Chance the Rapper to Drop New Album This Week Chance the Rapper tells 'The Chicago Tribune' he's planning to release a new album by the end of this week. The 25-year-old rapper gave no further detail about the new album, his fourth solo release. However, he did hint it would come out just in time for the 2018 U.S. Special Olympics, which takes place on Saturday. Chance's last album, 2016's Coloring Book, became the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy Award. Chance didn't address how exactly he plans to distribute his new album, but says he's not against selling music. Chance the Rapper