Overview

• Star Line, Chance the Rapper’s first full-length album in six years, officially dropped on August 15 as a 17-track project available across streaming platforms.
• The album draws on Chance’s travels to Ghana, Jamaica and international art fairs and invokes Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Line to explore themes of diasporic identity, legacy and resilience.
• Longtime producer DexLvL oversaw production while Brandon Breaux provided the cover art and a roster of guest artists from Lil Wayne to Jazmine Sullivan contribute to the project’s genre-blending sound.
• Innovative marketing tactics include Airbnb Experiences and Adler Planetarium listening events, NFC-enabled merchandise and EVEN preorders granting early access to unreleased tracks.
• Chance’s And We Back North American tour launches September 26 in Houston, with general ticket sales opening during the album release week through partners including Ticketmaster, Citi and Verizon.