Despite having released multiple award-winning projects in his career that resulted in numerous accolades, Chance The Rapper has released what he deems appropriate to call his debut album: The Big Day.
As previously stated, HipHopDX takes all of our album reviews seriously and once again, we invite you in on the reviewing process for a big release that’s nearing its way to the top of the Billboard Charts.
Kyle Eustice (HipHopDX Senior Writer & Editor): This album has me thinking Chance should stick to Kit Kat commercials and philanthropy.
Trent Clark (HipHopDX Editor-In-Chief): Well, most of the album is in that vein. “I Got You” sounds like the opening credits of a Tyler Perry movie.
Aaron McKrell (Four-Year HipHopDX Contributor): This is his sophomore effort. Mixtapes don’t win Grammys. Coloring Book by every sense of the word was an album.
Trent: If we’re gonna play along with the whole “debut album” thing, I failed to hear anything that warrants the meticulous rollout. I mean … a DaBaby and Megan Thee Stallion feature?!? It doesn’t get any more trendy than that in 2019.
Justin Ivey (HipHopDX Senior Writer & Editor): Chance grossly overestimated how compelling his marriage and relationship are. On top of having a shocking amount of subpar to straight-up wack songs, The Big Day is a tedious and boring effort from front to back. Guest appearances like Meg and DaBaby are the only moments that interject some life into it.
Kyle: I went in really hoping to be impressed. I missed the Coloring Book hype and I was expecting to be blown away by some rapper/singer prodigy. But I ended up wanting to skip through most of the songs. I found a lot of the lyrics to be cringeworthy too. On an album that’s intended to reflect the hallmark of marriage, why is he even rapping about side chicks and what they can or can’t do, ha?
It’s like Mac Miller’s The Divine Feminine. He’s supposed to be honoring women but spends half the album talking about “fucking” and Ariana Grande’s “pussy.” Wow, what a tribute.
Aaron: What does everyone think of the production?
Trent: It’s all over the place like a messy room.
Aaron: Agreed. I’m left scratching my head at this. This isn’t just an album that misses the mark. It’s one that tries to hit several different targets and fails at most of them. The drop-off is astounding.
Daniel Spielberger (Two-Year HipHopDX Contributor): The production is strange but actually mostly generic. “Ballin Flossin’” sounds like discount bin Maroon 5. There’s a difference between songs about a wedding, and songs meant for weddings, ha!
Marcus Blackwell (Two-Year HipHopDX Contributor): After all the time since Coloring Book, I was hoping for something special. The moments of the album where you start to feel like things are headed in a positive direction you’re hit with a “Hot Shower” or a “Get A Bag.” [Laughs]
Kyle: Like I mentioned earlier, I had heard endless praise about Coloring Book and really thought I was in for something special with Chance’s “debut” studio album. Instead, I got a bunch of tawdry lyrics, half-baked ideas and a lazy attempt at cohesion.
Trent: No cap, “Get A Bag” is offensive to my ears. So, so bad.
It really pains me to see albums like this spring up in Hip Hop. I fully understand the album cover now because this shit is audio hand sanitizer.
Daniel: This album is like the ending of Shrek where all those random characters show up and start manically dancing for no logical reason. (Why is MadeInTYO here? What does he add? Who ordered his Uber?)
Overall, it’s pretty disappointing. He’s trying to please everyone, and very few songs really stick… does debut album mean first Chance album that’s cynically for streams? His mix of collaborators is interesting; there are alternative musicians meant to trigger indie nostalgia like recording with Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, while also a roster of guests that are clearly there to try to muster a crossover hit, like grabbing Shawn Mendes for “Ballin & Flossin.”
Justin: I think Chance has unfairly been called corny at times, yet this album is one of the corniest projects I’ve ever heard. Some of the lyrics on “We Go High,” in particular “I don’t need an EGOT as long as I got you, God,” gave me secondhand embarrassment.
I’ve enjoyed all of his previous projects, but I never want to hear this one again. Labeling this as his debut album alters the perception of his discography too. It’s harder to dismiss this as a simple misstep multiple projects into a career like other artists.
