It’s hard to believe given his status, but ‘The Big Day’ is actually Chance the Rapper’s debut studio album. His fourth solo project features the likes of Timbaland, Gucci Mane, Megan Thee Stallion, Justin Vernon, Francis and the Lights, Shawn Mendes and Nicki Minaj, and is a departure from his signature Gospel sound relative to…
‘Rap or Go to the League’ is 2 Chainz’ fifth studio album, its title a reference to the misconception of young African-American men that their only options for success are as rappers or athletes [see also Biggie’s ‘Things Done Changed‘. 2 Chainz himself was a high school and college basketball player before ultimately deciding to…
Although its not quite the album fans have been waiting for, Chance The Rapper drops four new songs in the form of new EP, ‘4 New Songs’. Each track comes with its own artwork, that of track two ‘I Might Need Security’ being a stylised version of anger meme ‘Arthur’s Fist’, with the hook and…
Vocalist Eryn Allen Kane joined Chance, The Rapper on ‘Coloring Book’ stand-out ‘Same Drugs’, but it’s one of the many puppets that joined him on his Coloring Book Tour who gets a seat at the grand piano for the video. Premiered live on Facebook, the video follows ‘No Problem‘ and ‘Angels‘ as the third to come from the…
2016 really has fucked us over, but let’s not dwell on the political catastrophes, acts of terrorism and the deaths of countless global icons that will forever categorise what truly has been a disaster of a year. Musically, it’s been a different story. At a time when the rise of the playlist threatened its demise the…
Taken from the sublime ‘Coloring Book’, ‘No Problem’ is the first single from Chance The Rapper’s new mixtape to receive the visual treatment. Guest features 2Chainz and Lil Wayne star alongside the Chicago MC in the upbeat visual, which also features cameos from DJ Khaled. Stream below via YouTube.
Chance The Rapper is undoubtedly the biggest independent artist in the world right now. To celebrate the release of his third mixtape ‘Coloring Book‘ across all major platforms this week, we asked his top scholar on Genius, Roy Henriquez, just how good it really is. There’s a feeling that everyone gets when they listen to their…
