In 2011, while a student at Northwestern University, Hanks recorded "White and Purple" under the alias Chet Haze. The song was a remix of Wiz Khalifa's single "Black and Yellow" with the lyrics changed in reference to his school colors.[10] Some people claimed that his song was plagiarized from another similar parody with the title "White and Purple (NU Anthem 2010)" by Mo Greene. In an interview with Vice, Chet justifies this by claiming "he did not get as much popularity as me." [11]