a white college rapper guy in Asher whatever his name is?

Ahhh the joys of being a child of the rich, white and famous

[skullman]

11:01 AM on 01/13/2011

It sounds like Forest Gump trying to rap.

[forsureeee7]

08:20 PM on 01/13/2011

hilarious.