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{{Infobox album
{{unreliable sources|date=October 2013}}
| Name = Acid Rap
{{About|the music genre|the 2013 mixtape of the same name|Acid Rap (mixtape)}}
| Type = Mixtape
| Artist = [[Chance the Rapper]]
| Cover = Chance the rapper acid rap.jpg
| Border = yes
| Released = April 30, 2013
| Recorded = 2012-2013
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Length = 53:51
| Label =
| Producer =
| Last album = ''#10Day''<br />(2011)
| This album = '''''Acid Rap'''''<br />(2013)
}}
'''''Acid Rap''''' is the second mixtape by American rapper [[Chance the Rapper]]. It was released on April 30, 2013 as a free digital download. In early July 2013, ''The Acid Tape'' debuted at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] due to bootleg downloads on iTunes and Amazon not affiliated with the artist.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/5650665/chance-the-rapper-with-acid-rap-mixtape-meets-the</ref>


'''Acid rap''' is a style<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/horrorcorerapblog/what-is-the-difference-between-horrorcore-rap-and-acid-rap</ref><ref>http://www.last.fm/tag/acid%20rap</ref> of [[Underground hip-hop|underground]]<ref>http://soundcloud.com/tags/underground-hip-hop-acid-rap</ref> music pioneered by [[Detroit]] artist [[Esham]] sometime in the late 1980's.{{Citation needed}} It is characterized by [[vinyl]] sampling of [[funk]] and [[psychedelic rock]] groups and dark, high energetic wicked rhymes. Groups like [[Insane Clown Posse]] and [[Natas (group)|Natas]] adapted heavily off the style in the 1990's. It is sometimes also referred to as [[horrorcore]] and [[wicked shit]].<ref>http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wicked-shit</ref>
== Critical response ==

{{Album ratings
| MC = (86/100)<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url= http://www.metacritic.com/music/acid-rap/chance-the-rapper/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for Acid Rap}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[About.com]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="About.com">{{cite web|url=http://rap.about.com/od/reviews/fr/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap.htm |title=Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap Review}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[A.V. Club]]
| rev2Score = A-<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap,97671/|title=Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[Chicago Tribune]]
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Chicago Tribune">{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-12/entertainment/chi-chance-the-rapper-album-review-20130510_1_chief-keef-chicago-kid-young-chop |title=Chance The Rapper album review}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Consequence of Sound">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/05/album-review-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/ |title=Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Now (newspaper)|NOW]]
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Now Toronto">{{cite web|url=https://www.nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm?content=192415 |title=Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap}}</ref>
| rev6 = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]
| rev6Score = (8.4/10)<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18105-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/ |title=Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev7Score = A-<ref>{{cite web|url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/post--chance-the-rapper-homeboy-sandman |title=Chance The Rapper}}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Rolling Stone]]
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/acid-rap-20130508|title=Acid Rap}}</ref>
| rev9 = [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]
| rev9Score = (8/10)<ref name="Spin">{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/chance-the-rapper-acid-rap-mixtape/ |title=Chance The Rapper 'Acid Rap' Review}}</ref>
| rev10 = [[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]
| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2013/05/mixtape-review-chance-the-rapper-acid-rap/ |title=Mixtape Review: Chance The Rapper, Acid Rap}}</ref>
}}
''Acid Rap'' was met with general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, the mixtape received an average score of 86, based on 20 critics, which indicates "universal acclaim".<ref name="Metacritic" /> It was also nominated for Best Mixtape at the 2013 [[BET Hip Hop Awards]].<ref>http://www.complex.com/music/2013/08/bet-award-2013-nominees</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Good Ass Intro (So Good)
| extra1 = Peter Cottontale, Cam for [[J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]] & Stefan Ponce
| length1 = 3:59

| title2 = Pusha Man (feat. Lili K & Nate Fox) / Paranoia
| extra2 = Ceej for Two9 / [[Nosaj Thing]]
| length2 = 7:24

| title3 = Cocoa Butter Kisses (feat. Vic Mensa & [[Twista]])
| extra3 = Cam for J.U.S.T.I.C.E League & Peter Cottontale
| length3 = 5:07

| title4 = Juice
| extra4 = Nate Fox
| length4 = 3:35

| title5 = Lost (feat. NoName Gypsy)
| extra5 = Nate Fox
| length5 = 3:04

| title6 = Everybody's Something (feat. Saba & BJ the Chicago Kid)
| extra6 = DJ Ozone
| length6 = 4:37

| title7 = Interlude (That's Love)
| extra7 = Ludwig Gorransen
| length7 = 2:29

| title8 = Favorite Song (feat. [[Childish Gambino]])
| extra8 = Nate Fox
| length8 = 3:05

| title9 = NaNa (feat. [[Action Bronson]])
| extra9 = [[brandUn DeShay]]
| length9 = 3:20

| title10 = Smoke Again (feat. [[Ab-Soul]])
| extra10 = Blended Babies
| length10 = 4:32

| title11 = Acid Rain
| extra11 = [[Jake One]]
| length11 = 3:36

| title12 = Chain Smoker
| extra12 = Nate Fox
| length12 = 3:30

| title13 = Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro)
| extra13 = Cam for J.U.S.T.I.C.E League
| length13 = 5:33
}}

==Additional Credits==

Album Artwork by Brandon Breaux of Ends/Wealth Corp.

Acid Rap typeface by OJ Hays

Chance Logo Design by: Dre Sanchez

Engineered by: Elton Chueng, Nael Shehade, Michael Kolar, Alex Baez

Mixed & Master: Elton Chueng


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:2013 mixtape albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jake One]]

Revision as of 02:10, 9 October 2013

This article is about the music genre. For the 2013 mixtape of the same name, see Acid Rap (mixtape).

Acid rap is a style[1][2] of underground[3] music pioneered by Detroit artist Esham sometime in the late 1980's.[citation needed] It is characterized by vinyl sampling of funk and psychedelic rock groups and dark, high energetic wicked rhymes. Groups like Insane Clown Posse and Natas adapted heavily off the style in the 1990's. It is sometimes also referred to as horrorcore and wicked shit.[4]

References

  1. ^ https://sites.google.com/site/horrorcorerapblog/what-is-the-difference-between-horrorcore-rap-and-acid-rap
  2. ^ http://www.last.fm/tag/acid%20rap
  3. ^ http://soundcloud.com/tags/underground-hip-hop-acid-rap
  4. ^ http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wicked-shit
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