Chance The Rapper - Juice

Cops are an easy target for ridicule, probably have been since the first thug was assigned the task of law enforcement, I imagine it was just mob rules, by divine right, prior to that. I've always been wary of them though, people with guns and the law on their side, are best kept at a distance. I've called them for assistance a few times in my life, once when my truck got stolen (never recovered) and another time, on myself, when I was a couple days into a really bad detox, hallucinating that there were dragons and babies in my house.  If there's one thing I want my Son to know about cops, it's do not resist.  It sucks to say that, and it shouldn't be taken generally as a philosophical way of life (Know Your Rights), but every time I've been arrested, I did what was asked of me and the process was relatively painless.  The best practice though, is to never get caught in the first place, and if you're going to do crime, make sure you're smart about it...obviously, and never admit to a crime. Speaking of my Son, who was just accepted to Eastern Carolina University (Go Pirates!), he just turned me onto some good tune-age.  He, like his old man, is a music lover, always has been, but go figure.  His drug of choice is rap and hip hop, which took a little while to settle with me, for various reasons, but music is music right and creativity has many shapes and sizes?   ...and some of that shit really is wicked.   So far he's opened and blown my mind with the likes Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne, and Riff Raff.  All very stoney guys, I should probably be worried about my boy and the refer, but I'd just be happy if he took it real easy when it came to the bottle.  This time he's got me groovin to the delightful sounds of Chance the Rapper. He's a youngen, just barely out of high school, a few years older than my boy, and just dropped with his first mix tape in 2012. Wikipedia has a minimalist biography on him, but he so brand new that there isn't a lot to say, except that he's got mind blowing talent. All his stuff is free, where it first found itself at datPiff. I'm not quite sure who is doing his beats and samples, maybe he's doing them himself, but as a foundation for his words, the music is pitch perfect. There's quite the variety to the mix, but one common thread is this stoney, jazz vibe, mostly laid back, with horns and piano here and there. You can almost envision yourself in this smoke filled room, lights lowered, everybody lightheartedly nodding their heads. His rap is equally stoney and really takes it to the next level, from sativa on up to indica, sticky green, juicy raps. He can do that cabaret R&B thing and/or this hybrid hip hop, in a trance thing, pulling rhymes from other dimensions. Like Jimi Hendrix on the guitar, Chance noodles back and forth with these new rhythms, sub-rhythms and tripped out melodies. Going back to my youth, his rap reminds me a bit of De La Soul or better yet Digable Planets, if you're in the know, you'll know what I mean. Apparently his DOC (drug of choice) is LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), which works well with this otherworldly, hallucinatory sound. Even Justin Bieber (my Granddaughter's favorite, I call him "the Beaver" to her), or at least his management recognized Chance's skills... Justin Bieber - Confident (ft. Chance the Rapper) On a side note, that is the first time I have listened to the Beaver, and I can't deny why he is so popular, it's so tame, perfect for the masses, like a sugar substitute. Anyway, Chance's first outing, the 10 Day mixtape is out of this world good, considering his age and not having mountains of production behind it... Brain Cells Family (ft Vic Mensa and Sulaiman) He steps it up a little bit with his next and latest outing Acid Rap, a little more experience, a little more production, sophisticated, cultivated. I love how he has this smart ass tone, like everything he says could be followed up with a smirk, the only way to capture the colors of his rap would be in a cartoon, he's Loony Tunes... Everybody's Something (ft. Saba & BJ The Chicago Kid) I like how on this one he samples a conversation with his Father, who is praising his son...nothing better than being proud of your progeny, overcome by your offspring... Everything's Good (Good Ass Outro) The vid below was my first exposure, the tune my son Liam turned me onto...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8nIHZ-0kS4]

[Intro/Bridge] Thirsty, thirsty, tryna choose I mean, I know I'm pretty cool My Nitty bag, my kitty boost I got the juice, I got the juice

[Verse 1] Chano, Chatham's own Foolies glad I'm home Even my haters kinda glad I'm on Rest In Peace to my Vagabond Rapper song, singer - suspended, subpoena For misdemeanors, dreamer, held back ass is lowkey still a senior And I still shake up BO Squad, praying for my BroBois City on the Come Up, shout that nigga Sosa! Shout my nigga Fat Trel, shout my nigga Joseph Playing Buenos Aires while they sleepin' Buenas Noches! Wonder if I wrote this cause it's so crisp The most brokest cold stock broker winter solstice I could win an Oscar, Russian Accent Husky Acid addict, Costly avid Actor Kevin Costner

[Interlude] AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! TURN UP TURN UP!

[Hook x2] Juice! (Juice!) Juice! (Juice!) Juice! (Juice!) Juice! (Juice!) I got the juice, I got the juice (YUP!)

[Verse 2] God give me one sentence more Maybe I just gotta get suspended more? Hash tag it, get mentions for it Make you love it, get it trending more And then act humble Hear some bull that some dude mumble Wantin' to jump dude, but let that nigga punk you Knowin bitch niggas wanna bring guns to the rumbles, igh! But I love y'all souls Don't let the juice spill Pac! Blue pill pop Til you feel good enough to pop the popped bitch in the blue heels yop! That one - drown in the juice nigga Hunnid proof get found in a youth nigga Stop with all the trynna introduce nigga Everybody know you dude you the new nigga! Hows it feel to be you? Yo no sé I ain't really been myself since Rod passed I ain't even really need that shop class I ain't really been weak since pops smashed I'm a genius, a mothafuckin pop smash Hit sensei, master Jack and Lindsey, Wiley, Kembe Been paid, 10 Day been they FAFSA

[Interlude] AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! TURN UP TURN UP!

[Hook]

[Verse 3] Yup, JUUUUUUUGO You never tasted paper Tripped, racing yaself trynna chase the paper I just faced a Vega And you love being Kobe when you make the lay up Till you realize everybody in the world fuckin hates the Lakers, Hahaha And then everybody wanna sip, til the juice spill everybody want a bib And then everybody wanna dip Told you I ain't worried, I ain't scared of the booth All you can do is spit a verse of the truth Merge the mixture with the purest and the fruits And the thirst, just the worst, it's the curse of the juice!

[Hook + Bridge]

[Outro] Juice, juice, juice, juice... yup! Juice, juice, juice, juice... yup!

Somebody went and compiled a bunch of Chance's featured appearances for you to listen to... [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qixxrRlTtTE]