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| Name = Acid Rap | name = Acid Rap
| Type = Mixtape | type = Mixtape
| Artist = ] | artist = ]
| Cover = Chance the rapper acid rap.jpg | cover = Chance the rapper acid rap.jpg
| Border = yes | border = yes
| alt =
| Released = April 30, 2013
| released = {{Start date|2013|04|30}}
| Recorded = 2012–2013 at Soundscape Studios, Force One Seven Studios, and Classick Studios (])
| recorded = 2012–2013
| Genre = ]
| studio = Soundscape, Force One, Seven, & Classick in Chicago
| Length = 53:51
| Label = ] | genre = *]
*]
| Producer = Nate Fox, Peter Cottontale, Cam, Stefan Ponce, Ceej for ], ], DJ Ozone, ], ], Blended Babies, ]
*]
| Last album = ''10 Day''<br />(2011)
| length = {{Plainlist|
| This album = '''''Acid Rap'''''<br />(2013)
*53:52
| Next album =
*{{Duration|50:15}} (2019 re-release)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/acid-rap/1470464025 |title=Acid Rap by Chance the Rapper on Apple Music |publisher=Music.apple.com |access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref>
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'''''Acid Rap''''' is the second mixtape by American ] recording artist ], originally released on April 30, 2013 as a free digital download. In early July 2013, the album debuted at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' ], due to bootleg downloads on ] and ] not affiliated with the artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/5650665/chance-the-rapper-with-acid-rap-mixtape-meets-the |title=Chance the Rapper, with 'Acid Rap' Mixtape, Meets the Legal Black Hole Around Unsigned Artists (From the Magazine) |publisher=Billboard |date=2013-08-14 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref>
| producer = *Nate Fox
*Peter Cottontale
*]
*Stefan Ponce
*Ceej for ]
*]
*DJ Ozone
*]
*]
*Blended Babies
*]
*Na'el Shehade
| prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = ]
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Acid Rap
| type = mixtape
| single1 = ]
| single1date = January 31, 2013
| single2 = Acid Rain
| single2date = February 22, 2013
}}
}}

'''''Acid Rap''''' is the second mixtape by American rapper ]. It was released on April 30, 2013, as a free digital download. In July 2013, the mixtape debuted at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' ], due to bootleg downloads on ] and ] not affiliated with the artist.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/5650665/chance-the-rapper-with-acid-rap-mixtape-meets-the |title=Chance the Rapper, with 'Acid Rap' Mixtape, Meets the Legal Black Hole Around Unsigned Artists (From the Magazine) |magazine=Billboard |date=2013-08-14 |access-date=2013-10-13}}</ref> The mixtape has been certified "diamond" on mixtape site Datpiff, for garnering over 1,000,000 downloads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datpiff.com/Chance-The-Rapper-Acid-Rap-mixtape.483826.html |title=Datpiff Acid Rap |website=Datpiff |date= 2014 |access-date= 2015-08-21}}</ref> It was rereleased on streaming services on June 21, 2019, alongside his 2012 mixtape '']''. A 10th anniversary ''Complete Edition'' was later released, including the full version of "]", which previously wasn't available for streaming due to sampling issues.

== Background and production ==
Chancelor Bennett has admitted that ] was used during the production of this mixtape. Bennett has said, " was a lot of acid involved in ''Acid Rap''. I mean, it wasn't ''too'' much – I'd say it was about 30 to 40 percent acid... more so 30 percent acid."<ref name="MtvNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1707187/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-mixtape/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528002212/http://www.mtv.com/news/1707187/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-mixtape/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 28, 2014|title=Chance The Rapper: There Was 'A Lot Of Acid Involved In Acid Rap'|last=Alexis|first=Nadeska|website=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-03-17}}</ref> He has also made it clear that LSD's involvement was just a small factor in the making of the mixtape. Bennett has said that, "It wasn't the biggest component at all. It was something that I was really interested in for a long time during the making of the tape, but it's not necessarily a huge factor at all. It was more so just a booster, a bit of fuel. It's an allegory to acid, more so than just a tape about acid."<ref name="MtvNews"/>

