Throughout Acid Rap, Chance tells the story of Chicago through the eyes of a humble, down-to-Earth 20-year-old who lives in a city that’s in way over its head.

Chance the Rapper, who dropped out of college to pursue a rap career after his good friend was killed in a stabbing in 2011, provides a different viewpoint. Fellow Chicago rappers, such as Chief Keef, glorify the violence that plagues the streets of Chicago, which is commonly referred to as Chiraq due to the amount of homicides that has now exceeded American troop casualties in Afghanistan since 2012.

When hearing a story, the listener must never forget where the tale is coming from. As a man of his city, this builds up his credibility as a Chicago native as well as a reliable voice for what is happening in the Windy City. He doesn’t forget to bring his Save Money crew along for the ride, and features fellow Chicago artists Vic Mensa, BJ the Chicago Kid, Noname Gypsy, Lilli K and Twista. It’s clear that Chance is proud of where he comes from, as he name-drops just about every significant rapper, landmark or business in Chicago. Cue in his Lil Wayne-esque raspy, flawless off-key singing, and sprinkle his trademark “igh” ad libs on top and the final product is a quirky and delicious meal for listeners’ ears to feast upon. Here he blends aspects of acid jazz with samples of Kanye West and Tupac moreover, he throws in clever word play, a little bit of Spanglish and even a Russian accent. Chance takes us through a trip, poetically painting vivid pictures of life as a burgeoning rapper from Chicago.Ĭhance’s unique style was introduced to us on 10 Day but he has refined it for Acid Rap, in which his recipe for success calls for many different genres and inspirations. The listener benefits from this, as it allows Chance to delve deeper into his mind as he explores many different topics, from crime in Chicago to watching orange Nickelodeon VHS tapes as a child. Judging from his unorthodox delivery, outrageous ad libs and funky instrumentals that are tethered down by hard-hitting percussion, it’s clear that Chance has graduated to harder drugs for his newest work of art. How many lab partners have I fucked since I got suspended?” -Chance the Rapper, “Good Ass Intro”Ĭoming off of his 10 Day mixtape, which was inspired by a high-school suspension for weed related activities, much was expected of Chance the Rapper for his recently released mixtape, Acid Rap. But I can’t complain I got some motherfucking business. Nightly searches for a bed and I just came off tour with Troy.

“Balancing on sporadicity and fucking pure joy.

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