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Coloring Book is the third official mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Chance the Rapper. It was released on May 12, 2016, at 11PM EST to the Apple Music streaming service, before it was leaked one hour later on DatPiff as a digital download. However, it was removed from DatPiff and this project remained exclusive to Apple Music for two weeks. Coloring Book was met with widespread acclaim from critics.

Background

Chance the Rapper told Complex that Coloring Book would be a superior record to Surf, the 2015 album that he had released with his group Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment.[1] As with his other mixtapes, 10 Day and Acid Rap, the cover artwork was painted by Chicago-based artist Brandon Breaux, who depicted Chance holding his baby daughter (below the frame) in order to capture the expression on his face.[2]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubA–[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[5]
Exclaim!9/10[6]
The Irish Times[7]
NME4/5[8]
NoiseyA[9]
Pitchfork Media9.1/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin9/10[12]

Coloring Book's release date was revealed by Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon after Chance's May 6 performance of "Blessings" on the show.[13] The mixtape was released exclusively to the Apple Music streaming service at 11 p.m. EST on May 12,[14] the same day its second single "No Problem" was released;[15] the lead single "Angels" had been released on October 27, 2015.[16] Coloring Book was leaked to DatPiff, a mixtape distribution website, one hour after its release; it was removed from the site the following day.[14] In its first week, the mixtape debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 based on 57.3 million streams of its songs, which Billboard equated to 38,000 album units.[17] It was the first release to chart on the Billboard 200 solely on streams.[18] The mixtape was available only on Apple Music through May 27, when it was released to other streaming services.[17]

Coloring Book received widespread acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 90, based on 20 critics.[19] In the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot hailed it as "a celebration of singing, harmonizing, human voices making a joyous noise together",[4] while Kris Ex from Pitchfork Media named it "one of the strongest rap albums released this year, an uplifting mix of spiritual and grounded that even an atheist can catch the Spirit to".[10] Writing for Noisey, Robert Christgau believed Chance's already irrepressibly cheerful voice sounded more attractive and substantial than before because of how the music's gospel elements had encouraged a stronger "vocal muscle" and controlled pitch.[9] Rolling Stone critic Christopher R. Weingarten felt the gospel choirs were the foundation of the mixtape, functioning in the same way disco interpolations had on the earliest rap records, James Brown rhythms had for Public Enemy, and soul samples had for Kanye West.[11] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times argued that Chance had drawn on the spirituality and consciousness in West's music while "blossoming into a crusader and a pop savant, coming as close as anyone has to eradicating the walls between the sacred and the secular". He found his flow melodically and rhythmically dense yet deft and effortless, while deeming his narratives both intimate and universal, touching on familial duties, the violent crime in Chance's native Chicago, and being an independent artist in the modern music industry era.[20] In the opinion of Slate journalist Jack Hamilton, Coloring Book was "the first true gospel-rap masterpiece".[21]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."All We Got" (featuring Kanye West & Chicago Children's Choir)
3:23
2."No Problem" (featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)Brasstracks5:05
3."Summer Friends" (featuring Jeremih & Francis and the Lights)Francis and the Lights4:50
4."D.R.A.M. Sings Special"
  • The Social Experiment
  • Jordan Ware
1:41
5."Blessings"The Social Experiment3:41
6."Same Drugs"
  • The Social Experiment
  • Lido
4:17
7."Mixtape" (featuring Young Thug & Lil Yachty)
  • Stix
  • CBMIX
4:52
8."Angels" (featuring Saba)
  • Lido
  • The Social Experiment
3:26
9."Juke Jam" (featuring Justin Bieber & Towkio)
  • Rascal
  • Peter Cottontale
3:39
10."All Night" (featuring Knox Fortune)Kaytranada2:21
11."How Great" (featuring Jay Electronica & My cousin Nicole)The Social Experiment5:37
12."Smoke Break" (featuring Future)
  • GARREN
3:46
13."Finish Line / Drown" (featuring T-Pain, Kirk Franklin, Eryn Allen Kane & Noname)The Social Experiment6:46
14."Blessings (Reprise)" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)The Social Experiment3:50
Total length:57:14
Notes
  • "All We Got" features uncredited vocals from Francis and the Lights, Grace Weber, Isaiah Robinson, Jack Red, Sima Cunningham, Teddy Jackson and Vasil Garnanliever.
  • "No Problem" features uncredited vocals from HaHa Davis, Jaime Woods, Jonathan Hoard, Lakeitsha Williams and theMIND.
  • "Summer Friends" contains a sample of "Something Came To Me" performed by Donnie Trumpet.[22]
  • "D.R.A.M. Sings Special" features uncredited vocals from D.R.A.M. and Elle Varner.[23]
  • "Blessings" features uncredited vocals from Jamila Woods, it is debated whether samples of the chorus is from either "God's Got A Blessing" or "Let The Praise Begin" by Norman Hutchins and Fred Hammond (respectively)
  • "Same Drugs" features uncredited vocals from the Chicago Children's Choir, Eryn Allen Kane, Francis and the Lights, Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham.
  • "All Night" features uncredited vocals from HaHa Davis.
  • "Juke Jam" contains a sample of "Adriatic" performed by Mount Kimbie
  • "How Great" features uncredited vocals from the Chicago Children's Choir, Isaiah Robinson, Sima Cunningham and Vasil Garnanliever, samples "How Great Is Our God" by Chris Tomlin.
  • "Finish Line / Drown" features uncredited vocals from the Chicago Children's Choir, Grace Weber, Isaiah Robinson, Jack Red, Macie Stewart and Sima Cunningham.
  • "Blessings (Reprise)" features uncredited vocals from Raury, Anderson .Paak, BJ the Chicago Kid, Nico Segal, Lolah Brown and HaHa Davis.[24][25]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[26] 20
Irish Albums (IRMA)[27] 81
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28] 32
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 56
US Billboard 200[30] 8

