The Big Day
by Chance the Rapper
  • Record Label: N/A
  • Release Date: Jul 26, 2019
User Score
3.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 325 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 325
  2. Mixed: 54 out of 325
  3. Negative: 187 out of 325

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  1. rolfmikkel
    Jul 26, 2019
    6
    Pretty disappointing entry from Chance.. Seems to have included a lot of mediocre songs for streams, not the highest highs, and pretty low lows. I expected more after being a big fan of acid rap, and coloring book as well.

    Album's theme is all over the place, boring songs ruin this, as well as childish tracks like "Hot Shower". Could've been a 7 or weak 8 with fewer and focused tracks.    Pretty disappointing entry from Chance.. Seems to have included a lot of mediocre songs for streams, not the highest highs, and pretty low lows. I expected more after being a big fan of acid rap, and coloring book as well.

    Album's theme is all over the place, boring songs ruin this, as well as childish tracks like "Hot Shower". Could've been a 7 or weak 8 with fewer and focused tracks. But clocking in at 19 songs + 3 skits, it's overstaying its welcome, especially in some parts of the second half.

    Favorite tracks: All day long, do you remember, roo, big fish- maybe: get a bag

    Least favorite: Hot shower, big day(second half), sun come down    … Expand
  2. grntksslr
    Jul 29, 2019
    3
    I will honestly say that Chance is not one of my favorite rappers, but I have appreciated some of his work, plus he's a cool guy; however, that doesn't really excuse this album. Compared to the other work he has created over the past few years, this is extremely weak, even for him. There are some decent songs but I really don't understand how this album is getting 100's and 10's. ComparedI will honestly say that Chance is not one of my favorite rappers, but I have appreciated some of his work, plus he's a cool guy; however, that doesn't really excuse this album. Compared to the other work he has created over the past few years, this is extremely weak, even for him. There are some decent songs but I really don't understand how this album is getting 100's and 10's. Compared to any other body of work he's put out, this is bad. Also, the message of the album has nothing to do with my reception if it, despite the people defending him will say, just because it's "not about drugs" or whatever bs they wanna spew because he's not like other rappers, he's a quirky, good boy rapper. This album is just not good.… Expand
  3. Bromine2x
    Aug 2, 2019
    1
    Worst Album i have ever listened to by a good artist. Hot shower is the worst rap song of 2019. The big day is ruined by a guy screaming at the top of his lungs. The album has no continuity.
  4. VictorMonteiro
    Aug 5, 2019
    3
    This is by far the worst project of Chance's career. The 80 minute album revolves entirely around the wedding theme and is full of corny upbeat songs with unconvincing melodies, an awkward production and the artist's worst lyrical performance so far. With the exception of three or four tracks out of a total of 22, this is a long boring mess and the biggest disappointment of the year.
  5. spenceryang8
    Aug 21, 2019
    0
    This album should have been called The Big Mess.

    FAV TRACKS: n/a

    LEAST FAV TRACK: FOUND A GOOD ONE (SINGLE NO MORE)
  6. JackAppleSack
    Aug 4, 2019
    0
    I'll keep things short and simple. Lyrics are garbage.
    It lacks depth and meaning.
    His singing is unbearable on this album. He seems more fake than ever. Every album after acid rap just gets progressively worst and it's quite sad to see Chance stray away from his roots on 10 Day and Acid Rap. He sounds like he's afraid to be anything more than PG which comes across fake and just turns a    I'll keep things short and simple. Lyrics are garbage.
    It lacks depth and meaning.
    His singing is unbearable on this album.
    He seems more fake than ever.

