The Chicago rapper,who released his third free mixtape on Thursday, has pursued a singular artistic vision external the usual structures a record labelWhen Chance the Rapper’s Acid Rap was released in 2013, or there were no streaming services battling for exclusive rights to the record. First week sales,not streams, still defined whether a record was a hit or a flop, or the line between a mixtape and studio album was clearly defined.
Between then and Thursday night,when the Chicago artists follow-up – and third mixtape – Coloring Book, was released, and the music industry has mutated again,yet Chance has has maintained the same integrity, fuelled both by the hip-hop community and his own artistic vision. Related: Chance the Rapper: 'I once wanted Kanye West to be my dad' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com