Aaron: What does everyone attribute to this drastic change from his previous work?
Trent: The dropoff can be attributed to him and his team being so ingrained with their independent hustle that they don’t make free-flowing art anymore. Everything is calculated and commercial for coins.
Marcus: The fact that it’s 22 songs only highlights how disorganized the project is. There are some tracks that I actually like scattered throughout, but none that really compare to the best from his previous projects.
Daniel: His two mixtapes were also similarly eclectic, but these collaborations feel less exciting and more calculated. And when he’s trying to do “classic Chance” the results are mixed (Yes, “Get A Bag” is bad).
As far as performances go, I guess Nicki Minaj did a good job? “Zanies and Fools” was a highlight for me but compare it to a song like “No Problem” and it’s still a step down in terms of quality.
Trent: Watch these songs get cherry-picked for the corniest campaigns to pad the bank account. It’s just a shame when artists get propped up to be a spotlight position that the music rarely reflects something authentic and raw.
And for anyone out there wondering: this is the type of album to compare to The Carters’ EVERYTHING IS LOVE. Hip-pop doesn’t always have to suck.
Daniel: Trent’s EVERYTHING IS LOVE comparison is interesting. Perhaps, a lot of these weird/erratic creative choices stem from Chance’s inability to sing/execute his own hooks?
Aaron: I don’t know about that. The hook on “Do You Remember” works well and he demonstrated hook prowess throughout Coloring Book.
Trent: OK, let’s pump the brakes. What’s keeping us from giving this a complete zero?
Kyle: I like that he at least tried to pay tribute to his wife. Not too many men, especially in Hip Hop, attempt to wear their heart on their sleeve for the entire world too often.
Daniel: “Do You Remember” is a solid song. I agree with sentiments about how confusing the theme is … it’s supposed to be a concept album but it gets muddled by the inclusion of songs that come out of nowhere. And I wouldn’t really mind it if these songs were actually catchy bangers! “Hot Shower” isn’t it, however.
Trent: I do like the title track. It’s reminiscent of Seal’s “Crazy,” which oozes out ethereal vibes.
Daniel:: Yeah that song and “Do You Remember” are the few moments in which it felt like the album’s concept was successfully communicated. What other album is this fiasco comparable to? And Megan Thee Stallion’s verse on “Handsome” was fun, even if the song isn’t that great.
When was the last time something was so hyped and so lackluster?
Aaron: Views.
Justin: You ask what’s good? I say nothing. Are there a few songs that are fine in a vacuum? Sure. But there’s nothing redeeming enough as a listener to seek them out on their own on a 22-track album.
With so much music to consume these days, there’s no reason to revisit anything from such a self-indulgent album that’s completely off the rails.
2/5 would be a generous rating for this album.
Marcus: I’ll be alone in this but my rating is at a 3. Songs like “Eternal,” “Roo,” “Sun Come Down” and a few others are a lot stronger than I initially thought, as well as some of the eclectic production.
Yes, the lows of the album are obviously terrible, and its content is still pretty tedious throughout. Despite that, there are enough redeeming qualities to get a 3 from me.
Trent: I think people really underestimate how an album flow factors into a rating.
If a listener can’t fully absorb the artistic expression within the confines of the album’s duration (or even get through it without being distracted) then it’s a missed opportunity and a clear deficiency in quality.
Did everyone make it through the album in one sitting?
Aaron: I got less than halfway through before I took a break. The flow was off.
Daniel: Almost… I had to take a break after “Slide Around.” [Track 17]
Kyle: I did, but it quickly became background noise. It wasn’t captivating in the slightest.
Trent: Is this album a fail if these songs get placed in commercials and TV shows and he becomes Chance The Rapper Mascot?
Justin: Regardless of any commercial success or business opportunities it elicits, it’s a failure on the very basic level of being a good album. He billed it as his debut album. I can only judge it as such a body of work, not as a glorified vehicle for placements.
