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'The Big Day' Is Finally Here: Stream Chance The Rapper's Debut Album

Three years removed from his last official mixtape, the music industry rule breaker releases his debut album.
Chance The Rapper

Since his first glimmers of internet notoriety, has been hailed as the kind of wunderkind to turn the music industry on its head. From the nasal-toned phenom who made good use of a lengthy school suspension, to the savvy verse maestro who kept the emphasis on his friendships with 2013's and the 2015 collaborative album the most endearing quality about Chance is that he's always done things his own way and on his own time. He's remained a coveted rap act determined to not sign with a major label and always give away his music for free; he also won a few in the process with . Now, Chance's official debut studio album, is finally here. (Stream the album below via Apple Music or Spotify.)

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