All We Got (Chance the Rapper song) explained

All We Got
Artist:Chance the Rapper featuring Kanye West and Chicago Children's Choir
Album:Coloring Book
Released:May 13, 2016
Length:3:23
Label:Self-released

"All We Got" is a song by American rapper Chance the Rapper featuring Kanye West and Chicago Children's Choir, from Chance's third mixtape Coloring Book (2016). It contains vocals from Francis Starlite, Grace Weber, Isaiah Robinson, Jack Red, Sima Cunningham, Teddy Jackson and Vasil Garvanliev.[1] A remix was shared by SBTRKT in March 2018.

Background

Chance didn't originally plan for the song to be the kickoff track on the mixtape.[2] SBTRKT shared a remix of it on March 22, 2018.[3]

Creation

"Music is all we got" is a West lyric and Chance revealed that "All We Got" was a perfect record because it wasn't the first one they made for the lyric.[2] He also elaborated on how West added his touch to the song sonically.[2]

Commercial performance

The song debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 and spend a total of two weeks on the chart.[4] It debuted at number 45 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the same week as this.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All 74 People Credited on Chance The Rapper's "Coloring Book". DJBooth. December 18, 2018.
  2. Web site: Chance The Rapper Deconstructs Kanye West-Assisted "All We Got" Track. HipHopDX. December 18, 2018.
  3. Web site: SBTRKT shares remix of Chance The Rapper's "All We Got". The FADER. December 18, 2018.
  4. Web site: Chance the Rapper All We Got Chart History. Billboard. December 18, 2018.
  5. Web site: Top Hip-Hop Songs / R&B Songs Chart. Billboard. December 18, 2018.
  6. Web site: Chance the Rapper Chart History (On-Demand Songs). https://web.archive.org/web/20190214195812/https://www.billboard.com/music/Chance-the-rapper/chart-history/on-demand-songs. dead. February 14, 2019. Billboard. February 13, 2019.