Aaron: I agree with Justin. I don’t care if any of the joints become some catchy jingle. In fact, that would actually prove our points that this aims for nothing more than commercialism.
It pains me more to see what Chance has turned into. Considering his comments leading up to the album about it being thematically inspired by his wedding day, I expected an inspiring, intimate, soulful record that emanated the feel of what may have been the happiest day of his life. And this album could have been that, had he stayed focused. Yet, even though the wedding theme pops up throughout the album, it feels disjointed, and, like Daniel said, as if Chance is trying to please everybody. Chano aims for relatable raps, but songs like “5 Year Plan” lack the entertainment value that permeated Coloring Book.
There are a few moments where nostalgic Chance shines through; I am personally fond of the melody and vibe of “Do You Remember.”
While he may have grown, his projection of that maturity doesn’t translate to quality music here.
Marcus: With that said, if these songs end up getting placements on significant commercials and tv shows, it wouldn’t be a failure from Chance’s team perspective. The music makes you feel like that was a major objective.
Trent: So what’s our rating average? I’m at 2.3.
Justin: 2.0.
Kyle: I was just thinking 2.0. I’m with Justin.
Daniel: 2.3.
Aaron: 2.2. The Big Day will go down as one of the biggest disappointments in rap in recent memory, in no small part because Coloring Book was so great.
It counts as Hip Hop, but barely. I understand the genre is flexible so I won’t go far as to say it’s not. But the random songs are also either cookie-cutter attempts at radio play or just throwaways. The magic touch he had seems to have turned erratic.
Daniel: That’s a wrap!
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This trash should have got 0/5
wow after reading a lot of other critics praising it i was scared you guys would fall into that trap but couldn’t be happier a hiphop site is giving this trash album the review it deserves. i am a huge chance fan and this is beyond disappointing. anyone praising this obviously loves chance for all that poppy mainstream shit he’s always infused into his sound, but i don’t think you can honestly classify this as hiphop. fucking horrendous.
THOSE REVIEWERS ARE PAID. CHANCE IS A RICH KID WHO’S UNCLE WORKS IN THE INDUSTRY ALREADY SO THEYRE GONNA TRY ALL THE TRICKS IN THE WORLD TO MAKE THIS ALBUM “APPEAR” LIKE ITS GOOD. CORNY
I LOVE THIS RECORD. CHANCE IS THE REASON WHY I BECAME A HOMOSEXUAL NEGRO!!!!
FUCK CHANCE THE CRAPPER, PORT OF MIAMI 2: DIARY OF A CORRECTIONS OFFICER, BEST LAW ENFORCEMENT-INFLUENCED HIP HOP RECORD SINCE CHIEF DARYL GATES PUT OUT HIS SEMINAL ” WELL A HIP-A TO THE HOP-A YOU DON’T STOP-A RACIAL PROFILING” LP FROM 1987!!! BAWSE!!!
This still doesn’t forgive Drogas Wave and Lost Tapes 2, but im glad yall came together, had a real convo and kept it honest amongst yourselves.
“I wish I had more hands, so I can give this album FOUR thumbs down!”
If you can handle the many lane switches then you will find some serious lyrical talent. Listen to Roo and tell me you’ve heard more lyrics this year. I give it a 5. Fuck yall
I HAVE DEFINITELY HEARD MORE LYRICS ON PLUGS I MET AND EVEN CORDAE’S ALBUM.
Album was ok. He’ll do better next time around.
Y’all was mad at Joe Budden for laughing at this dude’s bullshit. Well………., whatcha got to say now?
#YouWantABag?! LOL
Chance is ass but you can’t listen to Joe Budden, he thinks he’s a better rapper than Marshall smfh
JOE BUDDEN IS IN THE CLOSET. I DONT TAKE HIS OPINION ON HIPHOP SERIOUSLY ANYMORE. HE DOESNT LISTEN TO ANYTHING DOPE AT ALL. HES OBSESSED WITH CHRIS BROWN AND JHENE AIKO… BUT YES CHANCE IS TRASH.
