Chance The Rapper has threatened to delay the discharge of his new album Star Line because of the approach that followers are speaking concerning the venture.

In a video posted on Instagram on Tuesday (August 13), the Chicago rapper laid out his points along with his followers referring to his upcoming venture as “the album” and never its official title when interacting with him on social media.

“Alright, so this was the main point I was trying to make: stop calling it ‘the album,’” he mentioned whereas driving on his tour bus. “And I don’t mean that in an ungrateful way. I’m grateful that people are putting in my comments, ‘Drop the album.’

“I’m not finna drop the album until y’all start calling it Star Line. I’m not gonna drop the project, I’m not gonna do these installations — I got so much shit ready. But I hope that y’all understand that.”

Chance continued: “‘Drop the album’ — that’s for all the other artists, for everybody else whose work I also appreciate. But what I’m doing is something different. It’s something very specific. It’s called Star Line.

“So if y’all gonna press me for the project, don’t put ‘drop the album’ in my comments ’cause it makes me feel like y’all don’t know what’s going on. I’ve been saying one specific phrase for like two, three years now. I’ve been saying Star Line.”

Chanco then mentioned that if followers begin calling it Star Line, then he might launch the album sooner: “If y’all say, ‘Drop Star Line‘ enough, it’s gonna make me drop Star Line. When y’all say ‘the album,’ it confuses me.”

The Chicago rapper additionally revealed within the video that Star Line was being launched fully independently.

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“The truth is, everybody doesn’t know what’s going on. That’s why it’s a rollout, because I’m doing this shit dolo, I’m doing this shit by myself,” he mentioned. “I mean, I’m doing it with the team, but it ain’t nobody invested that’s gotta make it work. I’m that person.”

Star Line seems near launch as Chance The Rapper has been internet hosting multi-sensory listening occasions for the album, which will likely be his first-full size providing since his polarizing 2019 debut album The Big Day.

The Grammy-winner has been teasing Star Line for some time, sharing a video earlier this yr that hinted at options from the likes of Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, Jermaine Dupri, T-Pain, Jazze Pha and Vic Mensa.

He has additionally launched a string of potential singles together with “The Highs & The Lows” that includes Joey Bada$$, “Buried Alive” and the DJ Premier-produced “Together.”