Below watch him perform it live for SNL..

‘My goal was to capture something from every solo album, and the video is basically chronological. Starting with CD and ending with MBDTF. I entitled it Where The Lonely Kids Go When The Bell Rings (I know that’s not the actual line in Eyes Closed), because I feel like that sums up Kanye’s career – The outsider. The misunderstood genius.’..

and so it goes. Checkitout.

This video is stunning! … plus Mike Epps … plus whatever the name of that bangin Schoolboy Q track they playin at the end of this Director’s Cut is def the next banger/party-jam from the TDA camp … Directed by The Lil Homies & OG Mike Mihail (lol trill shit) along with AplusFilmz … Rest In Peace to Molly (the drug … lol)

I got to see Chance when he was visiting my alma mater back in March with Joey BadA$$. I actually think I was one of the few actually there to see Chance as Boston has so much love for Joey, but I had checked out this Chicago rappers stuff  after stumbling across him on  the interwebs and it was clear that the kid had talent. I was hooked and it of course got me excited about his then, up and coming mixtape, ‘Acid Rap.’

His first mixtape ’10 Day’ gave indication of his signature style of flowing on a track. He somehow  manages to jump from seemingly unrelated topics in a few bars. This might be considered choppy to some that can’t see the art in the way he links things, but in a sense he’s no greater representation of our generation and our ADHD brains. Each line is like switching from one googled topic to another, as if your clicking up on the links mentioned on the previous line.

Even though his style doesn’t seem to really match anyone who has stepped in the arena before, you can hear traces of other’s reflected in his approach.  In ‘Acid Rap’ he mixes in singing that is somewhat reminiscent of Kid Cudi. The singing is usually off key and might not be considered pretty to the ears but yet it somehow connects to the story he’s trying to tell. There was also a bit of a ringing of Eminem in the 2nd half of ‘Pusha Man’ and ‘Everybody’s Something.’ I guess this is why he was able to pull in big names like Childish Gambino and Twista on his tracklists.

The mixtape also takes on a silly approach silly as he  repeatedly uses “nananas” to  give you the sense of  him teasing someone on the track versus the mid 2000 way where Akon and Rihanna would use it to get their songs stuck in your head. But even though he mixes humor into Acid Rap, he also takes the time to bring insight on political and  social problems that affected his life.  He addresses the problems Chicago faces like it’s crime rate and the similarities between Hurricane Katrina  and the way the his city is being treated in such an intelligent way it would surprise you this he is a drop out.

It’s pretty clear this kid has a bright future ahead, so if your someone who’s open to the development of  hip-hop music please check out ‘Acid Rap‘ because it will definitely not disappoint.

Chance The Rapper- Paranoia (2nd Half of Pusha Man)

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