Chance The Rapper is adding to the hype surrounding Vic Mensa‘s forthcoming album, sharing a preview of his favorite track as he dubbed the LP Vic’s “best to date.”
On Monday (October 14), Vic shared an ad for Loud Gummies from his 93 Boyz THC company and it included a preview of a new song at the end.
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“I’ve always loved the classic Maxell Blown Away ad, & I wanted to find a new way freak it for this campaign,” he said of he clip. “So I compiled a bunch of my + friends synthesizers and sound equipment to build an art installation out of gear. I’ve been using a lot of these instruments and amps to produce my new album, sneak preview at the end. As always love to the team for all the hard work. ”
Chance shared a segment of the ad, including the song snippet, which he called “my favorite song from Vic[‘s] next album.”
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“I can objectively say [it] is his best album to date,” he added, hashtagging his post “#hurryupanddropthatalbum.”
The new project will follow Vic Mensa’s 2023 sophomore album, Victor. The 18-track effort featured appearances from Ty Dolla $ign, D Smoke, Ant Clemons, Mr. Hudson, Rapsody, Common, Chance The Rapper, Thundercat, G-Eazy, Jay Electronica and more.
As for Chance, he’s also preparing a new album – though he recently threatened to delay it due to the way that fans were talking about the project.
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In a video posted on Instagram in August, the Chicago rapper laid out his issues with his followers referring to his upcoming project as “the album” and not its official title when interacting with him on social media.
“Alright, so this was the main point I was trying to make: stop calling it ‘the album,’” he said while riding on his tour bus. “And I don’t mean that in an ungrateful way. I’m grateful that people are putting in my comments, ‘Drop the album.’
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“I’m not finna drop the album until y’all start calling it Star Line. I’m not gonna drop the project, I’m not gonna do these installations — I got so much shit ready. But I hope that y’all understand that.”
Chance continued: “‘Drop the album’ — that’s for all the other artists, for everybody else whose work I also appreciate. But what I’m doing is something different. It’s something very specific. It’s called Star Line.
“So if y’all gonna press me for the project, don’t put ‘drop the album’ in my comments ’cause it makes me feel like y’all don’t know what’s going on. I’ve been saying one specific phrase for like two, three years now. I’ve been saying Star Line.”
Star Line appears close to release as Chance has been hosting multi-sensory listening events for the album, which will be his first-full length offering since his polarizing 2019 debut album The Big Day.
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The Grammy-winner has been teasing Star Line for a while, sharing a video earlier this year that hinted at features from the likes of Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, Jermaine Dupri, T-Pain, Jazze Pha and Vic Mensa.
