Chance The Rapper’s ‘Star Line’ Mixtape Is Aptly Named With Features From Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, And T-Pain

For those who were waiting for new Chance The Rapper music, you’re in luck. The Chicago artist revealed the tracklist for his forthcoming mixtape Star Line.

Fans noticed that the “No Problem” rapper changed his Instagram bio to read “Working on my mixtape it’s called Star Line.” In addition, last week, he shared a trailer on X, formerly known as Twitter, that featured him rapping in the background while cycling through scenes of him in a dark room, lying on a carpet, sitting in front of a fireplace, playing pool, in the booth, and more.

The excitement came with cameo appearances by artists who will be featured on the album, namely Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, T-Pain, DJ Premier, Jermaine Dupri, Jazze Pha, and Vic Mensa.

Chance The Rapper didn’t want to leave fans hanging with just the Star Line features, so he uploaded a preview of a track titled “Buried Alive.” The visual featured his go-to method as of late, where one-by-one each word appeared sequentially in white typeface on a Black screen. He asked fans if he should record a video and they let their voices be heard in the comments.

“No drop an album,” one user wrote. “That boy rapping [with] passion again,” another fan commented. “I love when yo heart bleed out like this man. Fav ‘version’ of you,” another user wrote. It appears there is a lot of positivity for Chance, especially given the fact he hasn’t released an LP since 2019’s The Big Day.

In December 2022, he spoke with VIBE about his creative process while working on Star Line, which was originally titled Star Line Gallery, and his desire to do more than just prove he can rap well. “When I first started [working on the new album], every song was kind of like ‘The Heart & The Tongue’ and not in terms of production, but just in terms of it was very rappy,” he said. “I think in time, I’ve naturally grown and had so many different experiences that have catered it to move more towards substance that, it’s still rappy, but now I feel like ‘The Highs & The Lows’ verse, I feel, was very, very vulnerable.”

“I literally barred out on ‘A Bar About A Bar,’ but I love the fact that I felt free enough in that time because right now, maybe today, if I hadn’t dropped it, I might not never drop it,” Chance The Rapper continued. “I might be like, ‘Man, this is so self-contained and meta’ but also that’s the point. I’m an artist. At the end of the day, I should be making art for art’s sake and in my youth, because I am still in my 20s, technically, I should be having fun and creating to show people what you can create.”

Earlier this year, he shared “I Will Be Your (Black Star Line Freestyle)” which sampled Stephanie Mills’ 1981 R&B record, “Don’t Stop Doin’ What ‘Cha Do.” Last year, he released the 10th-anniversary edition of his seminal mixtape Acid Rap and also appeared on Madeintyo’s “BET UNCUT” which also featured Smino.

It seems like the wait is over and Chance is ready to remind people what he can do on wax. It’s now just a matter of when Star Line will come out.