Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape)
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| Released | August 5, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | July 18, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 36:03 | |||
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Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape) is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers Lil B and Chance the Rapper. It was self-released for free download on August 5, 2015.
Background and recording
[edit | edit source]Free was recorded in Chicago—Chance the Rapper's hometown—on July 18, 2015. The recording session was supervised by engineers/producers Jeff Arenson and Aidan Sigel-Bruse.[1]
Composition
[edit | edit source]Free consists of six tracks.[2] Writing for Consequence, Adam Kivel compared it to a "pretty good episode of an improvised podcast".[3]
The opening track, "Last Dance", features a guest appearance from Noname Gypsy.[4] Pitchfork's Winston Cook-Wilson compared the beat on the track "Do My Dance" to that on Chance the Rapper's song "Chain Smoker" (2013).[5]
Release
[edit | edit source]On July 18, 2015, Chance the Rapper and Lil B announced that they had recorded a collaborative mixtape together.[6][7] Later that month, Chance the Rapper appeared on Wild 94.1, and called it "a masterpiece" and "a classic".[8][9]
Two weeks later, Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape) was self-released on August 5, 2015.[10][11] It was uploaded to Lil B's SoundCloud account for free download.[12]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[13] |
| NME | 6/10[14] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.7/10[15] |
| Rolling Stone | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[16] |
| Spin | 7/10[17] |
Sheldon Pearce of HipHopDX and Dean Van Nguyen of NME considered the final track, "We Rare", to be the best on the mixtape.[18][19]
Writing for Exclaim!, Calum Slingerland said that "Free's greatest moments come when the pair play off each other's rap skills".[20]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Last Dance" | Uptown Greg | 3:42 |
| 2. | "What's Next" | AK-47 | 5:47 |
| 3. | "First Mixtape" | Gigglebox | 7:00 |
| 4. | "Amen" | Nate Fox | 9:20 |
| 5. | "Do My Dance" | Uptown Greg | 5:36 |
| 6. | "We Rare" | Nate Fox | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 36:03 | ||
Track notes
[edit | edit source]- "Last Dance" contains uncredited vocals from Noname.
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