BY ZO • October 8 2018

Chance The Rapper is the latest contender on Spotify’s The Joe Budden Podcast for a rare interview on the nearly three-hour program.

Once the welcome wagon finishes the opening pleasantries, the panel opens up to a candid, fiery, at times overly-thoughtful discussion on the merits of being an independent musician in the streaming era. Chance taking the corner of unflinching advocate for artistic ownership (specifically publishing and masters) and the titular host repeatedly attempting to poke holes in his self-ascribed label, Chance maintains an even and deeply informative tone, never hiding the plug.

Elsewhere in the chat, per Budden’s constant prodding, Chance addresses the perpetual contradiction of being a fan and collaborator of Kanye West during the MAGA saga: “I think he does a lot of stuff for the attention of the masses, to get that stuff documented and made into history. But I think also a lot of times, the attention that he may be seeking is at the immediate detriment of some people that may need that attention more.”

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