10 Day

Following a 10-day suspension in 2011 for possessing marijuana on his high school campus, Bennett recorded his first full-length project, called 10 Day.{{cite interview | subject = Chance the Rapper | interviewer = Stephen Colbert | title = The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | publisher = CBS}} Prior to the mixtape, he was highlighted as one of Complex magazine's "10 New Chicago Rappers to Watch Out For."{{cite web|title=Complex 10 New Chicago Rappers to Watch Out For|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/02/10-new-chicago-rappers-to-watch-out-for/|publisher=Complex}} The mixtape features guest appearances from Vic Mensa, Sulaiman, and Nico Segal. The mixtape also includes production from Peter Cottontale, Chuck Inglish, Blended Babies, DJ SuchNSuch, MF Love, Flying Lotus, THEMPeople, Caleb James, Lex Luger. The mixtape would also garner the attention of Forbes magazine, as it was featured in the publication's Cheap Tunes column.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/leorgalil/2012/04/11/cheap-tunes-chance-the-rappers-10day/ |title=Cheap Tunes: Chance The Rapper's '10Day' |author=Leor Galil |work=Forbes}}

The cover art to the mixtape shows a realistic cartoon drawing of Chance in a red jacket looking up to a sky full of clouds, with stylized, comic book looking text that reads "Chance the Rapper" and "10 DAY" in bold red letters above Chance. The artwork was done by Chicago artist Brandon Breaux, and was the first of many collaborations for the two, as Breaux also did the cover art for the two following mixtapes, Acid Rap and Coloring Book. Breaux also worked on the artwork for Chance's 2018 singles "Wala Cam", "65th and Ingleside" and "Work Out".{{Cite news|title=The Artist Responsible For Chance The Rapper's Meme-Inspired Abstract Art|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/27/632812919/the-artist-responsible-for-chance-the-rappers-meme-inspired-abstract-art|access-date=2020-11-18|newspaper=NPR|date=27 July 2018|language=en|last1=Acovino|first1=Vincent}}

The title came from Chance The Rapper’s 10-day high school suspension.

The song "Long Time" features a sample from the song "Nantes" by Beirut, originally released in 2007 and featured on their album "The Flying Club Cup."{{cite web|first=|date=|title=10 Day by Chance the Rapper: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes|url=https://www.whosampled.com/album/Chance-the-Rapper/10-Day/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720040159/http://www.whosampled.com:80/album/Chance-the-Rapper/10-Day/ |archive-date=2017-07-20 |access-date=2020-11-17|website=WhoSampled|language=en}} Additionally, the track "Prom Night" features a sample from the 1979 song "So Good, So Right" by Brenda Russell, and "Family" samples the 1977 track "You're Not Fooling Me" by the band Angel.{{cite web|title=10 Day by Chance the Rapper: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes|url=https://www.whosampled.com/album/Chance-the-Rapper/10-Day/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=WhoSampled|language=en}}

While reviews of 10 Day upon its initial release were scarce, the mixtape has since received recognition for being what launched the now superstar Chance the Rapper into fame. On the music site 'The West Review', critic Joe Stevens described the mixtape as a "notably creative piece of music."{{cite web|date=2015-02-11|title=[REVIEW] Chance The Rapper – 10 Day|url=https://thewestreview.co.uk/2015/02/11/chance-the-rapper-10-day/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=The West Review|language=en}}

{{cite web|title=Shop|url=https://www.chanceraps.com/shop|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Chance the Rapper|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022624/https://www.chanceraps.com/shop/|url-status=dead}} Following the success of the mixtape, Chance put out a line of apparel and products all marked with the 10 Day logo. The items include long sleeve and short sleeve shirts, crewnecks, basketball shorts, a lighter and a vinyl copy of the mixtape. All of these products can be purchased on his website, chanceraps.com, and a digital edition of the mixtape is included with every purchase made.

Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/112263012|title=10 Day / Chance the Rapper|publisher=Tidal|access-date=June 29, 2019}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 52:19

| title1 = 14,400 Minutes

| writer1 = {{hlist|Chancelor J. Bennett|Marcus R. Prince}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|DJ SuchNSuch}}

| length1 = 2:12

| title2 = Nostalgia

| writer2 = {{hlist|Bennett|MF Love}}

| extra2 = MF Love

| length2 = 3:23

| title3 = Missing You

| writer3 = {{hlist|Bennett|Craig Thomas}}

| extra3 = Bacchus

| length3 = 3:24

| title4 = Windows

| writer4 = {{hlist|Bennett|Wiley|Semour|Apollo Brown}}

| note4 = featuring Alex Wiley and Akenya Seymour

| extra4 = Brown

| length4 = 2:59

| title5 = Brain Cells

| writer5 = {{hlist|Bennett|Peter Wilkins}}

| extra5 = Peter Cottontale

| length5 = 4:56

| title6 = Long Time

| writer6 = {{hlist|Bennett|Zach Condon}}

| extra6 = Beirut

| length6 = 3:45

| title7 = 22 Offs

| writer7 = {{hlist|Bennett|Steven Ellison}}

| extra7 = Flying Lotus

| length7 = 1:49

| title8 = U Got Me Fucked Up

| writer8 = {{hlist|Bennett|Evan Ingersoll}}

| extra8 = Chuck Inglish

| length8 = 2:55

| title9 = Family

| writer9 = {{hlist|Bennett|Sulaiman Shabazz|Victor Kwesi Mensah|Richard Neville Parry|Jonathan Paul Keller}}

| note9 = featuring Vic Mensa and Sulaiman

| extra9 = Blended Babies

| length9 = 4:05

| title10 = Juke Juke

| writer10 = {{hlist|Bennett|Caleb James}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|James}}

| length10 = 4:09

| title11 = Fuck You Tahm Bout

| writer11 = {{hlist|Bennett|Lex Luger}}

| extra11 = Luger

| length11 = 4:13

| title12 = Long Time II

| writer12 = {{hlist|Bennett|Nico Segal|Lon Rudolph|Wilkins}}

| note12 = featuring Nico Segal

| extra12 = {{hlist|Renzell|Peter Cottontale}}

| length12 = 3:57

| title13 = Prom Night

| writer13 = {{hlist|Bennett|Prince|Rudolph}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Prince Talent|DJ SuchNSuch|Renzell}}

| length13 = 5:28

| title14 = Hey Ma

| writer14 = {{hlist|Bennett|Tremaine Johnson|Zachary Laev Jablow}}

| note14 = featuring Lili K. and Peter Cottontale

| extra14 = {{hlist|MC Tree|Professor Zak}}

| length14 = 5:04

}}

Notes

• "Windows" contains an uncredited sample of "Bridge Through Time" by Lonnie Liston Smith;{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/chance-the-rapper-sued-for-copyright-infringement/|title=Chance the Rapper Sued for Copyright Infringement|date=13 September 2017|accessdate=28 June 2019|publisher=Pitchfork|author=Matthew Strauss}} the song was not included on the commercial streaming re-release for over 48 hours before being added to the commercial release.

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