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Any artist wants their music to be loved by fans. Even if they might make something challenging or difficult, they never want people to outright hate their work. Unfortunately, Chance the Rapper found himself in that position back in 2019 when he released The Big Day<\/em>. Although it debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, virtually everyone disapproved of it. Consequently, Chance essentially vanished for six years after all of the pushback. Now, he\u2019s opening up about his mental state of mind at the time. <\/p>\n Recently, Chance the Rapper spoke<\/a> with Cam Newton in promotion of his latest album Star Line<\/em>. There, he opens up about the six year gap in time between his albums and how he bounced back from critical backlash. Ultimately, his confidence was shot; he would second guess his instincts, his taste, really whether he wanted to make music at all. It kept Chance in a paralyzing form of self doubt. <\/p>\n \u201cYou want people to love your music,\u201d Chance says. \u201cA little while after I dropped, I started to feel this intense criticism really only on the internet. And it took me a long time to recognize that part, but I felt it so intently that \u2014 and it was such a first-time feeling \u2014 that I\u2026second-guessed myself for a second.\u201d<\/p>\n Consequently, Chance the Rapper deemed it necessary to tinker around with different creative modes. If music made him feel so uncertain, maybe he could try other things out. \u201cI think what really helped me get out of that was becoming creative again, but in a different lane,\u201d Chance<\/a> adds. \u201cI started working with cameras, I started learning film and learning cinematography\u2026basically putting myself through a fake film school.\u201d<\/p>\nChance the Rapper Opens Up About \u2018The Big Day\u2019 Backlash<\/h2>\n