Read Our Album Review of Chance the Rapper’s “Acid Rap” Now Posted by Nathan S. on 05/02/13 | Filed under Top Stories, Opinion, Album Reviews, Chance the Rapper

A Note From Nathan:

I think it's fair to say that Chance The Rapper's "Acid Rap" mixtape/album is the most heavily buzzed-over project in recent memory, so when RefinedHype regular Dharmic X offered to write up a full album review, I was in.

The full version of the review is posted on the mothership, and I've included a good chunk below. For my money it's one of the most interesting mixtapes/albums we've heard in a minute, I'm interested to know what the rest of RefinedHype Nation thinks as well.

I threw in the stream below so you can listen as you read. Let's do the damn thing...

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"In the digital age, hip-hop receives a litmus test every few months. A new rapper emerges on the scene and suddenly, everybody starts talking about him or her. The buzz leading up to the “big release” from this artist spirals out of control, and it gets to the point where one has to wonder if the attention is premature. Some artists begin to blow up while they still have chinks in their armor and never get a chance to fully polish their craft without being placed under unreasonable amounts of scrutiny. Lest we ever forget, the same Internet that has given us Tyler, The Creator and Action Bronson has also created Kreayshawn.

Enter Chance the Rapper. The Chicago emcee has had people talking since around this same time last year, after he dropped a mixtape titled 10 Day, but attention for the project was dwarfed by the hype that surrounded fellow Chicagoan Chief Keef. The project, however, allowed for Chance to showcase his unique sung-rapped style and begin to cultivate a fan base through his live performances. By the time 2013 came around and material from his follow-up project, Acid Rap, started to flood the e-streets, the floodgates were wide open.

And now, finally, the project that so many have waited for has arrived.

Acid Rap begins with a Good Ass Intro, which is a lyrical recap of Chance’s life since 10 Day dropped. The track, co-produced by Peter Cottontale, Cam from J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, and Stefan Ponce, is a bouncy track, uplifted by horn riffs, and shows the amount of musical sophistication that went into the project as a whole. There are six vocalists on the track, including BJ The Chicago Kid and Lili K. Chance drifts from straight rapping into a frenzied harmonizing, having already making the bold claim that “this your favorite f**kin album I ain’t even f**kin done.”

The project is constructed upon Chance’s dissociative, stream-of-conscious style. At it’s heart, Acid Rap is a project rooted in a “coming of age” narrative, as Chance’s drug-addled thoughts spiral through the different emotions and situations he has experienced as he searches for what it means to transition from childhood to manhood. It is a project that cycles from the highs of Juice to the lows of Lost and travels everywhere in between, with Chance spinning tales of love and life as an artist on the move."

Read the full album review right fucking here.

Enjoy...

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