The worst thing about this album is that it came out right after YBN Cordae, which was clearly a superior effort. After hearing Cordae give you soul, you dont want popcorn from chance.
I wont rate it until I make it through. It was too tough to get through in one sitting.
Whatever he’s aiming for, I hope he got it. I damn sure won’t be looking for shit else from him. Glad I didn’t buy the album ha ha ha..that shit is like a ugly couch sitting out at the trash compactor. Nobody is gonna get this bull.
a like disc magnific
I tried to like this album. Gave it 3 uninterrupted straight through listens in different settings. It has moments and Chance is talented. This just wasn’t it for me. Almost like a spiritual kids-bop Nickelodeon funk, sprinkled with rare moments of dope introspective hip-hop. 2.5/5
Maybe you should have spent the time having a roundtable review about NF’s new album …. I’ll say top 5 of the year but really it’s top 3 …. he is a way better mc …. with more substance and truth …. and his production is always flawless …. which all equals a better listening experience
Should have had that Anderson .Paak collabo on here that he teased over a year ago… would have given the album at least ONE good track.
Ouch…
Thank god for griselda to turn it around this year yall hyped him up now chano disappointed yall just like ybn cordae album i was expecting a game changer but westside gunn and conway finna change all of this
WESTSIDE GUNN IS TRASH BUT THAT BENNY/CONWAY ALBUM IS GONNA BE THE BEST OF THE YEAR
Can we get back to the real king of the chi which is Lupe Fiasco, I’m waiting on the cool 2
Lupe is great, that’s true but you will be waiting forever bro. Don’t count on it.
The crazy thing is…not trying to sound like a grandpa…this would have been about 4 to 5 flames/mics in the gap…ok 3/12! I really feel like this site should NOT rush to review music either, because we used to have to wait two months for a review, and ya’ll feel as if you can get it right in 2-3 listens? I bumped it in my ride while traveling, so I’m gon do the headphones next…but I’ve heard way worse music that ya’ll boys gave 5 flames….
This is one review I can actually agree with. The album sucks dude. But we all have opinions lol
I agree people throw out reviews too quick. Just for clout. Eminem addressed this on Kamikaze but Chance is ass
Give Chance a Chance has the best comment here. They may have hit the mark on this review, but I think reviews in general are done too fast, and you shouldn’t be able to review each individual album in roughly the same short time frame and still be able to give an in-depth review. Music sometimes takes a few listens, although first impressions is definitely a thing. I like how you guys review and don’t think you should change it, but I believe that if you spend a little more time with the music it will bestow a little more credibility or strength in your reviews. You know what I mean? its real easy to hear somethin off jump and be like, “Damn I really don’t like that, that shit sounds wack..” but we all know some of those same songs after a few listens…”This shit nice!” Just consider that dynamic. Long live Hip Hop! For the Night’s Watch
yo lol get a bag is hard what are yall talkin about
Honestly a 2.3 is generous. This album is absolutely terrible.
Do yourself a favor and go listen to YBN Cordae’s album. I tried listening to this Chance album, I skipped through most of it. It’s a bad album. Cordae dropped one of the better albums of the year.
I agree 100%… YBN Cordae is an asset to his generation!!
I dont even think Coloring book was good but this was straight trash fr…
I loved Acid rap and 10 days but everything he has done since is just disappointing to me. There is no artistic growth whatsoever and he just abandoned the “weird, quirky and trippy” vibe that made him fun to listen to.
