Chance the Rapper praised Ben & Jerry’s after its co-founder, Jerry Greenfield, announced his decision to leave the ice cream company.

“I can no longer, in good conscience, and after 47 years, remain an employee of Ben & Jerry’s,” Greenfield said in a letter posted on the website for the Free Ben & Jerry’s campaign. “Ben & Jerry’s has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power.”

The website says “Ben & Jerry’s cannot thrive under an organization that stifles its values and that buckles under political pressure. An independent Ben & Jerry’s will allow it to go back to its roots as a company driven by values, authenticity, and a belief that business has to be about more than just profitability.”

Nearly half a century after they started their brand, cofounders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who resigned this week, have held to their progressive values.

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has quit the ice cream brand amid a dispute with its British owner Unilever, according a post by the other co-founder Ben Cohen.