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Chance the Rapper

Acid Rap

5/5

Along with Kendrick Lamar, Chicago native Chance the Rapper had one of the best rap albums of the year. Acid Rap is his first breakout album. To understand Acid Rap one must take a look at Chance himself he grew up in very tough neighborhood in Chicago, but is not a product of his environment. Like Kendrick he is writing about what he has seen and what friends have participated in. Chance has made it common knowledge that when he writes his music he is on LSD, which is often said to open people’s minds to their inner selves.

He does not rap about being a drug dealing gangster as many popular artists do in this day an age, but more of his personal thoughts and feelings towards society while on LSD.  What makes Chance unique is his use of voice inflections in his songs and he always presents a new perspective on current issues.

In his song Paranoia he talks about the lack of attention towards the inner cities from the media and the government, with lyrics like, “where the fuck is Matt Laurer at somebody get Katie Couric in here.” It is clear that he is upset at current situations and how they are being handled and through his music he hopes to change that.

No amount of praise can do Chance justice I strongly recommend listening to this album to fully understand his contribution to music.