Chance The Rapper & The Social Experiment Cover The FADER

Chance The Rapper and his band The Social Experiment are gracing the cover of The FADER’s 96th issue. For the cover story, writer Andrew Nosnitsky traveled to Chance The Rapper’s rented home in L.A. to know why the 21 year old has given up solo fame to collaborate with The Social Experiment so early in his career. Read the full story here.

On Chance’s mysterious role on Surf:
If they only wanna listen to the songs with Chance The Rapper, they’re gonna have to listen to the whole project cover-to-cover because I’m not gonna tell them which songs [he’s on]. The important thing is just to listen. Listen to the music, then send it to your grandma. – Donnie Trumpet, The Social Experiment

On Chance’s rumored collaboration with James Blake:
In late 2013, the pair announced plans to move into a house and record a collaborative album, though Chance admits the idea fizzled out at the last moment for reasons he himself seems unclear about.

On what it’s like to be in a band with Chance:
The most incredible thing is that Chance is so open to whatever everyone else thinks. He’s willing to put in all of his resources, all of his cards, everything on the table to make it work. – Nate Fox, The Social Experiment