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we are both excited pop-culture patrons and suspicious objectors.
Chance the Rappers career is aperfect storm for all of these conversations.
The Chicago rhymers songs are messages of hope that balance street smarts and liturgy.
But like Drakesaid, Winning is problematic.
A brand thatpoked funat big business started makingbig businessmoves.
In the past, DMX and Lauryn Hill went platinum weaving prayers and Bible verses into their albums.
Nation of Gods and Earths wisdom peppered records by Brand Nubian and Wu-Tang Clan.
Q-Tip and Mos Def sometimes rapped about Islam.
Woke figures like Erykah Badu and Common explored spirituality across traditions.
But what pleased that generation isnt a lock for this one.
Chance is adjusting to life as a father and a husband and saying good-bye to old habits.
The stress is in the rearview.
The man found his calling.
Big Dayis, to quote Death Cab for Cutie,the sound of settling.
It is the rare 2019 event album that seems genuinely excited about the future.
A lot of shit came at you in a five-year span, Chance says in 5 Year Plan.
Chance is trying to bring everyone together.
DaBaby steals the show in the end, as Smino does when Chance finishes roasting side pieces on Eternal.
Twenty-two tracks in 77 minutes is enough music to feel daunting.
Not everything on the album needed to be on the album.
If you talk about God, will yourrecordstill get played?
