Chance The Rapper reflects on past drug use: “I probably would have died”
nme.comChance The Rapper has reflected on his past struggles with substance abuse during the time his ‘Acid Rap’ mixtape was released a decade ago.In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the mixtape, the rapper opened up to Complex about the creation of the project and its impact.When asked what his life would have looked like had he not evolved as an artist after the release of ‘Acid Rap’, he shared: “I probably would’ve died, to be honest.”He continued: “The way that I was living at that time, I had everything in excess.
So right after I dropped the project, I went on a few tours where I didn’t really make any money. But then I went on my first tour, my headlining on tour, where I made some money.
And I went and bought a crib or rented a crib, this fat ass mansion in LA.“This is my first time living outside of my parents’ house in another city and having money and doing a lot of drugs, you know what I’m saying?
A lot of Xans, you know what I’m saying? Too many Xans. And just becoming a different person, a lesser, lesser person than I am now.
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