Chance the Rapper Announces ‘Star Line’ Mixtape

Chance the Rapper is making his long-awaited comeback.

The Chicago MC has announced a new mixtape entitled Star Line inspired by his trip to Ghana and Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Line — a short-lived shipping and transportation endeavor meant to transport goods, services and African-American tourists to and from Africa. Chance posted a trailer recently of him in Ghana and clips of him in various studios working on new music. The clip features fellow Save Money member Vic Mensa, as well as Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, T-Pain, Jazze Pha, Jermaine Dupri and DJ Premier, all helping him put this new era together.

Late last year, Chance announced on Instagram Live that he would be dropping an album called Star Line Gallery in the spring of 2024. There’s no word on if the Star Line mixtape will be a precursor to Gallery, but Chano has thrown snippets up on his IG, the earliest of which he posted in January 2023.

Yesterday he posted an IG Reel of a song named “Buried Alive” asking if he should drop a video.

Each clip he’s shared of his new direction has featured a darker tone with black backgrounds and white subtitles. In “Buried Alive,” he mentions his former manager, his recently divorced wife, his money and the hype that once surrounding him. He seems to be addressing all the drama he’s been involved in since dropping his debut studio album The Big Day in 2019. Everything he’s teased has sounded promising.

We’re looking forward to seeing where he plans to take his new sound.

This article was originally published by Billboard U.S.