13. Chance The Rapper
Alternative rap/hip hop/acid rap
Chancelor Bennett, aka Chance The Rapper, likes acid, I mean, he really likes acid. So much so that he named his most recent mixtape Acid Rap. That's in spite of the fact that he admits during one of its first few bars that 'acid made crazy'. Aside from acid, Chance also really likes jazz, soul and the kind of hip hop Kanye West was delivering with College Dropout. Not long 20 years old Chance is already making an impression, having recorded his first mixtape 10 Day on a ten day period of suspension from high school in spring 2011, which lead to guest spots on tracks from the likes of Childish Gambino and Joey Bada$$. Now his latest Acid Rap has features spots from some of those same people and more. His mix of laidback beats, soul samples and a colourful almost cartoon like characterisation has even got companies selling his mixtapes and making money off work that he puts up to download for free. http://youtu.be/QRv2_zAPrhc