“Music can kind of make you one-dimensional. People see what's on the surface and what you rap about, and they make their decision on who you are from there.” PeopleKindDecisionWho You AreRapSurface Author:Chance the Rapper
“My come-out record, '10 Day,' was the thing people were supposed to hear and figure out 'he's good' or 'he's not good.' 'Acid Rap' is the comeback tape, and it asks way bigger and better questions than, 'Is he good at rapping?” PeopleWayAsksRecordsFiguresBiggerRapTapeAcidComebackBigger And Better Author:Chance the Rapper
“The weird thing about rap is that you don't get compared in the same way that athletes do, even though it's probably the most competitive sport in music. In basketball, they look at a player and say: 'This guy was the best in his prime at this sport.' But in rap it's not until you're dead or retired that people think about it like that.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksGuySportsPlayerBasketballAthleteRapPrimeThis GuyRetiredWeird ThingsCompetitive Sports Author:Chance the Rapper
“The whole point of 'Acid Rap' was just to ask people a question: does the music business side of this dictate what type of project this is? If it's all original music and it's got this much emotion around it and it connects this way with this many people, is it a mixtape? What's an 'album' these days, anyways?” PeopleIfsWayDoeWholeAsksSidesEmotionTypeProjectsOriginalsAlbumsRapThese DaysAcidMusic BusinessMixtapesOriginal Music Author:Chance the Rapper