Chance the Rapper spent the better part of the afternoon teasing a new music video, promising to release it if fans come to see him at Chicago’s UniverSoul Circus. He released a video for “How Great” shortly after 6:30 p.m. ET. It’s a black-and-white performance video featuring Chance, his cousin Nicole, and a gospel choir, shot right-side up, sideways, and upside-down on an iPhone (sceenshot above). He has since deleted the video and the tweet containing it, which instructed fans to lock their phones in the upright position to watch:
How Great official video featuring my cousin nicole. Shot on iPhone. Lock yo screen. pic.twitter.com/EDnNH162Fj
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) October 20, 2016
Here are Chance’s teaser tweets from earlier:
I’ve been stalling, I want to drop a music video that me and my cousin made today but no one saying they gone go to Universoul Circus
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) October 20, 2016
I’m stalling on the video cause it’s so different from my other videos. idk if this is one of those videos everyone will love instantly lol
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) October 20, 2016
This is the first video I’ve done in awhile that didn’t have @AustinVesely behind the camera #coloringbook
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) October 20, 2016
He has since deleted the video and its tweet, replacing it with the following:
Fans who saw it are asking him to put it back up:
that music video was definitely different but I loved it?? @chancetherapper
— ? (@mikayla_west) October 20, 2016
The new @chancetherapper video is crazy NEXT level social media entertainment video ART!! Please release it again!!!!
— Brilliantidiot (@hoodiesandart) October 20, 2016
@chancetherapper if you didn’t get to see the video, you missed something beautiful
— £ink (@WolfPackLink) October 20, 2016
@chancetherapper why’d you delete the video? i really liked it, super raw.
— cinqué (@clnqu3) October 20, 2016
@chancetherapper put the video back up i didn’t see
— leticiaa (@ovoxo_leticia23) October 20, 2016
Goddamnit Chance.
Update (9 a.m. October 21): Chance has re-uploaded the “How Great” video. It also features Jay Electronica and Francis and the Lights. Lock your phone screen and watch it below.
#HowGreat Official Video featuring my cousin Nicole. Shot on iPhone. Lock yo screen pic.twitter.com/KqDy5hqv68
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) October 20, 2016