Bennett used artists and producers from Chicago who he had also worked with before. The ] sound of the mixtape can be attributed to the collaboration of artists and producers from multiple genres.<ref name="BRB">{{Citation|last=BackRoomsBasements|title=Chance The Rapper talks Acid Rap, SXSW, Violence in Chicago + more|date=2013-04-29|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKMrdVbEAbc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/VKMrdVbEAbc |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|access-date=2019-03-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Bennett has said, "People that I worked with on other projects from multiple genres just came together to make a dope tape." Bennett attributes most of the funky or jazz sound to Peter Cottontale saying, "Peter Cottontale is a really sick jazz pianist."<ref name="BRB"/>

Bennett describes ''Acid Rap'' as more of a music based album and less of a story-based album when compared to his previous mixtape. When asked to compare ''10 Day'' to ''Acid Rap'' Bennett said, "''Acid Rap'' is just a whole different monster; it's me as an adult making great music instead of a kid trying to explain a story. It's less of a conceptual project. It's still very cohesive, storytelling-wise, and its own project. But it's more music-based than story-based this time. I'm still telling the story of what it's like coming out of high school, not going to college and my experience with LSD. The new music that I started listening to has got a really heavy Acid Jazz base to it. It's just really good songs; it's a collection of great songs, which is exactly what ''#10Day'' is. But it's more of just a really good album than a story."<ref name="http://hiphopdx.com">{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.2099/title.chance-the-rapper-talks-the-chicago-scene-his-acid-rap-mixtape|title=Chance The Rapper Talks The Chicago Scene & His "Acid Rap" Mixtape|date=2013-05-03|website=HipHopDX|access-date=2019-03-17}}</ref>

The cover art for ''Acid Rap'' was based on a real picture taken at ], an annual conglomerate of film, ], and ]s and ] that take place in mid-March in ]. The picture was taken by ], who also designed the cover art for Bennett's previous mixtape ''].''<ref>{{cite web |title=The Artist Responsible For Chance The Rapper's Meme-Inspired Abstract Art |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/27/632812919/the-artist-responsible-for-chance-the-rappers-meme-inspired-abstract-art |access-date=2019-03-11 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> The picture happened by chance, according to Beaux, "I had made these Tie Dye tank tops before we went to SXSW and I gave them to Chance… In the back of my mind I'm like I hope you wear this."<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's the Original Photo That Inspired Chance the Rapper's 'Acid Rap' Cover |url=https://genius.com/a/here-s-the-original-photo-that-inspired-chance-the-rapper-s-acid-rap-cover |access-date=2019-03-11 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Acid Rap'' was released as a ] and not an ]. Bennett has said "One of my biggest talents is performing live.<ref name="http://hiphopdx.com"/> and considered live performances and selling merchandise a more important source of income than recorded music, which he wanted to release for free. More recently he has also rapped about his hatred for record labels on "No Problem"''.''<ref>{{Citation|last=TR|title=Chance The Rapper - No Problem (feat. Lil Wayne 2 Chainz) Explicit|date=2016-05-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoSUseCSD7s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/BoSUseCSD7s |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|access-date=2019-03-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Bennett being unsigned also gave him the ability to collaborate with any available artist.

On June 28, 2019, Bennett officially released the mixtape onto streaming services along with his prior mixtape ''10 Day''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/chance-the-rapper-mixtapes-acid-rap-and-10day-hit-streaming-listen/amp/|title=Chance the Rapper's Mixtapes Are Now Streaming, Coming to Vinyl|website=] |access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref> The track "]" didn't have its sample cleared and is instead replaced by a 30-second voice memo by Bennett. It was later included in a 10th anniversary ''Complete Edition''.


