Chance The Rapper Says He 'Probably Would Have Died' If He Kept Using Drugs

Chance The Rapper has reflected on his past substance abuse issues amid the ten-year anniversary of his mixtape Acid Rap.

Acid Rap dropped back in April 2013 and featured a slew of music heavyweights on it, including Noname, Childish Gambino, Vic Mensa, Twista, Nate Fox and more.

In an interview with Complex, Chance (real name Chancelor Johnathan Bennett) opened up about the project while getting candid about how his life could have turned out very differently had he continued down the path he was on. 

Asked what his life would have looked like had he not evolved as an artist following Acid Rap, Chance shared: “I probably would’ve died, to be honest.”

“The way that I was living at that time, I had everything in excess. So right after I dropped the project, I went on a few tours where I didn’t really make any money. But then I went on my first tour, my headlining on tour, where I made some money. And I went and bought a crib or rented a crib, this fat ass mansion in LA."

“This is my first time living outside of my parents’ house in another city and having money and doing a lot of drugs, you know what I’m saying? A lot of Xans, you know what I’m saying? Too many Xans. And just becoming a different person, a lesser, lesser person than I am now." 

"I think if I hadn’t had my spirit tugged on, literally, and a calling to become a better version of myself, then I would’ve died,” he added.

Chance went on to say that he felt his acid use during the time of the project's release made him “basically the spokesperson for drugs.”

“I had to come to myself and realise and remember that I was not making those songs off acid,” he said.

He said that the bad trips and not being able to “tell if it’s because of the acid or just it’s a bad day” all contributed to his choice to stop using the drug.

Check out the interview below.