Chance The Rapper opened up about the success of his 2013 project, "Acid Rap," and how making the music almost killed him.
Chance The Rapper dropped "Acid Rap" in April 2013, and it immediately ranked in several charts and music streaming platforms. Despite receiving critical acclaim, the album actually has a dark backstory which the rapper recently revealed.
How Making "Acid Rap" Almost Killed Chance The Rapper
In a new interview with Complex Music to mark the 10th anniversary of the record, the 30-year-old "The Highs & The Lows" rapper revealed that his mixtape almost led to his death.
He recalled how he binged drugs while making music at that time, as he had already started making enough money after his first headlining tour to rent his own house and spend thousands of dollars on drugs.
"This was my first time living outside of my parents' house in another city and having money and doing a lot of drugs, like, a lot, a lot, a lot of drugs," he said. "And just like becoming a different person, like a lesser person than I am now."
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Chance The Rapper credited his "spirit" that saved him and helped him become a better version of himself, saying he would have died at that time if he did not push himself.
Elsewhere in the interview, he compared his album to several 2013 albums, including Mac Miller's "Watching Movies With The Sound Off," Drake's "Nothing Was the Same," Kanye West's "Yeezus," and J. Cole's "Born Sinner."
He explained that his songs like "Chain Smoker" was their own thing and that there was no other album that had a song like that. With that, he believes that his songs have an influence, especially on newer artists.
Chance The Rapper Announces "Acid Rap" 10th Anniversary Tour
On Live Nation's official website, it confirmed the upcoming Acid Rap Ten Year Anniversary Show on Aug. 19 at Chicago's United Center, marking the first time he will perform again at the venue since his last show in 2019.
The producer also confirmed that the whole tracklist would be performed at the event, including "Favorite Song," "Cocoa Butter Kisses," "Juice," "Chain Smoker," and "Everything's Good."
The Acid Rap 10th Year Anniversary merchandise were already available starting April 30. Meanwhile, the general sale of tickets began on April 28 after the artist presale on April 26.
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