CHANCE THE RAPPER

dilluuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

deej's profile article on him is v good

http://www.complex.com/music/2013/09/chance-the-rapper-interview-complex-cover-story

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i'm glad complex is finally putting "fast forward" on the cover instead of "pause"

Gonna see this dude tomorrow night.

I like this and I'm glad it exists but there's something about his voice, or one of the voices he using, that I find really unpleasant to listen to.

I barely even noticed the Childish Gambino verse on first listen, the Ab-Soul verse is the really egregious one here.

I feel like a big part of rap fandom, especially these days, is kinda figuring out what unique or strange voices/rapping styles you actually want to get used to and not be annoyed or put off by. Like it took me a while to come around to Kendrick's voice, still slowly getting used to Chance's.

Ugh that Ab Soul verse though.

yeah absorbing this release in small chunks has been the surest way for me to submit.

tmi

let me put my mouth where you absorb small chunks, boo

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Yeah, his voice does grate a bit. I have to admit...

It did for me when I'd only heard "Juice" and that's prob why it took me a couple months to check it out until I saw so many people I trust talk about how good it was. But as soon as I put it on it was immediately taken with it. Total Albums that you know are going to be brilliant within the opening 20 seconds of the first track status.

also agree with matt but i think ultimately i could probably power through the sound of his voice if i felt more compelled by what he was saying with it. just don't really feel like i need early yeezy told to me again by wyclef on ludes

the tape opening with a re-do of an old Kanye tape intro is the opposite of an auspicious opening imo

although in generally i find the whole thing more compelling and less kanye-ish than rtc does

yeah look i dont want a bunch of dudes jumping down my throat telling me he's not exactly exactly like ye, i can see that

huh: http://soundcloud.com/1-800-dinosaur/life-round-here-feat-chance

the tape opening with a re-do of an old Kanye tape intro is the opposite of an auspicious opening imo

― Jean-Claude Brand Ambassador (some dude), Tuesday, September 17, 2013 11:44 AM Bookmark

Hmm, I didn't realize this. I just heard the horns and voices and it was like all the sunbeams were pointed straight at me for a moment.

the outro of the final track is one of the absolute best parts of this tape

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t5Jt2mkrzc

Well then Chance made something better out of it.

One of the problem with the voice it is that at its most grating on Juice, which is the first single. Once I powered through it, I was fine. I really hope he doesn't get buried because of the voice like Joanna Newsom did.

Not impressed with the James Blake remix, and I usually really enjoy James Blake.

hate it

I really hope he doesn't get buried because of the voice like Joanna Newsom did

isn't she doing pretty well for herself

haha what an odd go-to point of comparison

well unfortunately there's no history of rappers with "weird" voices achieving wide success for us to draw on

Kendrick?

Wayne? Bizzy Bone? Boosie?

eh joanna newsom still seems like the most logical comparison to me

o i c

http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/3238875/butt-alternate-angle.gif

his voice takes like a song to get used to what is wrong with all of you

xp loooooooooool

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let me put my mouth where you potty, boo

haha

Sorry, wasn't aware of many rappers whose voice grated some like Chance's. It is an odd comparison.

Maybe it's the "neh neh neah" voice that's the most annoying... And some of the singing as well...

http://www.complex.com/music/2013/09/chance-the-rappers-favorite-albums/joanna-newsom-ys

Ha.

this talk about his weird grating voice is strange to me because it's so similar to lil wayne's? i mean not identical but certainly in the same lane, and it's made pretty obvious at the start of the tape when he says "please say the rapper"

i'm mostly with rtc in that i don't find what chance says particularly compelling, it's all a bit too backpackery for me though i don't hate it or anything

what does 'too backpackery' mean in relation to what he's talking abt

i def thought his earlier stuff was a little too much The Craft Of Song and not enough of him in it, but recent stuff is more fully fleshed out.

Man...I can't at all understand anyone who says they don't find him compelling. "Paranoia" breaks my heart every time I hear it. I can't remember the last song that did the same.

yeah i don't get that criticism at all

Rapping about your close friend being stabbed to death doesn't strike me as excessively backpackery tbh

Lol at the idea of reducing a goofball like him to I R SERIOUS RAP tho, even if he does have some shit gettin' too real moments

that one's not on acid rap

idk it's all fine i guess but it doesn't feel distinct, or anything i feel i need to go back to? nothing about it is substandard but i can't pinpoint anything that really stands out for me, i feel like it all reminds me of other stuff

oh the weed coughs are pretty dnw i guess

I must be in a morbid mood because it's the death-related lines that stuck with me.

that one's not on acid rap

"Paranoia"? It's like part 2 of the second track.

I got a new backpack. I'm gonna put the Chance album in it!

ha otm. honestly this is my favorite project of his at this point.

Yikes.

I finally got the answer now. I understand. Yall trust Biden more than yall trust Ye. I think I understand why, I just don’t feel the same way.

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2020

With most celebrities, if I see them trending my first thoughts are "Oh no, did they die?" or "Oh no, are they racist/sexist/homophobic?"

With Chance, it's "Oh no, did he say something dumb about Kanye?"

— DJP (@djperry1973) July 13, 2020

Hi, @chancetherapper. If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this.

— Dionne Warwick (@_DionneWarwick) December 5, 2020

Damn RIP

avoid confusion with Chance the Painter

I am now Dionne the Singer.

— Dionne Warwick (@_DionneWarwick) December 5, 2020

dionne THEE singer imo

Realized on reading this thread that I'd vaguely (and wrongly) thought of it as a really random Being There reference.

“I cannot stop thinking about this”

new single is pretty good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnO2HDmT1D8

Yeah! Heard it on the radio today, I like it

New track from Dionne the Singer and Chance the Rapper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJeKQ_UktBI