Vince Staples | ||
| Allmusic Biography : One of the most talented and forward-thinking voices in rap in the late 2010s, Vince Staples surfaced early in the decade with a spate of promising appearances on Odd Future-related recordings -- including Earl Sweatshirts "epaR," Mike Gs "Moracular World" and Award Tour EP, the Jet Age of Tomorrows "Lunchbox," and Domo Genesis "Elimination Chamber" -- as well as the 2011 mixtape Shyne Goldchain. In 2012, the rapper released Winter in Prague, a mixtape issued as a free download with the production work handled entirely by Michael Uzowuru. A darker, more introspective mixtape, Stolen Youth, arrived in 2013 with a co-billing to Larry Fisherman (a Mac Miller alias) and verses from Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q, Mac Miller (as Mac Miller), and Cutthroat Boyz partner Joey Fatts. Staples then performed as the opening act on Millers Space Migration tour. Among Staples assists in 2013 were verses on Earl Sweatshirts Doris and Jhené Aikos "The Vapors." The rapper continued his steady ascent in 2014 with a fourth mixtape, Shyne Goldchain, Vol. 2, and contributions to Commons Nobodys Smiling -- specifically on the key single "Kingdom," as well as on the deluxe edition bonus track "Out on Bond." His debut album, Summertime 06, landed in 2015 with production from Clams Casino and No ID. It rose to number three on the Billboard R&B;/hip-hop chart and was selected as one of the top albums of 2015 on many notable year-end lists. The following summer, Staples released Prima Donna, a seven-track EP that featured A$AP Rocky and Kilo Kish. Again breaking into the Top Ten on the R&B;/hip-hop chart, the EP featured production by James Blake and an accompanying short film. In 2017, in addition to featuring on the Gorillaz album Humanz, Staples issued his sophomore album, Big Fish Theory. The effort featured contributions by Bon Iver, Kilo Kish, Juicy J, Damon Albarn, Kendrick Lamar, Sophie, Flume, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky, Ty Dolla $ign, and more. The critically acclaimed effort peaked in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200, Top R&B;/hip-hop, and rap albums charts. Staples followed with an appearance on the Gorillaz track "Ascension" and "Opps" from the chart-topping soundtrack to the film Black Panther. In late 2018, Staples surprised fans with the unannounced release of his taut and immediate third album, FM! The album featured guests Earl Sweatshirt, Tyga, Ty Dolla $ign, Kamaiyah, Kehlani, and many more. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 9 Title: Shyne Coldchain Vol. 1 Released: 2011-12-30 Tracks: 13 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Progressive 2 (?) 2 Beeper King Exclusive (?) 3 Trigga Witta Heart (?) 4 Baron Davis (?) 5 102 (?) 6 Versace (rap) (?) 7 Phat Wemin (?) 8 Hostile (?) 9 SOB (?) 10 Aintnofun (?) 11 Swiss Army (?) 12 Dreams Turn2 Casualties (?) 13 Taxi (?) |
 | Album: 2 of 9 Title: Winter in Prague Released: 2012-10-15 Tracks: 10 Duration: 24:31 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Winter in Prague (01:59) 2 Lord (04:21) 3 SK La Sermon (00:33) 4 Twitch (02:39) 5 Waterpark (03:14) 6 Matlock (01:51) 7 Traffic (02:34) 8 SK Climactic (00:32) 9 Mattress (04:14) 10 Black Oprah (02:34) |
 | Album: 3 of 9 Title: Stolen Youth Released: 2013-06-20 Tracks: 10 Duration: 33:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Intro (03:01) 2 Fantoms (02:33) 3 Heaven (04:24) 4 Guns & Roses (03:13) 5 Back Sellin’ Crack (04:52) 6 Stuck In My Ways (02:24) 7 Killin’ Y’all (02:51) 8 Thought About You (03:03) 9 Sleep (03:58) 10 Outro (03:33) |
 | Album: 4 of 9 Title: Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 Released: 2014-03-13 Tracks: 10 Duration: 29:18 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Progressive 3 (02:18) 2 Locked & Loaded (02:27) 3 Humble (02:58) 4 45 (02:26) 5 Oh You Scared (03:54) 6 Trunk Rattle (03:25) 7 Nate (03:33) 8 Turn (02:46) 9 Shots (02:15) 10 Earth Science (03:16) |
 | Album: 5 of 9 Title: Hell Can Wait Released: 2014-10-07 Tracks: 7 Duration: 23:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Fire (02:16) 2 65 Hunnid (03:05) 3 Screen Door (04:07) 4 Hands Up (03:19) 5 Blue Suede (03:38) 6 Limos (03:32) 7 Feelin’ the Love (03:30) |
 | Album: 6 of 9 Title: Summertime ’06 Released: 2015-06-30 Tracks: 20 Duration: 59:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Ramona Park Legend, Pt. 1 (00:36) 2 Lift Me Up (04:31) 3 Norf Norf (03:03) 4 Birds & Bees (02:41) 5 Loca (02:41) 6 Lemme Know (03:41) 7 Dopeman (01:53) 8 Jump off the Roof (03:44) 9 Señorita (03:07) 10 Summertime (04:19) 1 Ramona Park Legend, Pt. 2 (01:27) 2 3230 (02:52) 3 Surf (02:31) 4 Might Be Wrong (03:59) 5 Get Paid (03:12) 6 Street Punks (03:06) 7 Hang N’ Bang (02:06) 8 C.N.B. (04:13) 9 Like It Is (04:36) 10 ’06 (00:47) |
