10 Day

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10 Day
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ReleasedApril 3, 2012
Recorded2011
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Length52:19
Producer
Chance the Rapper chronology
10 Day
(2012)
Acid Rap
(2013)

10 Day is the debut mixtape by American rapper Chance the Rapper. It was released independently on April 3, 2012 as a free digital download. The mixtape was downloaded over 400,000 times on mixtape site DatPiff, [1] [2] and over 235,000 times on MixtapeMonkey. [3] 10 Day was released on commercial streaming platforms in June 2019, followed by a vinyl release. [4]

Contents

Background and Production

Background

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. [5] Prior to the mixtape, he was highlighted as one of Complex magazine's "10 New Chicago Rappers to Watch Out For." [6] 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. [7]

Cover Art

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". [8]

Sampling

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." [9] 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. [10]

Reception

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." [11]

Merchandise

[12] 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.

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal. [13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."14,400 Minutes"
  • DJ SuchNSuch
2:12
2."Nostalgia"
  • Bennett
  • MF Love
MF Love3:23
3."Missing You"
  • Bennett
  • Craig Thomas
Bacchus3:24
4."Windows" (featuring Alex Wiley and Akenya Seymour)
  • Bennett
  • Wiley
  • Semour
  • Apollo Brown
Brown2:59
5."Brain Cells"
  • Bennett
  • Peter Wilkins
Peter Cottontale4:56
6."Long Time"
  • Bennett
  • Zach Condon
Beirut 3:45
7."22 Offs" Flying Lotus 1:49
8."U Got Me Fucked Up" Chuck Inglish 2:55
9."Family" (featuring Vic Mensa and Sulaiman)
Blended Babies4:05
10."Juke Juke"
  • Bennett
  • Caleb James
  • James
4:09
11."Fuck You Tahm Bout"
Luger4:13
12."Long Time II" (featuring Nico Segal)
  • Renzell
  • Peter Cottontale
3:57
13."Prom Night"
  • Bennett
  • Prince
  • Rudolph
  • Prince Talent
  • DJ SuchNSuch
  • Renzell
5:28
14."Hey Ma" (featuring Lili K. and Peter Cottontale)
  • Bennett
  • Tremaine Johnson
  • Zachary Laev Jablow
  • MC Tree
  • Professor Zak
5:04
Total length:52:19

Notes

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 73

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