== Critical response == == Reception ==
{{Album ratings {{Album ratings
| MC = 86/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/acid-rap/chance-the-rapper/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for Acid Rap |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> | ADM = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5487/Chance-The-Rapper-Acid-Rap.aspx|title=Acid Rap by Chance The Rapper reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=July 12, 2019}}</ref>
| MC = 86/100<ref name="Metacritic"/>
| rev1 = ]
| rev1 = ]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="About.com">{{cite web|url=http://rap.about.com/od/reviews/fr/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap.htm |title=Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap Review |publisher=Rap.about.com |date=2006-06-10 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Fred|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/acid-rap-mw0002550344|title=Acid Rap - Chance the Rapper {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|work=]|date=April 30, 2013|access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref>
| rev2 = '']'' | rev2 = '']''
| rev2Score = A-<ref>{{cite web|last=Rytlewski |first=Evan |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap,97671/ |title=Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap &#124; Music &#124; MusicalWork Review |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=2013-05-14 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> | rev2Score = A−<ref>{{cite web|last=Rytlewski|first=Evan|url=https://www.avclub.com/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-1798176804|title=Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap|work=]|date=May 14, 2013|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
| rev3 = '']'' | rev3 = '']''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Chicago Tribune">{{cite web|author=|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-12/entertainment/chi-chance-the-rapper-album-review-20130510_1_chief-keef-chicago-kid-young-chop |title=Chance the Rapper album review; Acid Rap reviewed - Chicago Tribune |publisher=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=2013-05-12 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> | rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Consequence of Sound">{{cite web|last=Kivel|first=Adam|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/05/album-review-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/|title=Album Review: Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap|work=]|date=May 8, 2013|access-date=October 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603183232/http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/05/album-review-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/|archive-date=June 3, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4 = ] | rev4 = '']''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Consequence of Sound">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/05/album-review-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/ |title=Album Review: Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=2013-05-08 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> | rev4Score = 4/5<ref name="Fact">{{cite web|last=Kalev|first=Maya|url=https://www.factmag.com/2013/05/14/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/|title=Acid Rap|work=]|date=May 14, 2013|access-date=May 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409120042/http://www.factmag.com/2013/05/14/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ] | rev5 = '']'' (])
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Now Toronto">{{cite web|last=Mertens |first=Max |url=https://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=192415 |title=Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap &#124; NOW Magazine |publisher=Nowtoronto.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> | rev5Score = A−<ref>{{cite web|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ew2013-06.php|title=Chance the Rapper/Homeboy Sandman|work=]|date=June 2013|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>
| rev6 = ] | rev6 = '']''
| rev6Score = 8.4/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18105-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/ |title=Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap &#124; Album Reviews |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2013-05-07 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> | rev6Score = 8.4/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Jeff|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18105-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/|title=Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap|work=]|date=May 7, 2013|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
| rev7 = ] | rev7 = '']''
| rev7Score = A-<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=16024 |title=Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap |date= |accessdate=2014-12-18}}</ref> | rev7Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Tryneski|first=John M.|url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/171829-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/|title=Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap|work=]|date=June 20, 2013|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822063552/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/171829-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/|archive-date=August 22, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev8 = '']'' | rev8 = '']''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Jody Rosen |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/acid-rap-20130508 |title=Album Review &#124; Album Reviews |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2013-05-08 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> | rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rosen|first=Jody|author-link=Jody Rosen|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/acid-rap-20130508|title=Acid Rap|magazine=]|date=May 8, 2013|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
| rev9 = '']'' | rev9 = '']''
| rev9Score = 8/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|last=Soderberg |first=Brandon |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-mixtape/ |title=Chance the Rapper, 'Acid Rap' Review |publisher=Spin.com |date= |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> | rev9Score = 8/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|last=Soderberg|first=Brandon|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-mixtape/|title=Chance the Rapper, 'Acid Rap' (Self-Released)|work=]|date=May 2, 2013|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref>
| rev10 = '']'' | rev10 = '']''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}} (XL)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2013/05/mixtape-review-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/ |title=Mixtape Review: Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=2013-05-13 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> | rev10Score = 4/5<ref>{{cite web|last=C. M.|first=Emmanuel|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2013/05/mixtape-review-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/|title=Mixtape Review: Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap|work=]|date=May 13, 2013|access-date=October 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607044010/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2013/05/mixtape-review-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap|archive-date=June 7, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}} }}
''Acid Rap'' was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, the mixtape received an average score of 86, based on 21 critics, which indicates "universal acclaim".<ref name="Metacritic" /> It was also nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/08/bet-award-2013-nominees |title=Here Are The BET Award Nominees |publisher=Complex |date=2013-08-22 |accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> The mixtape was ranked at number 2 on ] list<ref>{{cite web|title=SPIN's 50 Best Album's of 2013|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/best-albums-2013/?slide=49}}</ref> and number 26 on '']'''s list of the 50 best albums of 2013.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-19691231</ref> It was the second most downloaded mixtape on MixtapeMonkey.com's most downloaded mixtapes ever.<ref>{{cite web|title=MixtapeMonkey Charts|url=http://mixtapemonkey.com/charts}}</ref> It was also ranked at number 12 on '']''s Top 50 Albums of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Top 50 Albums of 2013|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9293-the-top-50-albums-of-2013/4/|publisher=Pitchfork}}</ref> ''Acid Rap'' was met with widespread critical acclaim. At ], which assigns a ] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an ] score of 86, based on 21 reviews.<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/acid-rap/chance-the-rapper|title=Reviews for Acid Rap by Chance the Rapper|publisher=]|access-date=October 13, 2013}}</ref> It was also nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/08/bet-award-2013-nominees |title=Here Are The BET Award Nominees |website=Complex |date=2013-08-22 |access-date=2013-10-13}}</ref> The mixtape was ranked at number two on '']''{{'}}s list<ref>{{cite web|title=SPIN's 50 Best Album's of 2013|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/12/best-albums-2013/chance-acid-rap/}}</ref> and number 26 on '']''{{'}}s list of the 50 best albums of 2013, and first on their list of best mixtapes of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|date=December 2, 2013|work=]|title=50 Best Albums of 2013|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-19691231}}</ref> It was the second most downloaded mixtape on MixtapeMonkey.com.<ref>{{cite web|title=MixtapeMonkey Charts|url=http://mixtapemonkey.com/charts}}</ref> It was also ranked at number 12 on '']''{{'}}s Top 50 Albums of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Top 50 Albums of 2013|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9293-the-top-50-albums-of-2013/4/|work=Pitchfork}}</ref>