    Every album after acid rap just gets progressively worst and it's quite sad to see Chance stray away from his roots on 10 Day and Acid Rap. He sounds like he's afraid to be anything more than PG which comes across fake and just turns a lot of people off. If you make fake music with no soul people aren't going to listen.    … Expand
  7. WAIVTheRapper
    Aug 17, 2019
    0
    I don’t understand how this album has such a high praise From big media?!? Wtf! This album is repetitive, low quality production, lyrics weaker than my grandma, (surprised he didn’t actually use that simile considering the vast amount of terrible ones he used in this album!) as well as an album that just lacks focus.... one moment he is talking about his wife, then back to he is releasingI don’t understand how this album has such a high praise From big media?!? Wtf! This album is repetitive, low quality production, lyrics weaker than my grandma, (surprised he didn’t actually use that simile considering the vast amount of terrible ones he used in this album!) as well as an album that just lacks focus.... one moment he is talking about his wife, then back to he is releasing something important and has to be ready, then he married.... its all over the place... (other than the focus on loving his wife) if the lyrics “Life is short as a midget, but mine's a little LeBron” make you not wanna smash your head in a wall then this album is for you!… Expand
  8. TheBasicFan
    Aug 18, 2019
    3
    This new chance album is boring, generic, lack lust and all around a major step back for the Chicago MC in terms of production, lyricism and conceptuality.
  9. XPeriment
    Jul 31, 2019
    4
    Some tracks like 5 Year Plan and Do You Remember are good, but with 22 tracks, many of which are bad like Hot Shower and Zanies and Fools, this was a very disappointing debut album from one of the most promising artists of the decade
  10. campbellc267
    Aug 1, 2019
    0
    One of the worst hip hop albums of the decade. The production is boring and chance’s lyrics.
  11. Draymorgan
    Aug 1, 2019
    0
    It’s **** Usually listen to every album all the way through. However this was unbearable to the point where I had to turn it off halfway through. Too king and diluted and just awful lyrically and sonically
  12. IronToolBox
    Aug 4, 2019
    0
    I think Chance the Rapper loves his wife. Honestly, this is Chance’s worst album, and this is coming from a fan of his. Hopefully this isn’t the start of a new era of bad Chance the Rapper albums. If it is, at least he still has a job for Kit Kat...
  13. yungsharkboi
    Aug 11, 2019
    0
    I don’t think a spoiler alert is even necessary, I wish I had that atrocity of an album spoiled for me. I wish that somebody told me how bad it was so I wouldn’t have to wait AN HOUR+ of my life. It’s an objectively horrible album. The bars on this “album” were some of the worst I’ve ever heard, I mean it’s like he didn’t even try. I have yet to hear, in person, a good thing about thisI don’t think a spoiler alert is even necessary, I wish I had that atrocity of an album spoiled for me. I wish that somebody told me how bad it was so I wouldn’t have to wait AN HOUR+ of my life. It’s an objectively horrible album. The bars on this “album” were some of the worst I’ve ever heard, I mean it’s like he didn’t even try. I have yet to hear, in person, a good thing about this tragedy. I paid good money to see Chance live 3 years ago because I thought so highly of his music. Now he’s in an almost permanent time-out mode. Additionally, the sound was god awful. The concept was stupid. There was a SHAWN MENDES feature. I rest my case.… Expand
  14. MarshallCavalli
    Aug 16, 2019
    0
    This is a massive disappointment compared to his previous work such as Acid Rap and Coloring Book, which had a more unique and dynamic feel. This album struggles with many ideas and concepts that fails to achieve any meaningful purpose.
  15. Shaymooose
    Aug 17, 2019
    4
    We get it Chance. You love your wife.

    Best Tracks:All Day Long,Do You Remember,Eternal, We Go High,I Got You, Roo,Sun Come Down, Town on a Hill
    Worst Tracks:Hot Shower,Ballin Flossin,Get a Bag,Found a Good One
  16. 1994brookie
    Aug 26, 2019
    0
    One of the worst albums I have ever heard. It took everything in me to even finish the record. Not sure what happened. Was his music always bad? Or was I just young and dumb with his previous projects? Save yourself some time and skip over this album. Not worth a listen.
  17. oatyboaty
    Oct 28, 2019
    0
    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
  18. flametail23
    Aug 1, 2019
    1
    This album is an absolute travesty. A bloated 22 track (77 minute) project with countless filler verses and terrible lyrical moments. Yet another bad album to add to the pile of disappointment that 2019 has been thus far.
  19. MacDeMannco
    Jul 29, 2019
    1
    Album is extremely uninspired and entirely phoned in. First three songs are the only ones with real promise, every other song is mediocre or actively bad. Chance the Rapper is on a downhill spiral.
  20. SmithN51
    Jul 31, 2019
    3
    Unfocused, overstuffed and undercooked record with way too many components going to make a cohesive record. From hip house to trap to 90s R&B chance tries it all with a heavy dose of insecure and marriage relating subject matter which can leave the listener feeling tiresome.
  21. Alfnil18
    Aug 2, 2019
    2
    Biggest disappointment of the year so far. Long, boring and at times unlistenable. A very very light 3
  22. sammyanthony
    Jul 28, 2019
    3
    The Big Day is about Chance the Rapper's big day: his marriage, his debut album release, and so on. It serves as a celebratory purpose.

    The Big Day brags striking production, for the most part. And yes, still, has a lot of fillers going on. The Big Day has a statement. The statement sprawled out and gave a vague conclusion. Besides, it's still on point, remarkable, and will be a    The Big Day is about Chance the Rapper's big day: his marriage, his debut album release, and so on. It serves as a celebratory purpose.

    The Big Day brags striking production, for the most part. And yes, still, has a lot of fillers going on.

