"Pusha Man/Paranoia" - Chance the Rapper
It's your lucky day. Your good friend Dr. Flo is hookin' you up with a double dose of ya boi Chano. IGH! This is the "buy-one-get-one-free" kinda shit that has riots forming in Target on Black Friday. Except this is even better cuz:
It's your lucky day. Your good friend Dr. Flo is hookin' you up with a double dose of ya boi Chano. IGH! This is the "buy-one-get-one-free" kinda shit that has riots forming in Target on Black Friday. Except this is even better cuz:
a) It's free (so it's more of a get-one-get-one-free deal)
b) You're getting the wonderful gift that is Chance the Rapper, instead of scented candles or panini makers
Chancelor Bennett was born April 13, 1993 in Chicago, IL. Though it is unclear when exactly he adopted the alter ego "Chance the Rapper," many speculate it was around the time Chance became a rapper. IGH! In my opinion (as a white teenager from the Midwest), Chance is probably the best lyricist in the game since Eminem, who was my obligatory introduction to rap (as I am a white teenager from the Midwest). Chance burst on the scene in mid 2013 as his sophomore mixtape Acid Rap solidified him as one of the best upcoming rappers. Acid Rap was much more well received than his previous mixtape, #10Day, which flew pretty well under the radar. Look for Chance next year at the Grammy's to be rap's next big thing to get snubbed by Macklemore.
Stay gold,
Dr. Flo
This is the new face of rap. Get used to it.
As far as Pusha Man goes, it's a fun, upbeat song about selling drugs on the streets of Chicago. IGH! However, at about 2:20 of this over 7:00 song, the audio stops playing. Before you angrily curse at your iPod or similar music listening device for betraying you after all these years, either wait 27 seconds or skip to 2:47.
What's this? A secret track???
As far as Paranoid goes, it's a slow, sad song about selling drugs on the streets of Chicago. This is where shit gets real. Reminiscent of Kendrick's "good kid, m.A.A.d. city", Chance discusses how the streets can turn kids into soldiers, carrying guns only because they know other people are too. As Chance puts it, "it's easier to find a gun than to find a fuckin' parking spot." He also calls out media for ignoring the crisis happening in his backyard, as the body count from the violence only continues to rise. Listen to this live performance of Paranoia and tell me you don't think rap can be meaningful or heartfelt. 2:40 is where Paranoia starts, for all yall impatient children out there.
No words here. Just listen and feel.
Stay gold,
Dr. Flo
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