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Chance, the Rapper is back with a new album. He's a fantastic rapper, but 2025 audiences don't seek intellectualism or authenticity, or at least the gate keepers don't. Chance, the Rapper is smart and puts a lot into his bars, but his brand is deprecated and bland. Why should you listen to him? He doesn't have a strong cross-over audience or strong ethnic fan base. The best thing about this album are the bar's quality themselves, but hip hop audiences are looking for other things right now. Chance, the Rapper needs an angle besides intelligence. The irony is from a technical standpoint, this is one of the best albums of this year.
Metro Boomin is a famous record producer known for scoring movies, countless viral collaborations, and immaculate instrumentals. The best thing about Metro Boomin is he has a duality of urban authenticity and futuristic excellence. The production on this album is nearly everything but conventional hip hop in nature. It can be enjoyed as full fledge hip hop, but it works as cultural exposure like it's several other genres. A Futuristic Summa is a fun, light-hearted, introduction to Metro Boomin and his culture.

People seem so critical of thug culture, and yet they feel perfectly fine pushing the most aggressive and negative artists in rap. Now it's important to showcase the culture in its entirety, but what you glorify with success will be what people will imitate. We all have dreams.

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