    The Big Day has a statement. The statement sprawled out and gave a vague conclusion.

    Besides, it's still on point, remarkable, and will be a new start for Chance the Rapper to once again disclose his own uncharted musical prowess.    … Expand
  23. TrentRey
    Jul 31, 2019
    0
    I love all of Chance The Rapper previous project but this project right here is really bad. This album is really hard to listen to. It's too long and the lyrics are so cringy. Listening to this entire album or a song on this album is a chore. It's a punishment. I don't understand how Chance The Rapper could write lyrics that are this trash. I feel like Chance The Rapper is some of robotI love all of Chance The Rapper previous project but this project right here is really bad. This album is really hard to listen to. It's too long and the lyrics are so cringy. Listening to this entire album or a song on this album is a chore. It's a punishment. I don't understand how Chance The Rapper could write lyrics that are this trash. I feel like Chance The Rapper is some of robot that was programmed to make an album about being married and loving his wife. He literally talks about being married and loving his wife on songs that are not about being married and loving his wife.

    The lyrics from Chance The Rapper on this album are some of the worst writing I've ever heard from a rapper on his level. I thought Chance The Rapper was a pretty good lyricist but this album proved me wrong. There isn't a single track on this album that is good. We do have some solid tracks on here because of the features. Every single feature on this album outshines Chance on this album.

    "My wife nanny like Fran Drescher
    Three damn Grammys, my Granny like, "No pressure"
    So much style, my stylist got no dresser
    **** goin' straight to the pros, I’m professor"

    This isn't the worst of the bars. This is actually one of the best which is wild because this is trash.

    I don't understand how anybody could like this project. It's so trash. I never thought the day would come when I call a Chance The Rapper album trash.    … Expand
  24. fifi3
    Jul 30, 2019
    4
    While the production on here is often terrific, the vast majority of this project is filled with terrible bars and bad experimentations. It was a complete slog with just a few good tracks and a few decent ones in an overlong tracklist. The skits were terrible and the features were hit or miss. I also feel Chance came off as obnoxiously preachy. The album was a major, major disappointmentWhile the production on here is often terrific, the vast majority of this project is filled with terrible bars and bad experimentations. It was a complete slog with just a few good tracks and a few decent ones in an overlong tracklist. The skits were terrible and the features were hit or miss. I also feel Chance came off as obnoxiously preachy. The album was a major, major disappointment considering his talent level.… Expand
  25. JesusWept
    Jul 28, 2019
    3
    Unfortunately Chance rambles on with forgettable song after forgettable song. The listening experience ranges from boring to laughably poor. By the end it feels as if you've sat through the longest church service ever. Overall the high points are overwhelmed by the mediocre tracks that fill this album.
  26. Funde001
    Jul 31, 2019
    4
    Biggest letdown of the year, by far. Middling production values and insufferable, preachy lyrics. Some of these tracks are all-around terrible. I’m giving it 4 stars for the 4 good tracks on this overlong mess. Long-time Chance fan here.
  27. Johnstevebill
    Jul 29, 2019
    2
    It’s a big big no from me dawg. None of the songs go together, the beats are incredibly boring. While his ability to write is still 10/10, he really needs to not produce anymore. Also why does he seems like he’s chasing trends now? It’s bad, it really is. There are 22 songs and by the end of it you just want to never hear anything elder ever again.
  28. proph011
    Jul 30, 2019
    0
    This is beyond a doubt the worst album of Chance's career and the most cringeworthy Hip Hop album to drop this year let alone this decade.
  29. thegoat2486
    Jul 30, 2019
    0
    Album was wayyyyy too long. Most of the songs sound the same to the point where after listening i could barely even remember any of the songs. Very repetitive and not worth waiting three years for the follow up after Coloring Book
  30. theneedforreed1
    Jul 31, 2019
    0
    holy **** this is bad. horribly mixed, awful vocal preformances by chance and several features, lyrically almost Revival levels of awful.
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71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The Wire
    Sep 13, 2019
    50
    This album finds itself wandering far too into pop territory, without the accompanying substance and adventure that made his preceding releases so refreshing. [Oct 2019, p.67]
  2. Sputnikmusic
    Aug 6, 2019
    80
    TBD, on the other hand, wrangles with value-laden mindlessness in a manner that is both fun and endearing. TBD succeeds, in other words, on the merit of its recontextualisation of current trends into a project that is equal parts soapbox and sellable product.
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  3. AllMusic
    Aug 1, 2019
    80
    Occasional nearsighted lyrical perspectives and three or four excellent but inessential tracks keep The Big Day from quite reaching masterpiece status, but it's still the most grown up (and the most polished) rendering of Chance's eternally bright spirit in his catalog.
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