We’ve been harping on this for years, and since the inception of FSD back in 2007, only one Chicago rapper has landed on XXL’s coveted Freshmen cover — and that was Lupe Fiasco all of the way back in 2008. Freddie Gibbs was featured on the 2010 cover, and while that’s close it still doesn’t…
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Chance The Rapper & Social Experiment – I Am Very Very Lonely
On the one year anniversary of Chance’s groundbreaking project, Acid Rap, Chance unleashes a brand new slow-roller alongside his band, Social Experiment. April 30th is a monumental day, why so lonely Chano? New year, new sounds. Check it below. And if you missed our one year retrospective look into Acid Rap, you can read it…
Acid Rap One Year Later
Words by Andrew Barber & DC Culbert Exactly one year ago today, a 20-year-old rapper hailing from Chatham changed Chicago rap as we know it. One man with a new vision and outlook on the rap business, gambled on himself and won big. And most importantly, he did it all on his terms. Disenchanted with…
Video: Chance The Rapper’s Surprise 21st Birthday @ Lacuna
Chance The Rapper is now an adult, fr fr (as the kids say.) And before he hit the west coast for a string of birthday shows, Chance got a chance (pun!) to celebrate his big day with close friends and family at the Lacuna Artist Lofts in Chicago. If you missed it, we luckily have…
Chance The Rapper Cancels More Tour Dates, Management Releases Statement
Chance The Rapper was set to be back on the road today after canceling his second Coachella appearance due to being hospitalized shortly, but that’s no longer the case. Chance’s manager, Pat Corcoran released a statement last night via Chance’s Twitter revealing that Chance is currently suffering from combination of the flu virus and tonsillitis…
Chance The Rapper Released From Hospital; Schedule To Resume Wednesday
Yesterday, Chance The Rapper sent shockwaves throughout the industry after instagramming a picture of himself on a hospital gurney wit the caption “Pray for my boy chance.” The photo created such an uproar that Chance’s manager Pat Corcoran took to Chance’s Twitter account to issue a statement. Thankfully, Chano is a-okay, and today he further confirmed…
Video: Chance The Rapper Brings Out Justin Bieber @ Coachella
The surprises at Coachella continued today as Chance The Rapper was joined on the festival’s main stage by Biebervelli himself, Justin Bieber. Chano surprised the crowd by bringing out Justin to rock their collaboration from Justin’s Journals LP, “Confident”. Check out a clip of the action above. Courtesy of Inf‘s spot.
Chance The Rapper – The Writer
Some new/old Chano from the dusty vaults of yesteryear. To place a time stamp on this I’d say it was recorded/written around summer-ish 2012. I could be wrong, though. I’m a blogger, not a clairvoyant, for chrissakes. Either way it’s filled with those witty and potent punchlines that first grabbed our attention of Chance in…
Chance The Rapper To Perform @ Mad Decent Block Party 2014
Mad Decent just got a little more decent. Chance The Rapper will be joining A$AP Ferg, Riff Raff, Action Bronson, Run The Jewels and OutKast on this year’s round of stops for Mad Decent Block Party. Chano will be headlining the Boston, Philadelphia and Toronto stops of the tour, so be to plan accordingly if…
ProbCause f/ Chance The Rapper – LSD [The Hood Internet Remix]
Our Hood Internet homies put their spin on ProbCause and Chance D. Rapper’s stellar “LSD,” which landed on our ‘100 Great Chicago Songs of 2013’ list last year. And you already know when The Hood Internet gets involved, something dope is on deck. Give it a spin below via Spin. This track will also appear…