It’s safe to say Chance is just not capable of producing a good album
I usually give about two weeks of listening to an album before I decide if it’s good or not, but sometimes you just know right away. This shit suuuuuccckkkkssss
Wow this was total let down. Boooo
Why was there no review of daves psychodrama that is hands down the best record of the year so far! This shit was mad disappointing
No review of Bishop Lamont’s the Reformation and that was 3 years ago shake my head
I quit smoking cigarettes and now pussy taste like key lime. ??? as a guy who enjoys his American Spirits that’s a hell of bar I rather catch one of y’all slippin at the after-hours on Argyle to talk about this in person as I feel this is kind of lame to be in the comment section like this but I’m a parent I’m bored so I will say this I’m the god that will tell you RasKass is the best at the same time Listen to way More Nipsey than Kendrick( and it was like that before he died) I think you guys are definitely influenced by whatever you liked recently I’m 100% certain this review is bias and if it is then you failed as journalist and you did a disservice to the culture I lived out your beautiful narcissistic fantasy of slamming people you can’t out rap or make a more sonically pleasing record than, this is why joe budden is awesome for the culture! #mickeyshit #fuckshit #objectiveview #complexgame
To live* using talk to text
JOE BUDDEN IS TOO BUSY TALKING ABOUT THE MEN HE WOULD DATE IF HE WAS A WOMAN AND THE DUDES HE WOULD WANNA SEE SMASH HIS GIRL ON HIS PODCAST TO TALK ABOUT HIPHOP SMH
I just like him for being honest about Eminem and barring out Drake to prove a point that wasn’t there to prove other than that I don’t really fuck with dude it is cool to see an addict live a life beyond their Wildest Dreams though
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR DADDY AND UNCLE PUT YOU ON AND YOU NEVER HAD TO DO ANY WORK OR HUSTLE TO GET INTO THE HIPHOP CULTURE. THIS IS THE WORST ALBUM IVE EVER TRIED LISTENING TO AND I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE LOVE HIPHOP FANS HAVE FOR THIS GUYS MUSIC. THIS IS BAD… PLEASE NO MORE MUSIC FROM SPOILED RICH KIDS. NO CHANCE, NO JADEN, NO NO NO
How did chance get put on by his dad? His dad walked out on him
I heard him on an interview and he said his dad gave him an ultimatum, work, school, enlist or bounce. He bounced.. so not sure if his dad left him when he was super young but sounds like he is the one that left. With that said, that album should have only been like 12 songs. Got boring very quick.
Truth!
This album is awesome! I hate you people trashing it
The album is not completely great but not completely trash either. Coloring Book was on a gospel tip and resonated really well, hence the Grammy. This album sounds like he’s on a “motivational speaker” tip which is kinda refreshing but also expected. He had tough shoes to fill following the success of Coloring Book, and The Big Day was an example of being beaten by your own best. He is his own competitor and Chance 3 seems to have beaten Chance The Married Rapper.
He was a fake MC all along. I been saying that for years. Industry transplant. He didn’t smell right from the beginning.
Yup, Chance is Obama’s pet project. Look up who Chance’s dad is and his ties to the last fuck up in office. It’s all there in our faces. You just have to be willing to look. I don’t even think Chance made it a secret either.
I like the approach they took on this review. A bit of a redemption because they dropped the ball on the Nas project. The panel of reviewers adds a special something, maybe credibility…Despite this that ish is harsh given the young man tackles mature content for a kid barely 26. I guess mature content is not whats up for most. Peace
So a man aged 26 is a kid to you? Smh this is what’s wrong with this generation. You all treat men like boys and praise them when they talk “mature” subjects? No, dear, it’s called speaking like an adult. In this case it’s rapping.
I agree with everything you said, not a fan but I’ve given the album a spin as everyone’s been hyped up about his debut for so long and I’m those ones are a lot more disappointed than me… bad lyrics + horrible production = trash album
This is the worst review. You people don’t understand hip hop clearly. This album is really good. This is why we don’t accept criticism from people we wouldn’t accept advice from.
Yet they broke down exactly why they rated the album as such. You gave no counterpoints whatsoever…
NONE WHATSOEVER!!!
And….. that’s why he stay independent… should have never released this.
