The Sound

Chance The Rapper has had a pretty good year: The Social Experiment’s Surf proved you can release music for free on iTunes and his collaboration mixtape with Lil B once again instilled faith in BasedGod. But the biggest highlight of his year is becoming a father. The Chicago rhymer revealed on Instagram that his son has finally been brought […]

Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars in the world right now. When she released her fifth studio album, 1989, it was the first album of the year to sell over a million copies its first week—1.287 million copies to be exact. In less than six month, 1989 has already outsold all of her […]

Fetty Wap got a huge cosign from the mainstream music world last week with a feature in this month’s issue of Maxim. Even bigger? Taylor Swift brought out the Patterson-born rapper at her Seattle show for her “1989″ tour. While on stage Taylor mentioned that her next guest is nominated for two VMA’s before the […]

  The rap world was shocked back in July when Lil’ B and Chance the Rapper announced that they had an album together. Guess what? It finally came to fruition as the project was recently released. The five track mixtape has the odd duo going in over soulful beats somewhat reminiscent of Dipset’s hay day. […]

The Sound

It’s been a pretty good summer for Chance The Rapper. His band The Social Experiment finally released Surf (even better news for the fans, since it was a free project), and Chance recently performed a much praised set at the Pitchfork Festival. Better things are ahead, though. The 22-year-old is going to be a father soon. Chance revealed the great […]

Talk about unlikely collaborations, right?! Chance The Rapper and Lil B recently revealed that they have made a “Based Freestyle Album” together. Chance took to Instagram this past Saturday (July 18) to post the above picture and reveal the news. Lil B also posted the same image to his Instagram page, revealing that the project was recorded […]

Chance The Rapper took to Twitter yesterday (June 9) to announce that he would be organizing Chicago’s inaugural Teens in the Park festival, scheduled to take place on June 24 on Northerly Island. The concert will be free entry and open to individuals aged 13-24. It’s reported that the festival will feature performances from Donnie […]

Chance The Rapper released his highly-anticipated Surf album with Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment last night (May 28). The 16-track collection features a string of guest appearances from the likes of B.o.B, Busta Rhymes, J. Cole, Big Sean and Erykah Badu, among others. The project acts as a follow-up to Chance’s highly acclaimed 2013 album, […]

Last Thursday (April 30), Chance The Rapper lectured at Harvard University’s Hiphop Archive & Research Institute. During the conversation with students, Chance touched upon a variety of topics including, Jay Z’s TIDAL, the recent unrest in Baltimore, Kanye West and more. The good folks over at FADER caught parts of the Q&A and have transcribed some […]

Action Bronson and Chance The Rapper teamed up for a performance of “Baby Blue” on Late Show With David Letterman. The duo performed the ex-lover anthem with a live band, bringing the Mr. Wonderful singer song to life. Bronsolino and Chance also teamed up in the music video, which premiered recently. It features the duo and […]

Maybe an official collab is on the way? Nearly two years removed from his breakout mixtape Acid Rap, fans are still waiting on new music from Chance The Rapper. Last night, Chance and Alec Baldwin happened to be in the same city for a Young Chicago Authors event and the odd pairing joined forces for a freestyle. Chance shared the moment […]