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Chance The Rapper Says Music Industry Is Dead: “I Might Never Ever Drop A For-Sale Project”

Posted on September 30th, 2013
by
Karen


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2013 just may be the year of chance for Chicago’s own Chance The Rapper. The not-so-mainstream artist has made a wave of accomplishments following the release of his mixtape Acid Rap–going on tour with the likes of Eminem and Kendrick Lamar, appearing on Lil Wayne’s Dedication 5 and now adding voiceover actor to that bucket list.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, the 20-year-old rapper revealed that he recently took on the daunting task of playing Bob Marley for an episode of Adult Swim’s Black Dynamite. “I had to play Bob Marley and I planned on doing this research, and I did not. I came unprepared,” the MC admitted. “I can’t wait until the voiceover people that are professionals hear this and laugh at me, like, ‘Oh this guy’s such an amateur!’”

While the young MC is consistently churning out accomplishment after accomplishment, he holds cryptic views of mainstream success and explains that while there is no reason to sign to a label, he’s still somewhat of a mainstream artist. “It’s a dead industry, but I’m kind of a mainstream artist now. Not by choice. Not by what I make or anything. But just by that ripple-effect shit.”

Following the success of Acid Rap, there is hope that fans will be served another musical offering from the “Juice” MC for free.

“What’s an album these days, anyways? ‘Cause I didn’t sell it, does that mean it’s not an official release?” Chance says. “So I might not ever drop a for-sale project. Maybe I’ll just make my money touring.”

Let’s see how Chance’s new rules stack up as his success grows. Check out the full interview here. – Alley Olivier

One response to “Chance The Rapper Says Music Industry Is Dead: “I Might Never Ever Drop A For-Sale Project””

  1. brittanybeauty says:

    All artist make money touring, what does he mean by saying “maybe?” I love how adult swim get rappers to do voice overs on these animated shows.