President ] added the song "Acid Rain" to his 2016 ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/POTUS44/status/763744742072913920|title=Been waiting to drop this: summer playlist, the encore. What's everybody listening to?pic.twitter.com/mqh1YVrycj|last=Obama|first=President|date=2016-08-11|website=@POTUS44|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>
==Track listing==

In 2019, ''Pitchfork'' listed it 84 on its top 200 albums of the decade.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-08|title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref>
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== Track listing ==
Credits adapted from ] and the album's vinyl liner notes, and reflect the 2019 re-release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/112262593|title=Acid Rap / Chance the Rapper – TIDAL|publisher=]|access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref>
{{Track listing {{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s) | extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 53:50
| title1 = Good Ass Intro | title1 = Good Ass Intro
| note1 = featuring ] | note1 = featuring ]
| writer1 = {{hlist|]|]|]|Kiara Lanier|Peter Wilkins|Will Miller|]|Cameron Osteen|Stefan Ponce|]|]|]|]}}
| extra1 = Peter Cottontale, Cam, Stefan Ponce
| extra1 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Peter Cottontale|Cam O'bi|Ponce}}
| length1 = 3:59 | length1 = 3:59
| title2 = Pusha Man
| note2 = featuring Nate Fox
| writer2 = {{hlist|Bennett|Charles Jennings|Nate Fox|]|]}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|]}}
| length2 = 2:19
| title3 = Paranoia
| note3 = featuring ] and ]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Bennett|]}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Nosaj Thing}}
| length3 = 4:35
| title4 = ]
| note4 = featuring ] and ]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Bennett|]|]|Osteen|Wilkins}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Cam O'bi|Peter Cottontale}}
| length4 = 5:07
| title5 = ]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Bennett|Fox|]|]}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Fox}}
| length5 = 3:35
| title6 = Lost
| note6 = featuring ]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Bennett|]|Fox|Wilkins|]}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Fox}}
| length6 = 3:04
| title7 = Everybody's Something
| note7 = featuring ] and BJ the Chicago Kid
| writer7 = {{hlist|Bennett|DJ O-Zone|]|Roger Kay Karshner|]|]}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|DJ O-Zone}}
| length7 = 4:36
| title8 = Interlude (That's Love)
| writer8 = {{hlist|Bennett|]}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Göransson}}
| length8 = 2:29
| title9 = ]
| note9 = featuring ]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Bennett|Fox|]|]|]}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Fox}}
| length9 = 3:05
| title10 = NaNa
| note10 = featuring ]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Bennett|]|]|]}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|]}}
| length10 = 3:20
| title11 = Smoke Again
| note11 = featuring ]
| writer11 = {{hlist|Bennett|]|Richard Neville Parry|Jonathan Keller}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Blended Babies}}
| length11 = 4:32
| title12 = Acid Rain
| writer12 = {{hlist|Bennett|]}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Jake One}}
| length12 = 3:36
| title13 = Chain Smoker
| writer13 = {{hlist|Bennett|Fox|]|John Ventura|]|Norman Landsberg}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Fox}}
| length13 = 3:30
| title14 = Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)
| writer14 = {{hlist|Bennett|Osteen}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Chance the Rapper|Cam O'bi}}
| length14 = 5:33
}}


