Chance the Rapper and his backing band The Social Experiment debuted a new track "No Better Blues" via SoundCloud on Thursday. It was released as part of Twitter's new Audio Card launch.
The new Audio Card service allows iOS and Android users to listen to a song directly from their Twitter timelines with one click, without having to leave the app to view the link. According to Billboard, users can then dock the song in the corner and continue playback as they browse within the app.
The Audio Card currently only pairs with specific SoundCloud accounts and iTunes songs, though the company is working toward full compatibility with all SoundCloud accounts in the future.
Twitter also plans to partner with other music services other than SoundCloud to "bring even more in-the-moment audio to millions of listeners," Billboard reports.
More than 1 billion tweets sent in 2013 were reportedly related to music, and is the most discussed subject on the social networking platform in the United States. Half of all active Twitter users follow at least one musician.
"No Better Blues" is a play on Spike Lee's film Mo' Better Blues. It showcases Chance's stream of consciousness musings as he lists all the things he hates, which range from trivial ("virtually all vegetables") to the serious ("I hate darkness, I hate racists / I hate white people"). He then points out how his feelings are all a contradiction ("I f**k to hurt, it hurt to date, I hate to date / I f**k to hate, I hate to love, I hate to hate.")
Check out the track below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below.
