Chance the Rapper already on the cover of GQ without a album

[Majestic]

props to chance, his music is great and inspirational

 

[Keep_It_Hip_Hop_Fam]

Drake was just the experiment

 

[delta]

"album" is an outdated concept

of course... but his last "mixtape" was getting national tv commercials lets be reality.

Its just a countdown till when labels wont be completely needed tbh. Let me remind you that Streaming saved the label industry. its going to be a problem when apple, google, spotify, deezer etc start becoming labels themselves. Also a lot more artists are going to do what chance is doing. Chance is still not signed to a major label, he's this big because of his management and that lady who is well known in the industry is the driving force behind him. She's prolly got a deal with chance that she takes cuts from his touring etc. Social media is bigger than ever now.

of course. nowadays a rapper cant get rich off a hot single any more. music is basically a commercial for touring and merchandise

 

[Drip Bayless]

Ion really fw chance music like that anymore but i'd prefer he be a plant than some other negative rapper instead

 

[Born2BKing]

How ya'll hate on Chance? Dude like the most humble rapper ever and shyt.

 

[Pop123]

Isn't this corny ass guy's father a powerful politician who's close friends with Obama?





I see what's going on here. This nig almost ruined Action Bronson's "Baby Blue" jawn, I just cut it off when he starts rapping.

 

[newworldafro]

 

[TheRtist]

i agree. look at acid rap () or to use a project that isnt a complete piece of shyt, that Ross - rich forever. 15-20 tracks of all original beats nothing about that says 'mixtape' to me

some beats on Rich Foever and Chance's projects were used by other artists, thats why I think its a mixtape.

I think an artist defines an album when they get full exclusive ownership of all the beats on the project.

 

[stealthbomber]

How ya'll hate on Chance? Dude like the most humble rapper ever and shyt.

let's not get carried away

 

[TheRtist]

let's not get carried away

I'll give him the rapper title lol

but he is not indie for sure.

He is still signed to a label, although not traditional its still a label.

 

[Supa]

Chance came from a Rich family who has connections to Obama, is spike Lee's nephew ECT. Anybody could go unsigned with those connections.

I don't think Obama is calling in favors for Chance.

 

[stealthbomber]

I'll give him the rapper title lol

but he is not indie for sure.

He is still signed to a label, although not traditional its still a label.

chance has the entire machine behind him. he's signed with or without paperwork

 

[TheRtist]

chance has the entire machine behind him. he's signed with or without paperwork

its def with paperwork. but yea.

 

[Supa]

chance has the entire machine behind him. he's signed with or without paperwork

So how are they making money off of him when all his music is free?

 

[Astroslik]

So how are they making money off of him when all his music is free?

touring? merchandise?