Chance The Rapper Joins YBN Cordae For A Nostalgic BBQ In 'Bad Idea' Video

Rising rapper YBN Cordae is the talk of the town of hip-hop; the lyricist equivalent of King Midas, bringing gold to whichever production he touches. For his latest synthesizing of treasure, he's brought along Chance The Rapper for "Bad Idea," a mellow track about the highs and lows of life they come why as well as how to maneuver through them all. They've also released a music video that juxtaposes an empty present with a joyous past and shows that it's crucial to routinely move forward.


YBN Cordae, in "Bad Idea," is reckoning with fame as a musician. He's on the rise and looking back at life for now, how he's been playing the cards that he has been dealt with. In the accompanying video, he is a gentleman that's seen better days. He sits in mud with a dirt-beaten face, a frown on his lips that demonstrates that he is, quite possibly, at his lowest point. Yet what keeps him going is a picture, a portal to a time as soon as everything was alright. He is a little bit younger in this period, his braids long, his skin glowing from what looks like witch hazel. Family member surrounds him at a cookout. All is well. The scent of charcoal-burnt hotdogs can be smelled by means of the screen.


Chance The Rapper arrives at this cookout and delivers his visitor verse while heading to get a plate of BBQ-d goodies. In it, he tells a cautionary story filled with powerful gems about life. "Don't ever drink the Kool-Aid," he spits, figuratively wagging a finger and hinting at not following peer pressure. He talks about traveling the world four times while looking for a parking spot, with one line in particular seared into your memory, long right after his words are spent: "Some of those decisions is like Sharpie on a dry-erase." There's a funny bit. At one point, both Chance and Cordae are miniature emcees on the hood of the vehicle, dangerously close to gigantic windshield wipers that could be a danger if Jigsaw was Thumbelina's size.


The video ends with zooming back out to Cordae's present, accepting his memories as his past. He picks up his belongings off the street and makes a trek to somewhere unknown, with confidence. He's going to keep moving forward.


"Bad Idea" is Cordae and Chance's first group effort with each other. It follows the videos for "Locationships" and "Have Mercy" that Cordae dropped earlier this year. He's preparing to release his debut studio album The Lost Boy sometime soon.


Watch YBN Cordae and Chance The Rapper admire the past and look towards the future "Bad Idea."