In Austin during SXSW, where he was tapped by Red Bull to perform a showcase, Lyor Cohen reached out. at the behest of Columbia, Republic, Def Jam, RCA, Atlantic, Interscope, Shady and Capitol, amongst others. But even before then the emergent rapper from Chicago had already flown to New York and L.A. His newest mixtape, “Acid Rap,” has been downloaded an estimated 50,000 times (including DatPiff and numbers) since it’s release yesterday (Tuesday, April 30). Now he plays coy in meetings with major labels, biding his time while big numbers and grand schemes are discussed casually over pizza. In high school, Chance the Rapper was the kid with the backpack full of CDs, hustling in hallways, foisting his latest mixtape on unsuspecting classmates.
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