Now That Chance Has Won 3 Grammys, Does That Mean Gospel Rap Is Mainstream?

[T.H.E. Goat]

I have to also show love to Lecrae, Mali Music, and the O.G. of this gospel shyt, Kirk Franklin


But do you see more gospel influenced rap making waves in the mainstream?

 

[Run Up]

Honestly, CACS see him as a friendly and safe Rapper. His preachy vibe further eases their white fears

 

[newworldafro]

Never really listened, but I'll give it a spin.

 

[chemicalsword]

Chance is gospel rap?
Has he always been that way? Thought i checked him out few years ago and seemed extra backpacky.
I could be confusing him though...

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

Chance is gospel rap?
Has he always been that way? Thought i checked him out few years ago and seemed extra backpacky.
I could be confusing him though...

I would classify Coloring Book as a gospel rap album

As far as his earlier work, I'm not familiar outside of the Free mixtape he did with Lil B

 

[Dank Hill]

does he still do that nanana nanananana shyt?

 

[Da King]

Honestly, CACS see him as a friendly and safe Rapper. His preachy vibe further eases their white fears

Just like Drake is the safe rapper crakkkas love

 

[Roid Jones]

Plant based rap has always been mainstream

 

[Run Up]

Just like Drake is the safe rapper crakkkas love

100% true. They thought the same for Kanye until he went crazy. The last black rapper that wasn't "safe" that they got behind was 50, and that's only because back then CAC's would do anything Eminem said

 

[Run Up]

Chance is gospel rap?
Has he always been that way? Thought i checked him out few years ago and seemed extra backpacky.
I could be confusing him though...

He started off as backpack/psychedelic drugs rap, then took a "friendlier" turn. He's definitely not Gospel rap, but starting with his Ultra Light Beam guest verse and then running through at least half the tracks on Coloring Book, he's incorporated some gospel into his work and a lot of praising God. I don't normally mess with Gospel sounding rap at all (I leave that to my preacher on Sundays....not my music), but Chance does it real well

 

[CrimsonTider]

Just like Drake is the safe rapper crakkkas love

I swear y'all stay telling on yourselves

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Chance is gospel rap?
Has he always been that way? Thought i checked him out few years ago and seemed extra backpacky.
I could be confusing him though...

he was a backpack hipster druggie rapper

did a song called sunday candy with gospel vibes that caught on
then did ultra light beam and never looked back

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

He started off as backpack/psychedelic drugs rap, then took a "friendlier" turn. He's definitely not Gospel rap, but starting with his Ultra Light Beam guest verse and then running through at least half the tracks on Coloring Book, he's incorporated some gospel into his work and a lot of praising God. I don't normally mess with Gospel sounding rap at all (I leave that to my preacher on Sundays....not my music), but Chance does it real well

I don't want to put him in a strictly gospel rap category, but would you consider Coloring Book to be a gospel rap album?

 

[mr.africa]

I swear y'all stay telling on yourselves

he spoke nothing but truth (and it wasn't meant as a diss if that is what you think it was)

 

[Run Up]

I don't want to put him in a strictly gospel rap category, but would you consider Coloring Book to be a gospel rap album?

Because of the overall content, I'd say no. No Problem, Same Drugs, Mixtape, Smoke Break. Even on the preachy songs, he raps about all kinds of things