Watch Chance the Rapper Revisit Reflective Track ‘Same Drugs’ on ‘Fallon’
Chance the Rapper appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform "Same Drugs," a reflective track from his 2015 mixtape Coloring Book, and to speak with host Jimmy Fallon about the record's 10th anniversary. The appearance coincides with the rapper's newly launched anniversary tour for the mixtape, which won the Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2017 and remains a defining project in his catalogue.
During the interview, Chance revealed he wrote "Same Drugs" three years before Coloring Book's release, while living in Atlanta around the time he put out Acid Rap, and went through more than 200 versions of the song before finishing it. He described the anniversary tour, which continues in Chicago next week and runs through October, as a "check in" with fans whose lives were shaped by the mixtape over the past decade.
- Chance the Rapper performed "Same Drugs" live on Fallon
- Discussed Coloring Book's 10th anniversary and its 2017 Grammy win
- Revealed the song went through over 200 versions before release
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Chance the Rapper is a Chicago musician who first drew wide attention with his 2013 mixtape Acid Rap, before releasing Coloring Book in 2015. That project blended rap with gospel influences and went on to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2017, cementing his reputation as one of the more distinctive voices in hip hop at the time.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is a long-running American late-night talk show, a common stop for musicians promoting new work or marking anniversaries, combining a short interview with a live performance. Appearances of this kind are typically used to reach a broad television audience beyond an artist's usual fanbase.
Coloring Book has now reached its tenth anniversary, prompting renewed interest in the mixtape and its songs, including the track "Same Drugs." This anniversary has also coincided with a tour built around the record, giving context to why Chance the Rapper is revisiting this particular material now.