'''Notes'''
| title2 = Pusha Man/Paranoia
* "Paranoia" was included as a ] following "Pusha Man" for the original mixtape release, with ]'s contributions receiving no credit. The 28 seconds of silence that separated the two tracks was omitted entirely on the 2019 streaming re-release and vinyl release. The 2023 'complete edition', released on streaming services to commemorate the mixtape's tenth anniversary, restores 15 seconds of silence between the two tracks.
| note2 = featuring Lili K & Nate Fox
* "Juice" was replaced by a 30-second voice memo for the 2019 streaming re-release and was omitted entirely on the vinyl release. After clearing the requisite sample, the song made its streaming debut on the 2023 'complete edition' release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |date=2023-04-25 |title=Chance the Rapper Announces 'Acid Rap' 10th Anniversary Show |url=https://hypebeast.com/2023/4/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-10th-anniversary-show-announcement-info |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=]}}</ref>
| extra2 = Ceej for ], 'Paranoia' produced by ]
| length2 = 7:24


'''Samples'''
| title3 = Cocoa Butter Kisses
* "Good Ass Intro" contains a sample of "Intro", written by ]; and embodies portions of "]", written by ], ], ] and West.
| note3 = featuring ] & ]
* "Pusha Man" contains a sample and embodies portions of "Modaji", performed and written by ]; and contains an interpolation of "Pusherman", written by ].
| extra3 = Cam, Peter Cottontale
* "Juice" contains a sample of "]", performed by ] and written by Hathaway and ].
| length3 = 5:08
* "Lost" contains a sample and embodies portions of "Brother's Gonna Work It Out", performed and written by ].
* "Everybody's Something" contains an interpolation of "Diana in the Autumn Wind", written by Roger Kay Karshner and ]; and contains a sample and embodies portions of "Fall in Love", performed by ] and written by ], R.L. Altman and Titus Glover.
* "Favorite Song" contains samples and embodies portions of "]", performed by ] and written by ] and ].
* "NaNa" contains samples from "Red Clay", written by ] and performed by ].
* "Chain Smoker" contains samples from "] (Live)", written by ], John Ventura, ] and Norman Landsberg.


== Production personnel ==
| title4 = Juice
*Brandon Breaux – artwork
| extra4 = Nate Fox
*OJ Hays – "Acid Rap" typeface
| length4 = 3:35
*Elton "L10mixedit" Chueng – engineering, mixing, mastering

*Na'el Shehade – engineer, producer
| title5 = Lost
*Alex "PapiBeatz" Baez – engineering
| note5 = featuring ]
*Andrew Barber – Founder of Fake Shore Drive
| extra5 = Nate Fox
*Su$h! Ceej – Member of Two-9, producer ("Pusha Man")
| length5 = 3:04
*Peter CottonTale – Music Director, Producer ("Good Ass Intro," "Cocoa Butter Kisses")

