Vince Staples Shows a Softer Side on ‘Dark Times’
Posted in: Music Album Reviews
Veteran rapper continues to craft densely lyrical, hook-filled bangers while reaching towards new depths of understanding about his life
The 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time
Posted in: Music ListsFrom N.W.A to Tyler, the Creator, from mobb music to hyphy
Vince Staples’ Self-Titled LP Is a Concise Study in Peril and Paranoia
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsTeaming up with producer Kenny Beats, the Long Beach rapper pilots a shadowy world with forlorn determination
Vince Staples Drops ‘Are You With That?’ Ahead of Self-Titled Album
Posted in: Music NewsRapper’s latest LP will be released Friday
Oakland Rapper AllBlack Is Nothing If Not Grateful
Posted in: Music FeaturesHis upcoming album, aptly titled TY4FWM, is a practice of appreciation
Watch Lil Yachty’s ‘In My Stussy’s’ Video With Vince Staples
Posted in: Music NewsRapper drops third new music video this week
Vince Staples Remembers Sophie: ‘She Was Never Afraid’
Posted in: Music FeaturesLong Beach rapper talks about his close friendship with the late U.K. musician, who produced two tracks on his ‘Big Fish Theory’ album
Remembering Sophie: Hear (Almost) Every Song the Avant-Pop Artist Ever Made
Posted in: Music NewsHear every track from Sophie’s only LP Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides, plus production work with Charli XCX, Vince Staples, Madonna
Sophie Is Gone, and It’s Okay to Cry
Posted in: Music FeaturesRemembering an electronic-pop visionary gone far too soon
No I.D. Still Believes We Can Fix the Music Industry
Posted in: Music FeaturesAs he takes his Artium label independent, the veteran producer-turned-exec is emphasizing a different way of doing business: education instead of exploitation, collaboration instead of competition
