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10.0
87002
10.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
While Coloring Book successfully channels the musical conventions of African-American church tradition without sounding dated or pastiche, the album also subtly chronicles black history and uses it as inspiration for artistic freedom
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9.1
86915
9.1 |
Pitchfork
Personal and panoramic, full of conversations with God, defying hip-hop norms while respecting them, proving that the genre can still dig deeper into its roots
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9.1
86922
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Chance has succeeded where two decades’ worth of designated Christian rap acts have failed: creating an ode to worship that speaks to the faithful and faithless alike
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9.0
86917
9.0 |
Exclaim
Coloring Book is a spirited musical sermon, and Chance's fellow MCs will covet its perfect union of gospel and rap
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9.0
87005
9.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Once an indie-rap darling with obvious talents and interesting quirks, Chance has grown into something new and mighty
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8.8
86916
8.8 |
Spin
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8.6
86955
8.6 |
Paste Magazine
This isn’t the music of someone who’s been born again. It’s the music of someone who is constantly thrilled to still be living
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8.3
86936
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
There’s virtually no malice present on Coloring Book. Chance loves what he does, and he wants to share that love with everyone else. That’s a goal everyone should be able to get behind
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8.0
86919
8.0 |
NME
Proof that taking a chance has yet again paid off
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8.0
86920
8.0 |
The 405
A brave purpose-driven direction elevating Chance from alt-rap wonder-kid to compelling fully-formed adventurous artist, through elastic vocals and melodic gymnastics on expansive album standouts like 'Angels' and 'Finish Line/Drown'
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8.0
86921
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Chance is still just 23 years old, but Coloring Book is a staggeringly mature record, and while it isn’t on par with Acid Rap in terms of unforgettable lyricism, it also has a different mission
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8.0
87029
8.0 |
DIY
Exactly the kind of record necessary to elevate an artist from viable to visionary
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8.0
87074
8.0 |
The FT
The mood is upbeat, with Chance’s shifts in tone and relish for wordplay transmitting an infectious pleasure in the art of rap
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8.0
87199
8.0 |
PopMatters
On his third solo mixtape, Chicago’s Chance the Rapper preaches the gospel of community
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8.0
87242
8.0 |
NOW
The mixtape's sustained message of finding strength within - however you do that - feels potent given Chance's exaltation of independence
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8.0
87245
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Ambitious, compelling, and joyful
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8.0
87310
8.0 |
Crack
Coloring Book is an inspiration for younger generations, one that tells them to create from the heart, and to not allow rejection to become a permanent maker of where you are headed
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8.0
87000
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Chance is everything we love about hip-hop in 2016. The convoluted and conscious-minded bars of Kendrick Lamar, the melodic gymnastics of Young Thug, the Oculus Rift ambitions of Kanye West
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7.5
87190
7.5 |
Beardfood
If he just works on his consistency, his proper debut album should be incredible
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7.0
87195
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Chance is no longer quite coming from that place of adolescence that was essential to 10 Day and Acid Rap, but on Coloring Book, he doesn’t yet sound comfortably settled into whatever it is that’s supposed to come next
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7.0
86918
7.0 |
FasterLouder
Chance has crystallised his aesthetic, but one hopes that on his next release he adds another chapter to the volume, rather than revising the text again
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