References

  1. ^ S., Nathan (May 11, 2016). "Chance the Rapper: "Chance 3" Will Be "Better Than 'Surf.' I'll Say That on Record"". Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Breaux, Brandon (2016-05-05). "Meet Brandon Breaux, The Artist Who Brings Chance The Rapper's Mixtape Covers To Life". The Fader (Interview). Interviewed by Jordan Darville. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  3. ^ Rytlewski, Evan (May 16, 2016). "Chance the Rapper takes us all to church on Coloring Book". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Kot, Greg (May 13, 2016). "Chance the Rapper makes freedom sing on 'Coloring Book'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  5. ^ Brown, Eric Renner (May 16, 2016). "Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  6. ^ Mullin, Kyle (May 16, 2016). "Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  7. ^ Carroll, Jim (May 26, 2016). "Chance the Rapper: Coloring Book – Ambitious, compelling, and joyful". The Irish Times. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  8. ^ Cooper, Leonie (May 16, 2016). "Chance the Rapper – 'Coloring Book' Review". NME. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  9. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (June 17, 2016). "Praise to the Most Blessed: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Noisey. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  10. ^ a b Ex, Kris (May 17, 2016). "Chance the Rapper: Coloring Book". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Weingarten, Christopher R. (May 18, 2016). "Coloring Book". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  12. ^ Julious, Britt (May 18, 2016). "Review: Chance the Rapper Turns Atheists Into Believers on 'Coloring Book'". Spin. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  13. ^ Goddard, Kevin (2016-05-06). "Chance the Rapper Announces Release Date For "Chance 3"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  14. ^ a b "Chance the Rapper Switches Up His Release Strategy With 'Coloring Book'". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  15. ^ "Chance the Rapper Returns with 'Coloring Book' Mixtape". Vibe. May 13, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  16. ^ "Check out Chance the Rapper's new song, 'Angels'". Sun-Times National. October 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Drake's 'Views' No. 1 for Third Week on Billboard 200, Meghan Trainor Debuts at No. 3". May 22, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  18. ^ "Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book' is First Streaming-Exclusive Album to Chart on Billboard 200". May 22, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  19. ^ "Reviews for Coloring Book [Mixtape] by Chance the Rapper". Metacritic. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  20. ^ Caramanica, Jon (May 19, 2016). "Chance the Rapper Releases 'Coloring Book,' With Spirit". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  21. ^ Hamilton, Jack (May 16, 2016). "Chance the Rapper's Coloring Book Is the First True Gospel-Rap Masterpiece". Slate. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  22. ^ "Lil Chano From 79th on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
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  26. ^ "Chance the Rapper Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  27. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 22, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  28. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 22, 2016". VG-lista. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  29. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 3, 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  30. ^ "Chance the Rapper Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
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