Chance the Rapper - The Big Day ALBUM REVIEW

This was not the planned review today. I did something funny, and now I simply feel like doing this because this will also be funny. Earlier today, Chance had decided to put out a specific tweet: “What’s your favorite part about The Big Day?” Infamously, this album was met with harsh criticism from his fan base because of the lack of overall talent that populated his earlier mixtapes was nonexistent on this album, his first full length album, actually. I replied to the tweet with my opinion, and, uh, he blocked me. He blocked a lot of people, but it’s just so petty to put out a tweet you know is gonna have a reaction you hate. Maybe he needed attention, who knows? Either way, just for fun, let me give a good analysis on the uninitiated of why The Big Day sucks ass.

The Big Day is a rap album with pop and gospel influences. Now, let me go through each song to show you the worst bar to show you how bad the verse is. I will also add a sentence or two after it:



All Day Long
"And shout out to Miss Sylvia Rhone‚ we get along/But that boy advance gotta be bigger than Diddy Kong/I need stock and it gotta be Pippi Long/Can't stop, won't stop boppin' like Diddy's song/My next tour got eight legs like daddy long"

DIDDY KONG IS THE SMALL ONE. YOUR TOUR GOT CANCELLED AFTER THIS ALBUM.


Do You Remember
"That summer left a couple marks like Groucho"


THIS ISN’T COMEDY, IT’S LIKE SLAPPING ME WITH A STICK.


Eternal
"Side n*ggas don't look this good, can't cook this good/Can't fuck this good, can't get right/You send him to the store and forget that he left/You send me to the store, I come back with a chef"

WE GET IT, CHANCE. PEOPLE THAT CHEAT DON’T LOOK TOO GOOD TO THE REAL DEAL.


Hot Shower
"Now I got a few rings on, Jupiter skating (Yeah, yeah, yeah)/I meant to say Saturn, switched up the pattern (Blaow)"

JUPITER ALSO HAS RINGS!


We Go High
"We give the glory to You, God/One livin' true God, You make us booyah"


BRUH, YOU’RE NOT CYBORG FROM TEEN TITANS.


I Got You (Always and Forever
"Ayy, call me Young Mister, Mister Tongue Twister/N*ggas couldn't touch the flow if they was playing Twister, right"


YOU HAVE NOTHING ON TWISTA.


Roo

"I got the keys like I'm Keegan"


JUST CORNY IN GENERAL.


The Big Day
"Fuck money, shit, fuck, shit, tell 'em, burn it/I don't wanna, get it, fuck it, fuck it, fuck it, fuck it, fuck it/Fuck it"


THIS ISN’T EVEN CHANCE’S VERSE, AND IT’S BAD.


Let’s Go On The Run
"Hey  there, lovely sister/Won't you come home to your mister?/I've got plans to hug and kiss ya/I've  got plans to hug and hug and hug you"


EVEN JOHN WITHERSPOON (R.I.P.) CAN’T SAVE THIS SONG.


Handsome
"You out here bakin', hot like Megan on my bacon when it pop (Hey, pop, hey)"


I LAUGHED AT THIS, BUT THIS WAS STILL BAD.


Big Fish
"I swear my story just like big fish/I've seen hoes, I was always just like, "Which witch?"/One day, big catch, hit the bait and switch switch/I was on the line, I became the big fish, yeah"


WE KNOW BIG FISH IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE.


Ballin’ Flossin’
THE TITLE IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT.


5 Year Plan
"Are you ready for The Big Day?"


NO, I’M NOT.


Get a Bag
"When you want a bag, you get a bag/You need a bag, you get a bag/Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh (Go get it, go get it, go get it)/You want a bag, you get a bag (A bag)/You need a bag, you get a bag (Bag)/Yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh (Go get it, go get it, go get it)/You need a bag"


I THINK HE NEEDS A BAG.


Slide Around
"Salmon Gucci slide, slide around (Slide around)/Legit on that jet, I can fly around (Fly around)/Livin' with some people I could die around (Die around)/Livin' with the people I'ma die around (Die around)"


WHAT THE FUCK IS SALMON GUCCI?


Sun Come Down

"Please don't make no holograms, don't wanna do it twice/You wanna use my likeness, please approve it through my wife"


I LOVE MY WIFE, IGH.


Found a Good One (Single No More)
"I'm not single no more/I ain't single no more/I'm  not single no more/I  ain't single no more/I'm not single no more/I  ain't single no more/I'm not single no more/I ain't single no more/I'm not single no more/I  ain't single no more/I'm not single no more/I ain't single no more/I'm not single no more/I ain't single no more/I'm not single no more/I ain't single no more"


REPETITION, AM I RIGHT?


Town on the Hill

"And that's when I caught a view, what a magnificent sight/'Cause it reminds me of You, I guess"


IF IT REMINDS YOU OF YOUR WIFE, YOU DON’T WANNA GUESS IT. YOU DO LOVE YOUR WIFE, AFTER ALL.


Zanies and Fools
"The teachers put me in the back row, I was learning to hide/'Cause when the teachers call you special, that's the perfect disguise"


FUN FACT: THERE’S NO MORE CONTEXT TO THIS LINE. WHAT’S THE DISGUISE FOR???


Look, I know this was a more jokey and laid back review, but honestly, I’ve been burned out with writing these. Although, things are starting to look up! One, The Big Day is the lowest point of music I’ve heard in a long time. As I’ve shown above, the writing is… sub-par. His performances are very underwhelming, and his collaborators outshine him severely. Except for Francis & The Lights, who had the “Fuck it, fuck it, fuck it” refrain on the title track. So, essentially, music is on an upward trend from here! Two, I’m officially an industry insider now! If y’all ever need any scoops, just hit me up with any questions! Oh yeah, The Big Day is bad because of Chance himself.


No/10


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