Coloring Book (mixtape)
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| Mixtape by Chance the Rapper | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 57:14 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.2/10 |
| Metacritic | 90/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | A− |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| The Irish Times |  |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork | 9.1/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 9/10 |
| Vice | A |
Coloring Book (formerly known as Chance 3) is the third mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Chance the Rapper. It was produced by his group The Social Experiment, Lido, and Kaytranada, among others. For the album, Chance also collaborated with musicians such as Kanye West, Young Thug, Francis and the Lights, Justin Bieber, Kirk Franklin, and the Chicago Children's Choir.
Coloring Book was released on May 13, 2016, exclusively on Apple Music, before being made available to other streaming services on May 27. It was the first album to chart on the Billboard 200 solely on streams, peaking at number eight, while receiving widespread acclaim from critics who praised its fusion of hip hop and gospel sounds. It won for Best Rap Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards. It was also the first streaming-only album ever to win a Grammy.
After releasing the well-received mixtape Acid Rap in 2013, Chance the Rapper went on tour with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. He subsequently relocated to Los Angeles from his hometown of Chicago that December. He rented a North Hollywood mansion, which he dubbed the Koi Kastle. While he worked on music in fits and starts, he mainly spent time socializing with friends he made—among them Frank Ocean and J. Cole. He also abused drugs, mainly Xanax: "I was Xanned out every fucking day," he told GQ in 2016. He also went through numerous relationships, and he began to feel unproductive and empty.
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