''Coloring Book'' is the third

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by American rapper

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. It was produced by his group The Social Experiment,

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, and

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, among others. For the mixtape, Chance also collaborated with musicians such as

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, and the

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. ''Coloring Book'' was released on May 13, 2016, exclusively on

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, before being made available to other

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services on May 27. It was the first mixtape to chart on the US ''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. The mixtape won

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at the 2017 Grammy Awards. It was also the first streaming-only album ever to win a

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Writing and recording

After releasing the well-received mixtape '' Acid Rap'' in 2013, Chance the Rapper went on tour with

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. He subsequently relocated to Los Angeles from his hometown of Chicago that December. He rented a

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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

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and

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. He also abused drugs, mainly

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: "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. He returned to Chicago and got back together with an old girlfriend. He grew more religious upon learning she was pregnant, and especially so after learning his daughter had an

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. "I think it was the baby that, you know, brought my faith back," he remarked later. On the subject of her heart condition, he said, " tmade me pray a whole lot, you know, and need a lot of angels and just see shit in a very, like, direct way." His daughter was born in September 2015. During this time, he began to mull over themes he wished to include in his next mixtape, including "God, love, Chicago, nddance." Before working on that, he contributed heavily to

's album ''

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''. ''Coloring Book'' was mainly recorded between March and April 2016. He rented out a room at a Chicago studio, and then another as he needed more space. He gradually came to more or less live at the studio during recording: "Eventually we decided to rent out the whole studio, and we just put mattresses in all the rooms and it became a camp." His method of making the mixtape was inspired by West taking over an entire studio to make ''Pablo''.

Music and lyrics

Chance the Rapper told ''

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'' that ''Coloring Book'' would be a superior record to '' Surf'', the 2015 album that he had released with his group Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment. As with his other mixtapes, '' 10 Day'' and ''Acid Rap'', the cover artwork was painted by Chicago-based artist Brandon Breaux, who depicted Chance holding his baby daughter (below the frame) in order to capture the expression on his face. According to ''

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'' music critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, ''Coloring Book'' is an upbeat

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album whose themes of spiritual fulfillment and worldly accomplishment are explored in music "that places gospel choirs and jazzy horns in a modern setting of

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d hooks and crisp beats". ''

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''s Christopher R. Weingarten wrote that the

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s were the foundation of the mixtape's music, functioning in the same way

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interpolations had on the earliest rap records,

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rhythms had for

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, and

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samples had for

. Chance discussed ''Coloring Book''s theme of

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in an interview with

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. "I never really set out to make anything that could pretend to be new gospel or pretend to be the gospel", he said. "It's just music from me as a Christian man because I think before I was making music as a Christian child. And in both cases I have imperfections, but there was a declaration that can be made through going all the

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I've been through the last few years." Lowe himself believed the mixtape showcased how "faith in music and faith in God go hand-in-hand a lot of times".

Marketing and sales

''Coloring Book''s release date was revealed by ''

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'' host

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after Chance's May 6 performance of "Blessings" on the show. The mixtape was released exclusively to the

streaming service at 11 p.m. EST on May 12, the same day its second single "

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" was released; the lead single "

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" had been released on October 27, 2015, while its finale single "Summer Friends" was released on August 17, 2016. ''Coloring Book'' was leaked to

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, a mixtape distribution website, one hour after its release; it was removed from the site the following day. In the first week of release, ''Coloring Book'' debuted at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' 200 based on 57.3 million streams of its songs, which ''

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'' equated to 38,000 album units. It was the first release to chart on the ''Billboard'' 200 solely on streams. The mixtape was available only on Apple Music through May 27, when it was released to other streaming services. ''Coloring Book'' became the first to surpass 500,000 with only streaming album equivalents. Since its debut in May, the album has stayed on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart for 33 consecutive weeks, peaking at number eight.

Critical reception

''Coloring Book'' was met with widespread critical acclaim. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an

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score of 89, based on 21 reviews. Aggregator

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gave it 8.2 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Reviewing for the ''

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'' in May 2016,

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hailed the album as "a celebration of singing, harmonizing, human voices making a joyous noise together", while Kris Ex from ''

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'' named it "one of the strongest rap albums released this year, an uplifting mix of spiritual and grounded that even an atheist can catch the Spirit to". Writing for ''

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'',

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believed Chance's already irrepressibly cheerful voice sounded more attractive and substantial than before because of how the music's

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elements had encouraged a stronger "vocal muscle" and controlled pitch. Jon Caramanica of ''

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'' argued that Chance had drawn on the spirituality and consciousness present in West's music while "blossoming into a crusader and a pop savant, coming as close as anyone has to eradicating the walls between the sacred and the secular". He found his flow melodically and rhythmically dense yet deft and effortless, while deeming his narratives both intimate and universal, touching on familial duties, the violent crime in Chance's native Chicago, and being an

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in the modern

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era. In the opinion of ''

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'' journalist Jack Hamilton, ''Coloring Book'' was "the first true gospel-rap masterpiece".

