What kind of music does a kid make from Chicago, born in 1993, and the first CD purchased for him was Kanye West’s The College Dropout (2004)? That kid would be Chance The Rapper, a 20 year old psychonaut navigating life in the inner-city of Chicago, self reflecting, making observations of his inner and outer environments. His style of rapping is a mixture of spoken word, stream of consciousness, soulful singing, jazzy scatting, choppy, and tongue twisting rap cadences. With the release of two official mixtapes 10 …
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Nabil Elderkin just directed a music video for James Blake‘s “Life Around Here” remix featuring Chance The Rapper. The video was shot in Hertfordshire, England. It’s an incredible black and white visual with a long simple take that pans high into tree branches. Blake and Chance ride along a two lane road in a low top hooptie passing shadow characters. The track is off Blake’s Overgrown album. Along with Elderkin’s newest video, here’s some of his past work. …
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