Cait Stoddard July 31st, 2025 - 1:22 PM
According to pitchfork.com, for years, Chance the Rapper has been teasing the new album, Star Line and now, the artist has made it official by announcing that album will be released on August 15. Chance has also revealed the upcoming album’s artwork was made by Brandon Breaux.
Star Line serves as a sort of reunion for Chance the Rapper and Brandon Breaux because the visual artist did the artwork for Chance’s renowned mixtapes: 10 Day, Acid Rap and Coloring Book but he was not involved with the rapper’s debut album, The Big Day. Chance the Rapper has shared Star Line’s lead single, “Tree,” earlier this month and also, the artist worked on new album with producer DexLvl.
According to shorefire.com, the self-directed music video for “Tree” was set in a Black women-owned dispensary that doubles as a growing facility, the visual celebrates ownership, cultivation and community-building, while challenging long-held stigmas around cannabis and Black entrepreneurship. The dispensary becomes a symbol of sovereignty, drawing a direct line to Garvey’s original Black Star Line: not just a vessel for liberation, but a platform for sustainable wealth, mobility and self-determination.
Photo Credit: Mauricio Alvarado
