Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap Mixtape Review

Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap

1) Good Ass Intro (Ft. BJ The Chicago Kid, Lili K, Kiara Lanier, Peter Cottontale, Will for the O'Mys, & JP Floyd for Kids These Days) - [3.75]

2) Pusha Man (Ft. Nate Fox & Lili K) - [3.5]

3) Cocoa Butter Kisses (Ft. Vic Mensa & Twista) - [4.5]

4) Juice - [3.5]

5) Lost (Ft. Noname Gypsey) - [4]

6) Everybody's Something (Ft. Saba & BJ The Chicago Kid) - [4.75]

never heard of the producer, DJ Ozone. definitely checking for him after hearing this

7) Interlude (That's Love) - [3.5]

8) Favorite Song (Ft. Childish Gambino) -  [3.75]

Childish is doing some Big Sean impersonation or something

9) NaNa (Ft. Action Bronson) - [3.75]

hook's pretty awful though

10) Smoke Again (Ft. Ab-Soul) - [4]

11) Acid Rain - [4.25]

12) Chain Smoker - [4]

13) Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro) - [4.25]

Overall Score: [79% 4/5, Great; Commendable]

Chance the Rapper is a Chicago emcee who recently has garnered the attention of the internet as of late, gaining positive feedback for his new mixtape Acid Rap. Featuring the likes of high profile names such as Action Bronson, Twista, Childish Gambino, Ab-Soul, & BJ The Chicago Kid, it's easy to see Chance the Rapper is already making a name for himself. With only two mixtapes to his name, he has to be doing something right, so why not give Acid Rap a try?

One of the first things I noticed about this tape was the Chicago influence, displayed through the jazzy, soulful production. This threw me off at first, as I was initially expecting something more replicant to a psychedelic experience with a name like "Acid Rap". However, as the tape progresses, it becomes more apparent as to why that name was chosen in the first place. It feels as if there's a whole bunch going on at once, partially due to all the instruments incorporated into the beats as well Chance's unique musical delivery. Chance flows at what seems like a thousand words per minute at certain points, yet also tends to switch his flow up quite often. Chance also can sing, and sometimes raps and songs his lyrics at the same time, giving each bar it's own melody. At times the music can approach cringe worthy territory, but for the most part the music is quite heartfelt and animated. This is something that isn't as commonly displayed by modern day rappers, which only makes his music that much more appreciable. Besides the Chicago jazz influence displayed here, some influence can be heard from the likes of The Pharcyde, The Roots, Kanye West (a Chicago native, I know), or maybe even some MF Doom at times. Though Chance's flow personally most reminds me of the late Old Dirty Bastard, because it come off as nonsense. Sometimes his ambition gets the better of him, and sometimes he's really not saying anything. However, for the most part, Chance has a unique, innovative style that is sure to gain him some recognition if he keeps this up. No, it doesn't really replicate a psychedelic experience very well. However, if the listener listens to this without that intention formation, then it should be fairly easy to enjoy Acid Rap, as it is easily one of the better mixtapes to come out this year.

- Reviewed by GC