*] (Ace Hashimoto) – producer ("NaNa")
| title6 = Everybody's Something
*J.P. Floyd – Trombonist, featured artist ("Good Ass Intro")
| note6 = featuring Saba & ]
*Nate Fox – Member of the Social Experiment, featured artist ("Pusha Man"), producer ("Juice," "Lost," "Favorite Song," "Chain Smoker")
| extra6 = DJ Ozone
*Alex Fruchter – Founder of Closed Sessions
| length6 = 4:37
*Rich Gains – Member of Blended Babies, producer ("Smoke Again")

| title7 = Interlude (That's Love) *] – producer ("Interlude ")
*JP – Member of Blended Babies, producer ("Smoke Again")
| extra7 = ]
*Kiara Lanier – singer, featured artist ("Good Ass Intro")
| length7 = 2:29
*] – singer, featured artist ("Good Ass Intro," "Pusha Man")

*Mike Kolar – engineer, owner of Soundscape Studios, founder of Closed Sessions
| title8 = Favorite Song
*] – rapper, featured artist ("Cocoa Butter Kisses")
| note8 = featuring ]
*Cam O'bi – producer ("Good Ass Intro," "Cocoa Butter Kisses," "Everything's Good ")
| extra8 = Nate Fox
*Stefan Ponce – producer ("Good Ass Intro")
| length8 = 3:05
*] – Trumpeter, member of the Social Experiment

*] – rapper, featured artist ("Cocoa Butter Kisses")
| title9 = NaNa
*Austin Vesely – director ("Juice," "Everybody's Something," "NaNa")
| note9 = featuring ]
| extra9 = ]
| length9 = 3:20

| title10 = Smoke Again
| note10 = featuring ]
| extra10 = Blended Babies
| length10 = 4:32

| title11 = Acid Rain
| extra11 = ]
| length11 = 3:36

| title12 = Chain Smoker
| extra12 = Nate Fox
| length12 = 3:30

| title13 = Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)
| extra13 = Cam
| length13 = 5:33
}}


== Charts ==
;Notes
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
* "Good Ass Intro" contains a sample of "I'm Good Intro" by ] featuring ] and contains an interpolation of the song "]" by ] featuring ] and ].
|-
* "Pusha Man" contains a hidden track titled "Paranoia" produced by ] and contains a sample of the song "Modaji" by ] and contains an interpolation of "Pusherman" by ].
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
* "Juice" contains a sample of the song "Jealous Guy" by ].
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
* "Lost" contains a sample of the song "Brother's Gonna Work It Out," by ], from the soundtrack for the film '']''.
|-
* "Everybody's Something" contains a sample of the song "Fall in Love" by ] which samples the songs "Diana in the Autumn Wind" by Gap Mangione and "Sorcerer of Isis" by Power of Zeus.
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|26|artist=Chance the Rapper|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2016}}
* "Favorite Song" contains a sample of the song "]" by ].
|-
* "NaNa" contains a sample of the song "Sucka Nigga" by ] which samples the song "Red Clay" by ].
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|63|artist=Chance the Rapper|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2016}}
* "Chain Smoker" contains a sample of the song "]" by ].
|-
* "Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)" contains a sample of the song "]" by ] featuring ] and an interpolation of the song "Juke Juke" by ].
! scope="col"| Chart (2019)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|19|M|url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/fyi-charts/billboard-canadian-albums|title=Billboard Canadian Albums|work=FYIMusicNews|artist=Chance the Rapper|rowheader=true|access-date=July 9, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Chance the Rapper|rowheader=true|access-date=July 9, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=Chance the Rapper|rowheader=true|access-date=July 9, 2019|refname=R&B2019}}
|}


==Personnel== == References ==
{{Reflist}}
*Album Artwork by Brandon Breaux of Ends/Wealth Corp.
*Acid Rap typeface by OJ Hays
*Chance Logo Design by: Dre Sanchez
*Engineered by: Elton Chueng, Nael Shehade, Michael Kolar, Alex Baez
*Mixed & Master: Elton Chueng