This morning, I awoke to find out that my teenie white penis had grown into a massive Negro schlonger donger hanging between my pasty white legs!!! I had been praying to Allah for months day and night that my itty bitty white pee pee would grow to the length and girth of that of the typical American Negro. Today, at long last, my prayers were answered! Where once there was a tiny pink wee wee, now there is a giant black mamba, a 10 inch boa constrictor hanging out of my boxers, splayed across the floor! I thought my prayers had indeed been answered, my life was finally worth living, all the bitches would want me, and I praised and thanked the Profit Muhammed until tears streamed from my eyes and snot dripped from my nose, but I am now suddenly shocked to find that, although my penis is now Sambo-Sized, all the money that was in my bank account has suddenly vanished, my fridge is full of nothing but two week old fried chicken and malt liquor, I have dozens of illegitimate kids with names like Leroi and Shaquanna, I have four fat, lazy, angry baby mamas on food stamps, I have nothing in my wallet but a maxed out EBT card, I have three outstanding warrants for vagrancy, robbery, and public chicken consumption, I’m unemployed and I live in a filthy trap house! HELP! HEEEELLLLPPPP!!! PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP MEEEEE!!!
As an attempt at humor, you have failed spectacularly.
There was nothing humorous about my statement. I’m asking for your help, and you choose to laugh instead. Thanks, asshole.
Good thing a new Akai Karate album drops next month
Tired of this annoying corny little midget and his retarded herky jerky rap style.
While i dont like the album, readers should take note on the process and depth these reviewers engage. If you think they’re critics, in a more professional sense, they’re not. you get the idea that they’re like buddies in a bar talking music. While that may be fun in it’s own way, it is not the kind of review we expect to be professional. The depth of analysis is on display. One of the more telling comments were “…and a few others are a lot stronger than I initially thought…”. As many have noted and suspected, the reviewers are not giving albums time. This doesnt mean they’re ultimately wrong, but the process needs to be seen for what it is. When was the last time a review on here read as if the person was a musician themself? Or trained in music? Anyhow, I think the lesson to learn is that these reviewers are not much more skilled or deep than the comment section, and thats being real. Compare the comments above to the comments below, and ask if there is any gap in depth or analysis. And yet, the people above are supposed to be the paid critics. Reviews may be a thing of the past at this point for many.
Forms of Art that took months or years to create can’t be critiqued in a matter of days.
thats ironic
Dont cha think
Eviscerated. Damn.
water is wet
SAVE US YEEZUS!!
Chance dropped the ball here. No knock to his talent, because I’m a huge fan. Just missed the mark.
I’m gonna check this out at Sunday School this week
You guys are stupid, people want to say something is bad just to say it’s bad. Just to be different or against the grain. The album is a solid project, marriage and relationships is not overrated, it’s a beautiful things. Don’t get mad because your relationship is not what you want it to be. I don’t listen to chance but it’s good to hear music that’s uplifting. Makes people want to cherish the people around them. Y’all are a bunch of dopes. And I guarantee you, none of you can rap, none of you can make music. Don’t even know what a chord progression is.
Is this Chance?
Nothing can save this musty beer coaster of an album.
Next!
Who wants to say something is bad just to say it? The reviewers gave reasons they didn’t like it. You liked it and you don’t agree. Fine, but don’t act like people don’t have reasons to dislike this album. No one is upset he’s rapping about marriage people are upset he delivered a bad album about marriage. Everyone has their own opinions, but don’t be a dismissive, butthurt fan.
Solid album. Get A Bag is dope as well. Don’t overthink someone’s else feelings, just enjoy the music.
Dope music. Some missteps along the ride, but I will definitely go back to listen to it again to catch the wave…don’t overthink how someone else is feeling. Enjoy it or move around.
Dud. Just like everything else he has done.
How did No Problem lead to THIS? Because it was one verse, not a full album…..Chance’s best records were featuring other people, so he’s just about tolerable…
Chance is crap!
This website has promoted every last ringtone rapper to come out in the last 10 years, what changed?
damn. i was looking forward to this…guess im going to piratebay then
Let’s hope the hype for the album doesn’t match the hype for his marriage, but I’ll be looking forward to the divorce album. I like that darker side of hiphop.
More like”Lloyd Chance’s The Hunger For Bored” lol
Terrible dad joke.
hating ass review from a bunch of nxggas that dont know nothing about music
Look, just because you’re gay, doesn’t mean everyone else has to be. Chance can’t rap dude. He sucks. Black privilege at its finest. Garbage album BTW.
