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Acid Rap is the second mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Chance the Rapper, originally released on April 30, 2013 as a free digital download. In early 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.

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com
The A.V. ClubA-
Chicago Tribune
Consequence of Sound
Now
Pitchfork Media8.4/10
Robert ChristgauA-
Rolling Stone
Spin8/10
XXL (XL)

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". It was also nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. The mixtape was ranked at number 2 on SPIN Magazine's list and number 26 on Rolling Stone's list of the 50 best albums of 2013. It was the second most downloaded mixtape on MixtapeMonkey.com's most downloaded mixtapes ever. It was also ranked at number 12 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2013.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Good Ass Intro" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)Peter Cottontale, Cam, Stefan Ponce3:59
2."Pusha Man / Paranoia" (featuring Lili K. & Nate Fox)Ceej for Two9, "Paranoia" produced by Nosaj Thing7:24
3."Cocoa Butter Kisses" (featuring Vic Mensa & Twista)Cam, Peter Cottontale5:08
4."Juice"Nate Fox3:35
5."Lost" (featuring Noname Gypsy)Nate Fox3:04
6."Everybody's Something" (featuring Saba & BJ the Chicago Kid)DJ Ozone4:37
7."Interlude (That's Love)"Ludwig Göransson2:29
8."Favorite Song" (featuring Childish Gambino)Nate Fox3:05
9."NaNa" (featuring Action Bronson)brandUn DeShay3:20
10."Smoke Again" (featuring Ab-Soul)Blended Babies4:32
11."Acid Rain"Jake One3:36
12."Chain Smoker"Nate Fox3:30
13."Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)"Cam5:33
Notes
  • "Good Ass Intro" contains a sample of "I'm Good Intro" performed by Kanye West featuring John Legend and contains an interpolation of the song "Faithful" performed by Common featuring Bilal and John Legend.
  • "Pusha Man" contains a hidden track titled "Paranoia" produced by Nosaj Thing and contains a sample of the song "Modaji" performed by Dave Grusin and contains an interpolation of "Pusherman" performed by Curtis Mayfield.
  • "Juice" contains a sample of the song "Jealous Guy" performed by Donny Hathaway.
  • "Lost" contains a sample of the song "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" performed by Willie Hutch, from the soundtrack for the film The Mack.
  • "Everybody's Something" contains a sample of the song "Fall in Love" performed by Slum Village which samples the songs "Diana in the Autumn Wind" performed by Gap Mangione and "Sorcerer of Isis" performed by Power of Zeus.
  • "Favorite Song" contains a sample of the song "Clean Up Woman" performed by Betty Wright.
  • "NaNa" contains a sample of the song "Sucka Nigga" performed by A Tribe Called Quest which samples the song "Red Clay" performed by Freddie Hubbard.
  • "Chain Smoker" contains a sample of the song "Long Red" performed by Mountain.
  • "Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)" contains a sample of the song "Cold" performed by Kanye West featuring DJ Khaled and an interpolation of the song "Juke Juke" performed by Chance the Rapper.

Personnel

  • 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

References

  1. "Chance the Rapper, with 'Acid Rap' Mixtape, Meets the Legal Black Hole Around Unsigned Artists (From the Magazine)". Billboard. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  2. ^ "Critic Reviews for Acid Rap". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  3. "Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap Review". Rap.about.com. 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  4. Rytlewski, Evan (2013-05-14). "Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  5. "Chance the Rapper album review; Acid Rap reviewed - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  6. "Album Review: Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap". Consequence of Sound. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  7. Mertens, Max. "Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap | NOW Magazine". Nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  8. "Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  9. "Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap". Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  10. Jody Rosen (2013-05-08). "Album Review | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  11. Soderberg, Brandon. "Chance the Rapper, 'Acid Rap' Review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  12. "Mixtape Review: Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  13. "Here Are The BET Award Nominees". Complex. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  14. "SPIN's 50 Best Album's of 2013".
  15. "50 Best Albums of 2013". Rolling Stone. December 2, 2013.
  16. "MixtapeMonkey Charts".
  17. "The Top 50 Albums of 2013". Pitchfork.

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