It got him enough attention to work with other artists - like Childish Gambino and, eventually, Kanye West - which raised his profile even more. Chance's first album, "10 Day," went viral in the hip hop world with more than 400,000 downloads on the music-sharing site DatPiff. He's released all three of his albums (which he calls "mixtapes") for free, along with a collaborative album he worked on. Instead of making money by selling his music, he gets his income from concert performances and merchandise sales. You're in uncharted territory, and you're helping to shed light on what will look like, and we're all curious.'"īy staying independent, Chance can keep pushing the music industry to the limit. It's not even that they have any ill will towards me because I didn't take their advice at the time. In July 2013, the album debuted at number 63 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, due to bootleg downloads on iTunes and Amazon not affiliated with the artist. "I've had a lot of advice from people who wouldn't give me that same advice today. Acid Rap is the second mixtape by American rapper Chance the Rapper.It was released on April 30, 2013, as a free digital download. I know all these people," Chance told Fader last year. "I've met with every A&R, VP of A&R, president of the labels, CEOs. He's staying an independent artist - and he's excited about it.
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