== External links ==
==References==
*
{{reflist}}


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For the style of rap, see Psychedelic rap. 2013 mixtape by Chance the Rapper
Acid Rap
Mixtape by Chance the Rapper
ReleasedApril 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)
Recorded2012–2013
StudioSoundscape, Force One, Seven, & Classick in Chicago
Genre
Length
  • 53:52
  • 50:15 (2019 re-release)
Producer
Chance the Rapper chronology
10 Day
(2012) 		Acid Rap
(2013) 		Surf
(2015)
Singles from Acid Rap
  1. "Juice"
    Released: January 31, 2013
  2. "Acid Rain"
    Released: February 22, 2013

Acid Rap is the second mixtape by American rapper Chance the Rapper. It was released on April 30, 2013, as a free digital download. In July 2013, the mixtape 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. The mixtape has been certified "diamond" on mixtape site Datpiff, for garnering over 1,000,000 downloads. It was rereleased on streaming services on June 21, 2019, alongside his 2012 mixtape 10 Day. A 10th anniversary Complete Edition was later released, including the full version of "Juice", which previously wasn't available for streaming due to sampling issues.

Background and production

Chancelor Bennett has admitted that LSD was used during the production of this mixtape. Bennett has said, " was a lot of acid involved in Acid Rap. I mean, it wasn't too much – I'd say it was about 30 to 40 percent acid... more so 30 percent acid." He has also made it clear that LSD's involvement was just a small factor in the making of the mixtape. Bennett has said that, "It wasn't the biggest component at all. It was something that I was really interested in for a long time during the making of the tape, but it's not necessarily a huge factor at all. It was more so just a booster, a bit of fuel. It's an allegory to acid, more so than just a tape about acid."

Bennett used artists and producers from Chicago who he had also worked with before. The acid jazz sound of the mixtape can be attributed to the collaboration of artists and producers from multiple genres. Bennett has said, "People that I worked with on other projects from multiple genres just came together to make a dope tape." Bennett attributes most of the funky or jazz sound to Peter Cottontale saying, "Peter Cottontale is a really sick jazz pianist."

Bennett describes Acid Rap as more of a music based album and less of a story-based album when compared to his previous mixtape. When asked to compare 10 Day to Acid Rap Bennett said, "Acid Rap is just a whole different monster; it's me as an adult making great music instead of a kid trying to explain a story. It's less of a conceptual project. It's still very cohesive, storytelling-wise, and its own project. But it's more music-based than story-based this time. I'm still telling the story of what it's like coming out of high school, not going to college and my experience with LSD. The new music that I started listening to has got a really heavy Acid Jazz base to it. It's just really good songs; it's a collection of great songs, which is exactly what #10Day is. But it's more of just a really good album than a story."

The cover art for Acid Rap was based on a real picture taken at South by Southwest, an annual conglomerate of film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas. The picture was taken by Brandon Breaux, who also designed the cover art for Bennett's previous mixtape 10 Day. The picture happened by chance, according to Beaux, "I had made these Tie Dye tank tops before we went to SXSW and I gave them to Chance… In the back of my mind I'm like I hope you wear this."

Release

Acid Rap was released as a mixtape and not an album. Bennett has said "One of my biggest talents is performing live. and considered live performances and selling merchandise a more important source of income than recorded music, which he wanted to release for free. More recently he has also rapped about his hatred for record labels on "No Problem". Bennett being unsigned also gave him the ability to collaborate with any available artist.

On June 28, 2019, Bennett officially released the mixtape onto streaming services along with his prior mixtape 10 Day. The track "Juice" didn't have its sample cleared and is instead replaced by a 30-second voice memo by Bennett. It was later included in a 10th anniversary Complete Edition.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10
Metacritic86/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The A.V. ClubA−
Consequence of Sound
Fact4/5
MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A−
Pitchfork8.4/10
PopMatters8/10
Rolling Stone
Spin8/10
XXL4/5

Acid Rap was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 86, based on 21 reviews. It was also nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. The mixtape was ranked at number two on Spin's list and number 26 on Rolling Stone's list of the 50 best albums of 2013, and first on their list of best mixtapes of 2013. It was the second most downloaded mixtape on MixtapeMonkey.com. It was also ranked at number 12 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2013.

