Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape)
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| Released | August 5, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | July 18, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 36:03 | |||
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Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape) is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers Lil B and Chance the Rapper. It was self-released for free download on August 5, 2015.
Composition
Free consists of six tracks.[2] Writing for Consequence, Adam Kivel compared it to a "pretty good episode of an improvised podcast".[3]
The opening track, "Last Dance", features a guest appearance from Noname Gypsy.[4] Pitchfork's Winston Cook-Wilson compared the beat on the track "Do My Dance" to that on Chance the Rapper's song "Chain Smoker" (2013).[5]
Release
On July 18, 2015, Chance the Rapper and Lil B announced that they had recorded a collaborative mixtape together.[6][7] Later that month, Chance the Rapper appeared on Wild 94.1, and called it "a masterpiece" and "a classic".[8][9]
Two weeks later, Free (Based Freestyles Mixtape) was self-released on August 5, 2015.[10][11] It was uploaded to Lil B's SoundCloud account for free download.[12]
