Towards the beginning of this semester, I attended a festival up in Queens, New York City called The Meadows. While I watched various artists perform that day, the performance that stood out to me the most was by far Chance The Rapper’s. While Chance has been around for about three or four years now, he popularity really began to increase this year with the release of his third mixtape Coloring Book. Due to this increase in popularity, his personality has been showcased on social media, award shows, and various other media outlets, and he has very adopted the image of being one of the most charismatic and optimistic figures in all of music. Throughout his performance, Chance was able to justify this image he has obtained, as his on-stage personality
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He began the set with the lead single from his new mixtape, “Angels,” which is undoubtedly one of, if not the most positive sounding songs on the album. He then followed this with “Blessings,” another incredibly positive song on the album, expressing his appreciation for all that he has received and life, and wishing the same for everyone in the crowd. After a few more songs, Chance formally introduced himself to the crowd, then in the middle of his speech, unexpectedly broke out into his song “Favorite Song” and sent the crowd into pandemonium in what was without a doubt one of the best moments of the entire festival. When it came time for the encore, Chance performed one of his more somber and serious songs, “Summer Friends,” and explained the meaning of it to the crowd, which surprisingly dampened the mood. However, he immediately followed it with the song he sampled it from, “Friends” by Francis and The Lights, and brought Francis out on stage as confetti rained down from the sky and ended the concert on an incredibly positive …show more content…
His ability to transfer his positivity and happiness into the crowd was truly incredible and made it one of the most inventive performances have ever witnessed. Kanye West was next to perform after him, and I would argue that Chance put on a better show than Kanye, who is one of the best artists in all of hip hop and one of Chance’s biggest inspirations. Chance established a connection with the crowd that many performers are not able to achieve today, and this is what made his performance so remarkable to
He began the set with the lead single from his new mixtape, “Angels,” which is undoubtedly one of, if not the most positive sounding songs on the album. He then followed this with “Blessings,” another incredibly positive song on the album, expressing his appreciation for all that he has received and life, and wishing the same for everyone in the crowd. After a few more songs, Chance formally introduced himself to the crowd, then in the middle of his speech, unexpectedly broke out into his song “Favorite Song” and sent the crowd into pandemonium in what was without a doubt one of the best moments of the entire festival. When it came time for the encore, Chance performed one of his more somber and serious songs, “Summer Friends,” and explained the meaning of it to the crowd, which surprisingly dampened the mood. However, he immediately followed it with the song he sampled it from, “Friends” by Francis and The Lights, and brought Francis out on stage as confetti rained down from the sky and ended the concert on an incredibly positive …show more content…
His ability to transfer his positivity and happiness into the crowd was truly incredible and made it one of the most inventive performances have ever witnessed. Kanye West was next to perform after him, and I would argue that Chance put on a better show than Kanye, who is one of the best artists in all of hip hop and one of Chance’s biggest inspirations. Chance established a connection with the crowd that many performers are not able to achieve today, and this is what made his performance so remarkable to