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“Acid Rap”: Chance The Rapper On How His Iconic Mixtape Influenced Jack Harlow & Lil Uzi Vert

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It sometimes feels like just yesterday when hip-hop heads all over were blasting Chance the Rapper’s “Cocoa Butter Kisses” from car windows at top volume. The uber-catchy, Vic Mensa and Twista-assisted song appears on the 30-year-old’s Acid Rap mixtape, which arrived back in 2013. In fact, this past weekend, the 14-track project celebrated its 10-year anniversary, for which Complex spoke with Chance about his past work and its undeniable influence, among other things.

“In terms of rap, like, there was not another album that had a song like ‘Chain Smoker’ on it or another album that had a song like ‘Everybody’s Something’ on it,” he told the outlet during their chat. “It was its own thing,” CTR added, though he did compare it to other huge arrivals in the same genre also released that year. Among them were Mac Miller’s Watching Movies With The Sound Off, Kanye West’s Yeezus, and Drake’s Nothing Was The Same. Additionally, J. Cole’s Born Sinner album came up in the discussion as well.

Chance the Rapper Reflects on His Influence

According to Chance, the sound he crafted on Acid Rap still holds up to this day and even continues to influence emerging artists – particularly those coming up out of the Midwest. “I think you’d be hard-pressed to find somebody that’s a year or two younger than me that wasn’t influenced by Acid Rap, even if they weren’t from [that area],” the father of two speculated. “Jack Harlow, Uzi Vert. People that are from opposite coasts and from other places still tell me, like, what the album meant to them at that time.”

Besides the most popular song, “Cocoa Butter Kisses,” Chance the Rapper’s fans have also been running up streams on titles like “Favorite Song” with Childish Gambino as well as “Lost” featuring Noname. The Chicago native connected with no shortage of collaborators for the mixtape, including Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, Saba, BJ The Chicago Kid, Nate Fox, and Lili K. What’s your favourite song off of Acid Rap, ten years later? Let us know in the comments, and make sure to tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop news updates.

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Chance The Rapper Reflects On How Drug-Fueled Lifestyle Could’ve Killed Him

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Chance The Rapper’s seminal mixtape Acid Rap is one of the most beloved mixtapes of the 2010s decade, whether you ask Chance fans or hip-hop heads at large. However, that era also represented a dark time for the Chicago star. Moreover, he recently spoke to Complex and reflected on his heavy drug use at the time, which he believes would’ve killed him if he continued down that path. As the project celebrates its tenth anniversary, this context sheds a dark light on an otherwise bright start to his mainstream success. As a treat to fans, he will perform an anniversary concert at Chicago’s United Center on August 19.

Still, such celebration is underscored by the 30-year-old’s reflections on his personal struggles. “I probably would have died,” Chance The Rapper remarked to the publication. “Definitely, the way that I was living at that time. I had everything in excess. Right after I dropped the project, I went on a few tours where I really didn’t make any money. Then I went on my first tour, my headlining tour, where I made some money.”

Chance The Rapper Reflects On His Heavy Drug Use

After that monetary boost, the “Same Drugs” artist said that he went through a lot of changes in his personal life. Despite his burgeoning success, he said that drugs followed him along the way. “I went and rented a crib,” he explained. “This is my first time living outside of my parents’ house in another city and having money and doing a lot of drugs.” From his perspective, substance dependency made him a “different” and also “lesser” person than he is today. Later on in the interview, he theorized what his place in hip-hop would be if he hadn’t had an awakening.

“If I hadn’t had my spirit tugged on- literally- and a calling to become a better version of myself, then I would have died for sure,” Chance expressed. “Then I would just be the representative of acid and I’m so much more.” If you want to read Complex‘s full interview with the Coloring Book star, check it out here. Also, come back to HNHH for the latest news and updates on Chance The Rapper.

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From ‘Acid Rap’ to ‘The Big Day,’ Here’s a Ranking of Chance The Rapper’s Albums

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    Merry Christmas Lil Mama (2016)

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    The Big Day (2019)

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    Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape) (2015)

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    10 Day (2012)

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    Coloring Book (2016)

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    Acid Rap (2013)

Chance The Rapper Announces “Acid Rap” 10-Year Anniversary Concert

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Chance The Rapper is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his breakout mixtape, Acid Rap, in a major way. He’s taking it to the streets with a 10-year anniversary concert at Chicago’s United Center on August 19th. Moreover, there will be more events to follow. One of which being the release of the track “Juice” which originally could not be released when Chance dropped the mixtape on streaming platforms. The song will be released Sunday, April 30th on all streaming platforms for your ears to enjoy.

