Acid Rap

Acid Rap
Mixtape by Chance the Rapper
Released	April 30, 2013
Recorded	2012–13 at Soundscape Studios, Force One Seven Studios and Classick Studios (Chicago)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	53:51
Label	Self-released
Producer	Nate Fox, Peter Cottontale, Cam, Stefan Ponce, Ceej for Two9, Nosaj Thing, DJ Ozone, Ludwig Göransson, brandUn DeShay, Blended Babies, Jake One
Chance the Rapper chronology
10 Day (2011) Acid Rap (2013) Surf (2015)
Chance the Rapper chronology
10 Day (2005) Acid Rap (2013) Chance 3 (2016)

Acid Rap is the second official mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Chance the Rapper; it was released on April 30, 2013 as a free digital download. In 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.^[1] The mixtape has been certified "diamond" on mixtape site Datpiff, for garnering over 1,000,000 downloads.^[2]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[4]
The A.V. Club	A–[5]
Chicago Tribune	[6]
Consequence of Sound	[7]
Now	[8]
Pitchfork Media	8.4/10[9]
Robert Christgau	A–[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Spin	8/10[12]
XXL	(XL)[13]

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".^[3] It was also nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards.^[14] The mixtape was ranked at number 2 on SPIN Magazine's list^[15] 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.^[16] It was the second most downloaded mixtape on MixtapeMonkey.com's most downloaded mixtapes ever.^[17] It was also ranked at number 12 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2013.^[18]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Good Ass Intro" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid, Lili K., Kiara Lanier, Peter Cottontale, Will for the O'mys & JP for Kids These Days)	Peter Cottontale, Cam, Stefan Ponce	3:59
2.	"Pusha Man / Paranoia" (featuring Lili K. & Nate Fox)	"Pusha Man" produced by Ceej for Two9 "Paranoia" produced by Nosaj Thing	7:24
3.	"Cocoa Butter Kisses" (featuring Vic Mensa & Twista)	Cam, Peter Cottontale	5:08
4.	"Juice"	Nate Fox	3:35
5.	"Lost" (featuring Noname)	Nate Fox	3:04
6.	"Everybody's Something" (featuring Saba & BJ the Chicago Kid)	DJ Ozone	4:37
7.	"Interlude (That's Love)"	Ludwig Göransson	2:29
8.	"Favorite Song" (featuring Childish Gambino)	Nate Fox	3:05
9.	"NaNa" (featuring Action Bronson)	brandUn DeShay	3:20
10.	"Smoke Again" (featuring Ab-Soul)	Blended Babies	4:32
11.	"Acid Rain"	Jake One	3:36
12.	"Chain Smoker"	Nate Fox	3:30
13.	"Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)"	Cam	5:33

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 Jack Wilkins^[19]
• "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

• Artwork by Brandon Breaux
• Acid Rap typeface by OJ Hays
• 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. "Datpiff Acid Rap". Datpiff. 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
3. "Critic Reviews for Acid Rap". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
4. "Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap Review". Rap.about.com. 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
5. Rytlewski, Evan (2013-05-14). "Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap | Music | MusicalWork Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
6. "Chance the Rapper album review; Acid Rap reviewed - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
7. "Album Review: Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap". Consequence of Sound. 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
8. Mertens, Max. "Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap | NOW Magazine". Nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
9. "Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
10. "Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap". Retrieved 2014-12-18.
11. Jody Rosen (2013-05-08). "Album Review | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
12. Soderberg, Brandon. "Chance the Rapper, 'Acid Rap' Review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
13. "Mixtape Review: Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap - XXL". Xxlmag.com. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
14. "Here Are The BET Award Nominees". Complex. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
15. "SPIN's 50 Best Album's of 2013".
16. "50 Best Albums of 2013". Rolling Stone. December 2, 2013.
17. "MixtapeMonkey Charts".
18. "The Top 50 Albums of 2013". Pitchfork.
19. http://www.whosampled.com/sample/5300/A-Tribe-Called-Quest-Sucka-Nigga-Jack-Wilkins-Red-Clay/

External links

• Official Acid Rap download and stream