Review of Coloring Book #Chance3

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Listen to Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper on @AppleMusic.https://itun.es/us/C3Qwcb

Take a listen to Chicago's own Chance the Rapper newest mixtape Coloring Book. This is the third mixtape from the rapper following his classic tape Acid Rap, once again Chance providing his uplifting artistic expression without being limited by the major labels. It's a little early to review so for now just listen, but I'm liking what I hear so far.

(Review Update)

After taking a good week to thoroughly enjoy Coloring Book by Chance, I realized that the title of the mixtape is perfectly cohesive to the sound. The mixtape portrays the advantage of independent freedom that Chance has over the mainstream artist. He says and does what he feels is right in this mixtape, even if that means coloring outside of the lines by cursing in the gospel songs. 

Coloring Book sound is parallel to Kanye West's Life of Pablo, I wouldn't be surprised if Kanye hadn't had a hand in the production of the album, especially with songs like "All We Got" which also features Kanye. This song in particular is the part two of Kanye's "Ultralight Beam," which featured Chance. Hmmm coincidence? Not at all. This is Kanye's way of inducting Chance into the status of musical genius while supporting his hometown of Chicago. This mixtape is the fight toward the major labels, change is one of the few artist that is free to do what he want, so why not team up with Kanye to start a revolution. 

The diversity of the in Chance's music forces listeners to think outside of the normal box, because not only are the songs well developed, but they also capture a piece of your thoughts that make you return to the album. Honestly I love Chance's music because of the messages inside of them and the overall sound, but I was never a total fan of his voice. I use to get annoyed with the literal tone of his voice that was only tolerable on certain songs but not in Coloring Book. The mixtape instantly hit number one, of course without any mainstream publicity, only with the help of other major artist like; Future, Lil Wayne, Justin Beiber, And more. You did your thing Chance! 

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