Fanboy reaction to a negative review. Want a tissue?
THIS ALBUM WAS MADE FOR THE GAY COMMUNITY SO YOU HAVE TO EXPECT A FEW OF THOSE BATTIBOYS TO COME OUT AND SAY WE DONT HEAR WHAT THEY HEAR WHEN THEY PLAY THE MUSIC
R&B Sorry, dunno what R&Amp B is, although it sounds lit as a mutha fucker
Real “knee tapping” music right here, 22 tracks of dad rap for your minivan carpool. Tried to give it a listen cuz I really wanted to hear a good album (not a great summer for music IMO) but holy shit is this terrible.
As your father, Rhance, I have to say that I really take issue with your hurtful categorization of this record. Sure, I like it just fine, but you and your hip hop buddies act like that’s some sort of bad thing, as if there’s little more to me than my love for shitty “rap” “music” and serving as soccer practice chauffeur for you and your brothers Cory, Justin, and Timothy! There really is a lot more to me than my love for Chance the Crapper, you know! I also enjoy grey new balance sneakers, faded, baggy denim, Steely Dan, Rush reunion concerts, Members Only jackets, being bald, and fucking your mother in the ass.
Not bad. definitely not for everyone
How is not bad a 5/5??
I couldn’t even make it halfway thru
I thought the album was ok just a little too much filler. If he could’ve trimmed it down by 5 songs or so it would’ve sounded more cohesive
Snoozefest
Somebody give this kid a wedge
Wow Really?!? I really like this album. I thinks its Chance’s best, but im a 30 something husband, so what do i know. The album is a long as fuck and some songs he could have done without (like most albums) but i thought it as really solid and mature. 7/10
Biggest disappointment of the year, by far. I’m assuming the positive reviews on Metacritic are from critics who are not serious about hip-hop and think Chance is a likable guy? This is a complete scattered, preachy mess.
PAYOLA BROTHA, ITS ALL PAYOLA
Had to get my rant out before I start another one. The album is one of the biggest disappointments in recent history. He suffered from what seems like not having an executive producer. Someone to tell him cut this crap out, add this, tweak this. The album is too long. It’s like he just threw all his songs on the board to see what to use and everything stuck. There is no cohesion, the raps are mediocre and the production value is low. This is enough to ruin a rapper. I wasn’t sure if I was a Chance fan or a Coloring Book fan. It looks like this album just settled it.
As much as I find Chance corny, I do gotta thank him for dropping this terrible album, otherwise we wouldn’t have gotten one of Needle Drop’s best reviews to date.
Such a disappointment across the board. I’ve loved Chance since 10 day and this whole album is just so corny and disjointed. Someone needs to reign him in before he kills his career.
most disappointing pile of garbage I have heard this year
The album wasn’t as dope as we all assumed it would be…but to the comments stating he should give it up…let’s chill. Nobody has had a perfect string of albums (except for the talents that passed away too early in their careers to stand the test of time)…So he shot a bank or an air ball (depending on your view). He’s still got a long road to redeem himself. Let the man breathe and recollect himself.
GARBAGE. Plus dude got an annoying face.
Horse shit sounds better when making music. What did we expect? Dude hasn’t even a proper artist name…
What’s wrong with this album? Thought it was good. Oh well, to each their own. I expected pop shit with some rap and that’s what I got. Mind you I’m an old head.
Pure ass. Not surprised.
It’s fine. That’s all though, fine. 10 day, acid rap and coloring book are all better.
3.75/5, rounding up to 4/5
Trash. Lacks creativity or effort in any fashion. Terrible bars with 2003 Will Smith type beats. To think I never believed it when the homies told me he was an industry plug.
This album was the most disappointing. As I am an avid Chance fan as Coloring Book and Acid Rap are both top 10 albums for me and 10 day being great, this was depressing. It sounds as if his wife and daughter changed to make him more appropriate for a younger audience. Disgusting. I am excited for chance to take notice on how people didn’t like this and go back to old chance. Chancellor Bennett, I love you but this album sucked.