Surprisingly, Jidenna makes it work, commanding the listener's attention from start to finish.' Preezy of XXL said, 'The project gives Jidenna an identity that any artist aspires to: someone who makes pretty damn good music. Erin Lowers of Exclaim! said, 'Just as Jidenna uses hip-hop music to convey the story of an immigrant, he reaches across the globe to pull from seemingly disparate genres as he tells his tales.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 73, based on 9 reviews.

The Chief received generally positive reviews from music critics. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores On Jidenna announced that he was going on his 24-city 'Long Live the Chief Tour' for the summer to support the record, beginning on July 20 in Raleigh, North Carolina and finishing up in Vancouver on August 27. The song was produced by Jidenna himself and Nate 'Rocket' Wonder. The album's first promotional single, 'Bambi', was released on February 9, 2017. 'Knickers' and 'Extraordinaire' were released on December 21, 2015, alongside 'Long Live the Chief', but did not make the final cut on the album. The song features guest vocals from Southern hip hop rapper Quavo from the hip hop group Migos, although Quavo is not featured on the album version. The fourth single from the album, called 'The Let Out' was released on February 3, 2017. The track was produced by Roman GianArthur, Nana Kwabena and Mark Williams. The third single from the album, called 'Little Bit More' was released on July 4, 2016. The second single from the album, called 'Chief Don't Run' was released on June 27, 2016, which features guest vocals from fellow American singer Roman GianArthur whom he had previously collaborated with on ' Classic Man earlier in 2015.' The track was produced by Nana Kwabena, Nate Wonder, Mark Williams and Volta. The track was produced by Best Kept Secret.

The lead single from the album, called ' Long Live the Chief' was released on December 21, 2015.

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