Accolades

At the end of 2016, ''Coloring Book'' appeared on a number of critics' lists ranking the year's top albums. According to Metacritic, it was the seventh most prominently ranked record of 2016. Christgau ranked it as the ninth best album of the year in his ballot for ''

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''s annual

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critics poll. The album won

at the 2017 Grammy Awards. It was the first streaming-only album to win a

Track listing

Credits are adapted from the album's vinyl liner notes. Samples * "All We Got" contains interpolations from "Good Ass Intro", written by J. Bennett,

, Bryan J. Sledge,

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, Kiara Lanier, Peter CottonTale, Will Miller, J.P. Floyd, Cameron Osteen, Stefan Ponce, Lonnie Lynn and Dewayne Julius Rogers Sr. * "Summer Friends" contains a sample from "

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", written by

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, Aaron Lammer,

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and

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. * "Juke Jam" contains samples of "Adriatic", performed by

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. * "All Night" contains a sample of "Dealer's Corner", performed by Sven Torstenson. * "How Great" contains an interpolation from "

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", written by Jesse Reeves,

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and

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. * "Blessings" (reprise) contains a sample from "Let the Praise Begin (Chapter II)", performed by

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Personnel

Vocalists *

– lead vocals , background vocals , vocals *

– featured vocals *

– featured vocals , background vocals *

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– featured vocals *

Jeremih Jeremy Phillip Felton (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Jeremih ( ), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. In 2009, he signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings. Jeremih's commercial debut single, "Birthday Sex", ...

– featured vocals *

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– featured vocals , background vocals *

Jamila Woods Jamila Woods (born October 6, 1989) is a Chicago-based American singer, songwriter and poet. Woods is a graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep and Brown University, where she received a BA in Africana Studies and Theater & Performance Studies. H ...

– featured vocals , background vocals *

– featured vocals *

Lil Yachty Miles Parks McCollum (born August 23, 1997), known professionally as Lil Boat, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He first gained recognition on the internet in 2015 for his singles "One Night" and "Minnesota" (featuring ...

– featured vocals *

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– featured vocals *

– featured vocals * Towkio – featured vocals * Knox Fortune – featured vocals *

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– featured vocals * My cousin Nicole – featured vocals *

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– featured vocals * T-Pain – featured vocals *

– featured vocals , background vocals * Noname – featured vocals * Eryn Allen Kane – featured vocals , vocals *

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– featured vocals *

Raury Raury Deshawn Tullis (born June 10, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is known for his eclectic sound mixing soul, hip hop and folk. He was born and raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was also a member ...

– featured vocals *

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– featured vocals * Anderson .Paak – featured vocals * Grace Weber – vocals *

– vocals * Sima Cunningham – background vocals * Vasil Garnanliever – background vocals * Teddy Jackson – background vocals * Josephine Lee – background vocals * Jack Red – background vocals * Isaiah Robinson – background vocals * Jaime Woods – background vocals * Lakeitsha Williams – background vocals * Rachel Cato – background vocals * Jordan Ware – background vocals *

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– background vocals * Karl Rubin – background vocals * Macie Stewart – background vocals * Nicole Steen – background vocals * Kirk Franklin's choir – background vocals Instrumentalists *

Nico Segal Nico Segal (born June 25, 1993), formerly known by his stage name Donnie Trumpet, is an American trumpeter and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is part of the hip hop collective Savemoney with Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa, among ...

– trumpet * J.P. Floyd – horns * Rajiv Halim – saxophones * Greg Landfair Sr. – guitar Additional side artists * Ha Ha Davis *

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* Ashwin Torke * Zarif Wilder * Mitchell Owens * Eric Pidluski * Brian Beach * Bridget Andes * Scott Dickinson * Meena Cho * Ashley Simpson * Benjamin Shepherd * Joseph Lopez Technical * Nate Fox – recording , mixing * Squirrel – engineering * Rian – engineering * Jeff Lane – mixing * Elton "L10MixedIt" Cheung – mixing * Peter CottonTale – mixing * Dave Kutch – mastering Artwork * O.J. Hays – design * Brandon Breaux – cover artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

External links

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