| Summertime ’06 : Allmusic album Review : Blowing the promise of his Hell Can Wait EP into an extraordinary double LP, Summertime 06 finds rapper Vince Staples with all the pieces in place. His delivery is still sneering and steady with a slight sway that suggests hes stoned, but like pop gangstas Chief Keef or Future, he can craft a memorable melody out of chopped-up nonsense. Check the infectious "Senorita" for proof, but also check the brilliant "Lift Me Up" for Staples as the elevated rap writer, offering an uncompromising gangsta stance thats both classic ("They follow me while shoppin") and pushing the envelope (Staples tears down a list of fashion labels that dont respect their urban audience). Cali references abound and still the music, most of it from producers No ID and Clams Casino, makes it seem as if the rapper lives in the shadows, not just because it is dark, but also because it is equally attractive and mysterious. Even with the revered duo in fine form, its producer DJ Dahi who takes first prize, as "Birds & Bees" sounds like a paranoid funk breakdown, thick and brittle enough to accompany lyrics like "Im a gangsta like my daddy/My mommy called me her problem when she had me/They found another dead body in the alley." Splitting this weighty and rich effort into digestible chunks, the albums physical release comes on two separate discs, making Summertime 06 an artistic triumph wrapped in conceptually fitting package. | ||
 | Album: 7 of 9 Title: Prima Donna Released: 2016-08-25 Tracks: 7 Duration: 21:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Let It Shine (00:41) 2 War Ready (02:35) 3 Smile (04:20) 4 Loco (04:18) 5 Prima Donna (03:30) 6 Pimp Hand (02:49) 7 Big Time (03:31) |
 | Album: 8 of 9 Title: Big Fish Theory Released: 2017-06-23 Tracks: 12 Duration: 36:08 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Crabs in a Bucket (03:17) 2 Big Fish (03:18) 3 Alyssa Interlude (02:38) 4 Love Can Be… (02:58) 5 745 (03:47) 6 Ramona Park Is Yankee Stadium (00:51) 7 Yeah Right (03:08) 8 Homage (02:53) 9 Samo (02:54) 10 Party People (02:58) 11 BagBak (02:40) 12 Rain Come Down (04:41) |
| Big Fish Theory : Allmusic album Review : For the third consecutive year, Long Beach rapper Vince Staples issued a standout effort that continued to push creative boundaries while deepening his lyrical prowess. Big Fish Theory followed 2016s excellent Prima Donna EP. Continuing along the path of that sets "Big Time," Theory is a skittish thought piece wrapped around the nucleus of the Chicago footwork sound. Like a collision between the creative energies of DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn, and even the brightness of mainstream house from the likes of Disclosure, Theory finds Staples taking steps away from the ominous anxiety of the Clams Casino/Flying Lotus drone of his breakthrough Summertime 06 (produced primarily by No I.D. and DJ Dahi), without sacrificing any intensity or heft. Here, Staples assembled a studio team comprised of L.A. beat music producer Zack Sekoff, electronic duos GTA and Christian Rich, Detroit glitch artist Jimmy Edgar, SOPHIE, Flume, and more. The guest list is equally impressive. Longtime collaborator and tourmate Kilo Kish joins Bon Iver on the standout "Crabs in a Bucket," while Juicy J joins Staples on the most traditionally big bass rap burst of the title track. A pair of collaborative team efforts boasts the highest-profile names on Theory, but one sticks the landing better than the other. "Love Can Be…" features Damon Albarn, Kish, and Gorilla Zoe on the GTA-produced track that pops and jitters without ever evolving. Meanwhile, "Yeah Right" is a potent double-team effort that recruits Kendrick Lamar on a booming echo chamber of a number courtesy of SOPHIE and Flume. The latter half of the album is equally unrelenting. "Homage" rides an anxiety-ridden, Radiohead-esque landscape with the help of Kish and Rick Ross, while the twisted "Samo" returns SOPHIE to the fold with A$AP Rocky. "Party People" is a propulsive standout, but its lead single "BagBak" that remains king on Theory. A "Humble"-sized beast that condenses Prima Donnas ethos into a single song, "BagBak" is a lyrically dense powerhouse that aims a fist directly at the intolerant and troubled state of America in 2017. On an album of thrilling highlights, its worth the price of admission alone. Big Fish Theory cements Staples status as one of the most talented and forward-thinking voices in rap in the late 2010s. | ||
 | Album: 9 of 9 Title: FM! Released: 2018-11-02 Tracks: 11 Duration: 22:20 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify TrackSamples AlbumCover | 1 Feels Like Summer (02:29) 2 Outside! (02:05) 3 Don’t Get Chipped (02:28) 4 Relay (02:17) 5 New earlsweatshirt (interlude) (00:22) 6 Run the Bands (03:08) 7 FUN! (02:51) 8 No Bleedin (02:03) 9 Brand New Tyga (interlude) (00:35) 10 (562) 453‐9382 (skit) (00:52) 11 Tweakin’ (03:06) |