Chance the Rapper is still on the comeback trail. It was a long fall to the bottom with The Big Day, but fans have been curious and eager to see if the previously buddying superstar can get his juice back. He has dropped a handful of buzz singles over the last year. They’ve ranged from good to great, and the same can be said for this new one, “Quiet Storm.” The new single follows the same understated and contemplated sound as Chance the Rapper’s previous tracks. Only here, there’s a political bent.
“Quiet Storm” pulls a bit of a bait and switch. The opening radio voiceover and titles make the song seem as though it will be a romantic song, but it’s actually about unrest. Chance the Rapper hits on the state of the world, and the things that have gone wrong. It feels purposeful that the rapper felt the need to drop a song like this on the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. He drops bars about “missiles with signatures from Satan on ’em.” He informs those listening that a “Quiet Storm” is incoming.
In this regard, Chance the Rapper isn’t evoking the R&B style of the same name so much as reworking the phrase “calm before the storm” to suit his own outlook on the world. Hopefully we get an album soon.
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