Despite mixed reviews from his “debut” album The Big Day (it wasn’t that bad). Chance The Rapper is proving he’s always known his fanbase. What felt like just a few years ago, 2013 was one of the most creative times in rap, with Chance at the forefront. Barely 20 years old, Chance The Rapper put Chicago on his back and became the face to usher in a new era of not just rap music, but Chicago rap music. Acid Rap is without question considered Chance’s magnum opus to the mixtape series. Not to mention, classic tracks such as, “Favorite Song,” “Everything’s Good,” “Acid Rain,” and “Pushaman” evoke such nostalgia and memories for a lot of Chance fans.

Chance The Rapper Is Taking “Acid Rap”‘s 10th Anniversary Home

Chance the Rapper performs at Way out West on August 12, 2022 in Gothenburg, Sweden. (Photo by Julia Reinhart/WireImage)

Before all the festivities, there will be pop-ups, events, and more before the show. Following all the excitement, Chance has also been busy working on music. He’s currently putting together his new album Star Line Gallery. The album is an immersion between music, art, and cinematography. Chance The Rapper is no stranger to having a lot on his plate. Balancing an album, an upcoming concert, and being a coach on The Voice is no easy feat. However, Chance is just the man for the job.

Chance The Rapper has never shortchanged his fan when it comes to putting out quality work. Acid Rap is easily one of the best mixtapes of all time, it’s great to see it celebrated after a decade. While Chano has put out singles and features here and there, it’ll be nice for all us Chance fans to hear a full body of work. Are you still bumping Acid Rap? Are you going to the 10th Anniversary concert? Let us know in the comments.

Chance The Rapper Will Celebrate The Tenth Anniversary Of ‘Acid Rap’ With A Show In Chicago Alongside Saba

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Chance The Rapper is making quite a lot of headlines lately for his new collaboration with Vic Mensa and G-Eazy for “Swish” as well as for getting enthusiastically twerked on at a carnival in a viral video. Either way, it looks like he’s keeping up the momentum with even more news.

Today (April 25), the performer announced that he’ll be celebrating ten years of his beloved album Acid Rap — which features hits like “Cocoa Butter Kisses” and “Favorite Song” — with a show in Chicago at the United Center with his collaborator Saba as support. He shared this exciting information on social media, along with a trippy teaser clip and a phone number where you can text him to stay updated: +1 (312) 494-1081.

He is also releasing the track “Juice” in its original format, coming Sunday, April 30.

In 2019, he discussed what that record meant to him in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. “When I first started working on [The Big Day], the concept, the theme,” he explained, “we have school, we have acid, we have faith and family, and the fourth one — really the first one — the concept was ‘Best Album Of All Time.’ And that’s not really a good concept to make an album. It gives you no direction.” He continued, “To me, personally, the best album of all time … Acid Rap.”

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Chance the Rapper Announces ‘Acid Rap’ Tenth Year Anniversary Celebrations, Includes Acid Rap Concert at United Center in Chicago

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Chance the Rapper has announced his headlining Acid Rap Tenth Anniversary show for August 19 in the United Center in his hometown of Chicago.

Chance will pay tribute to the initiative over the coming months with several must-attend live performances, pop-up shops, merchandise releases, and exclusive music releases.

Chicago’s Saba will support the Acid Rap United Center show.

The artist presale will start on Wednesday, April 26, at 10 am local time, and tickets and VIP packages will be made available after that. Before the main on-sale begins on Friday, April 28 at 10 am local time, there will be additional presales running throughout the week at livenation.com.

This Sunday, April 30, “Juice,” the song that initially introduced listeners to Chance and Acid Rap, is made ultimately available worldwide for the first time across streaming services to commemorate Acid Rap’s tenth anniversary. On the same day, fans will be able to purchase Acid Rap Tenth anniversary merch at shop.chancestuff.com

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