Chance The Rapper - ACID RAP (Complete Edition)

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Chance the Rapper’s Acid Rap is the mixtape that defined a generation and put Chicago hip-hop on the global stage. Celebrate the 10th anniversary with this 'complete edition' vinyl release. With the release of this mixtape, he may have even usurped Chief Keef's role as the voice of Chicago's disenfranchised youth. The demand for it was so high the week it came out that it crashed both hosting site Audiomack and Chicago hip hop blog Fake Shore Drive.

Where Keef traffics in the dark side of Chicago, Chance's imagery is more wide reaching. His flow travels between Lil Wayne's raspy singsong delivery and Eminem's more straightforward moments. The beats serve to showcase his inspirations. "That's Love" along with the intro and outro are early Kanye. Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay," the sample used for Tribe's "Sucka N***a," gets used for the psychedelic "NaNa." There's a little Dilla homage on "Everybody's Something" which uses the same sample as Slum Village's "Fall in Love." And Biggie and Mary J. Blige get some love on the Betty Wright sampling "Favorite Song."

It's impressive to see a 20 year old rapper reference these golden era moments. Obviously this is not music made for the club. It serves better as music to sit back and take in one verse at a time. There's no doubt that at least a few of Chance the Rapper's fans will be singing right along with him when they see him live.

10th Anniversary 'Complete Edition' produced by Chance The Rapper LLC. US Import.

TRACKLISTING:

Good Ass Intro
Pusha Man
Paranoia
Cocoa Butter Kisses
Juice
Lost
Everybody's Something
Interlude (That's Love)
Favorite Song
NaNa
Smoke Again
Acid Rain
Chain Smoker
Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)