Acid Rap is my favorite hip hop album of 2013. Released as a free download back in April, it quickly became a regular in my rotation. Chance could be cool and confident, like on "Everything's Good: Good Ass Intro" - "This is your favorite fucking album, it ain't even fucking done..." He could be crude and mean, for instance, in "NaNa" he says, "Swallow my mucus, Hope your pussy get herpes and yo' ass get lupus..." He could also be incredibly likable, when on "Everybody's Something," he sings this nice sentiment, "Everybody's somebody's everything. Nobody's nothing at all..." and on "That's Love," he relates, "What's better than yelling is hollering love....is dialing up your darling just for calling her up, there ain't nothing better than falling in love..." So, Chance is all over the place, although I think diverse is a much better word. And if you were doing all these drugs, it would make a dent in your ability to focus, too. Throughout the album he explores themes of love and loss, drugs and more drugs, regret and remorse because of all the fucking drugs and coming full circle to a spiritual rebirth on "Acid Rain," after, "Still asking God to show his face..." he says, "I am a new man, I am sanctified, I am holy, I have been baptized, I have been born again..." Chance is surprisingly human on Acid Rain, and I found myself cheering for him. He's also very talented and has a great ear for beats, some of my favorites being on "Good Ass Intro and Outro," "Cocoa Butter Kisses" and "Chain Smoker."
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