Chance The Rapper ‘Wouldve Died From Xanax Use If He Didnt Have His ‘Spirit Tugged On
Chance the Rapper reflects on a difficult moment in his past. The rapper, who was celebrating the 10th anniversary of the acid rap project, revealed to Complex his battle with drug addiction early in his career.
When Chance was asked in an interview what his life would have been like if he hadn't developed more than just acid rap , he said, "Honestly, I probably would have died," adding that people just saw the record as entertainment. but "it takes humanity away from the one who created it".
"How I lived then. I was overdoing it," he said. "Right after I dropped the project, I did a couple of tours that didn't really make me any money. Then I did a headlining tour, which made me some money."
Chance explains that he has rented out his "bed" and is living alone in another city with lots of money for the first time. He quickly found that he "did a lot of drugs," he said. Many, many, many drugs.
"Too many Khans. And just be a different, lower person than I am now. "I think if I don't really keep my spirits up and become a better version of myself, then I'm going to die," he said. "And then I'm just going to be a rep for LSD, and I'm more than that.
Chance's new interview echoes his statement in a 2016 GQ profile, in which he said he's "broke every day" while also living a lavish lifestyle. (Even in "The Finishing Line/Sinking," he repeats: "Last year of fan addiction/I started forgetting my name and losing my chances.")
"I just work hard. 'I was a zombie of Khan, I wasn't doing anything productive and I was just going through one relationship after another,' she said . "Remember, it's been six months." So, are you pondering how to make that happen?
Rap released Acid Rap in April 2013. It features songs featuring Childish Gambino, BJ the Chicago Kid, Noname, Vic Mensa and more. Chance explained that he faced a lot of judgment while working on the album because he was "molested with LSD and other things that weren't marijuana."
“I have to deal with it and also accept that my project describes my experiences. But it's not the sum of myself or my entire exploration of who I am as a person," she says. "I probably stopped making acid less than a month after the project was released."
"After having too many bad trips and weird things happening, I said, 'I'm done with this.' But I have to deal with it for the next year and a half. Everyone who's met me has tried to offer me acid or ask me acid-related questions in interviews and basically be a spokesperson for drugs," he said. "But I have to recognize and remember that I didn't do these songs on LSD. I'm the one who makes the songs. I think that's the most important thing I learned from this experience."