President Barack Obama added the song "Acid Rain" to his 2016 summer playlist.

In 2019, Pitchfork listed it 84 on its top 200 albums of the decade.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal and the album's vinyl liner notes, and reflect the 2019 re-release.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good Ass Intro" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Peter Cottontale
  • Cam O'bi
  • Ponce
3:59
2."Pusha Man" (featuring Nate Fox)2:19
3."Paranoia" (featuring Lili K. and Nosaj Thing)
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Nosaj Thing
4:35
4."Cocoa Butter Kisses" (featuring Vic Mensa and Twista)
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Cam O'bi
  • Peter Cottontale
5:07
5."Juice"
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Fox
3:35
6."Lost" (featuring Noname)
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Fox
3:04
7."Everybody's Something" (featuring Saba and BJ the Chicago Kid)
  • Chance the Rapper
  • DJ O-Zone
4:36
8."Interlude (That's Love)"
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Göransson
2:29
9."Favorite Song" (featuring Childish Gambino)
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Fox
3:05
10."NaNa" (featuring Action Bronson)3:20
11."Smoke Again" (featuring Ab-Soul)
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Blended Babies
4:32
12."Acid Rain"
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Jake One
3:36
13."Chain Smoker"
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Fox
3:30
14."Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)"
  • Bennett
  • Osteen
  • Chance the Rapper
  • Cam O'bi
5:33
Total length:53:50

Notes

  • "Paranoia" was included as a hidden track following "Pusha Man" for the original mixtape release, with Nosaj Thing's contributions receiving no credit. The 28 seconds of silence that separated the two tracks was omitted entirely on the 2019 streaming re-release and vinyl release. The 2023 'complete edition', released on streaming services to commemorate the mixtape's tenth anniversary, restores 15 seconds of silence between the two tracks.
  • "Juice" was replaced by a 30-second voice memo for the 2019 streaming re-release and was omitted entirely on the vinyl release. After clearing the requisite sample, the song made its streaming debut on the 2023 'complete edition' release.

Samples

Production personnel

  • Brandon Breaux – artwork
  • OJ Hays – "Acid Rap" typeface
  • Elton "L10mixedit" Chueng – engineering, mixing, mastering
  • Na'el Shehade – engineer, producer
  • Alex "PapiBeatz" Baez – engineering
  • Andrew Barber – Founder of Fake Shore Drive
  • Su$h! Ceej – Member of Two-9, producer ("Pusha Man")
  • Peter CottonTale – Music Director, Producer ("Good Ass Intro," "Cocoa Butter Kisses")
  • brandUn DeShay (Ace Hashimoto) – producer ("NaNa")
  • J.P. Floyd – Trombonist, featured artist ("Good Ass Intro")
  • Nate Fox – Member of the Social Experiment, featured artist ("Pusha Man"), producer ("Juice," "Lost," "Favorite Song," "Chain Smoker")
  • Alex Fruchter – Founder of Closed Sessions
  • Rich Gains – Member of Blended Babies, producer ("Smoke Again")
  • Ludwig Göransson – producer ("Interlude ")
  • JP – Member of Blended Babies, producer ("Smoke Again")
  • Kiara Lanier – singer, featured artist ("Good Ass Intro")
  • Lili K – singer, featured artist ("Good Ass Intro," "Pusha Man")
  • Mike Kolar – engineer, owner of Soundscape Studios, founder of Closed Sessions
  • Vic Mensa – rapper, featured artist ("Cocoa Butter Kisses")
  • Cam O'bi – producer ("Good Ass Intro," "Cocoa Butter Kisses," "Everything's Good ")
  • Stefan Ponce – producer ("Good Ass Intro")
  • Nico Segal – Trumpeter, member of the Social Experiment
  • Twista – rapper, featured artist ("Cocoa Butter Kisses")
  • Austin Vesely – director ("Juice," "Everybody's Something," "NaNa")

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 63
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) 19
US Billboard 200 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 3

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