Vince Staples
Vince Staples | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 2, 1993 |
| Origin | Long Beach, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Labels | Def Jam Recordings, Blacksmith, A.G., ARTium Recordings |
| Website | vincestaples |
Vince Staples (born July 2, 1993) is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He is one-third of the Hip hop group Cutthroat Boyz, alongside fellow California rappers Joey Fatts, and Aston Matthews. Staples is currently signed to Blacksmith Records, A.G., ARTium Recordings and Def Jam Recordings. He came to prominence with his appearances on albums by Odd Future members and his collaborative mixtape titled Stolen Youth, with fellow American rapper Mac Miller, who produced the entire project. In October 2014, he released his debut EP Hell Can Wait, which included the singles "Hands Up" and "Blue Suede". His debut album, Summertime '06, is scheduled to be released on June 30, 2015.
He was also chosen as part of the XXL Magazine 2015 Freshman Class.[1]
Life and career
Vince Staples was born in Long Beach California, the youngest of his mothers children but has a younger brother through his father. Due to his father being constantly in and out of prison, and his mother always working, he spent a lot of time with his grandparents in Compton. Growing up, his family was heavily involved in gang activities starting with his grandfather who died when Vince was 12. He fell into the gang lifestyle shortly after when his friend Jabari Benson was murdered and stated that the EP, Hell Can Wait and the forthcoming album Summertime '06 are about his life during that time. At 15, he was fully committed to gang banging (he is a Naughty Nasty Gangster Crip or 2NGC as well as his cousin and fellow rapper Joey Fatts) and had gotten into some trouble then moved to Atlanta for eight months. When he returned to Long Beach, he dropped out of school and was frequently kicked out of the house.
Music career
Once he decided to get away from gang banging, to stay out of trouble he started hanging out with Dijon "LaVish" Samn and Chuck Wun who at that time were into making music. LaVish brought Vince on a trip to LA where he'd be recording with Syd Tha Kid from Odd Future and Vince ended up befriending her, Mike G and Earl Sweatshirt. Although he never wanted to be a rapper he featured on some of their songs, most notably Epar from Earls self-titled debut and after being urged by them and fans wanting more he decided to pursue a career in rap because he had no other plan for life. His debut mixtape Shyne Coldchain Vol. 1, was released December 30, 2011 via applebird.com.[2] In October 2012, Staples released a mixtape entitled Winter In Prague, produced entirely by Michael Uzowuru.[3]
Vince reconnected with Earl Sweatshirt when he returned from Samona in early 2012 and was invited by Earl to visit Mac Millers home studio. There Mac revealed he was aware of Vince's music and questioned why he doesn't put out more material, Vince told him that no one gave him beats and Mac who had recently starting producing offered to make him some. June 20, 2013, Staples released a mixtape titled Stolen Youth, which this mixtape was entirely produced by Mac Miller under his alias Larry Fisherman. The mixtape features guest appearances from Mac Miller, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Da$H, Hardo, and Staples' Cutthroat Boyz co-member, Joey Fatts.[4] Following Stolen Youth's release, he toured as a supporting act on Mac Miller's The Space Migration Tour. After making three appearances on Earl Sweatshirt's debut studio album Doris, including the single "Hive", the liner notes revealed Staples had recently signed to the hip hop record label Def Jam Recordings.[3]
On March 13, 2014, he released his fourth mixtape titled Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2.[5] In October 2013, he told Complex, Earl Sweatshirt, Michael Uzowuru, Childish Major, No ID, and Evidence providing the productions on this mixtape.[6] On February 18, 2014, Staples revealed both the cover artwork and track listing for the mixtape. No ID, Evidence, DJ Babu, Childish Major and Scoop DeVille provided production, as well as featuring guest appearances by singer-songwriters Jhené Aiko and James Fauntleroy.[7] On March 2, 2014, Staples began touring the United States; along with Schoolboy Q and Isaiah Rashad on the Oxymoron World Tour, to support the release of Schoolboy Q's album Oxymoron.[8]
On August 15, 2014, Staples released a music video for "Blue Suede".[9] The track was also made available on iTunes.[10][11] On September 9, 2014, Vince released another new song titled "Hands Up" via iTunes. He released his latest project, Hell Can Wait on October 7, 2014.[12] During Staples' interview with XXL Magazine stating, Hell Can Wait will be include with guest appearances from Aston Matthews and Teyana Taylor, along with productions from No I.D., Infamous and Hagler.[13]
On May 4, 2015, Staples released "Señorita", as the first single from his debut album titled "Summertime '06."[14][15] Which is set to be released on June 30, 2015.[16] On June, 2 Vince released the track list for Summertime '06 via twitter and four days later revealed it would be a double disc album with 20 a total of 20 tracks.
Artistry
Vince has gained wide recognition for his vivid lyricism and storytelling. Vince has stated that he influences from his past to fuel his life and his lyrics
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| US | US R&B/HH |
US Rap | |||||||||||
| Summertime '06[16] |
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— | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
EPs
- Hell Can Wait (2014)
Mixtapes
- Shyne Coldchain Vol. 1 (2011)
- Winter In Prague (2012) (with Michael Uzowuru)
- Stolen Youth (2013) (with Larry Fisherman)
- Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 (2014)
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | EP | ||
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| US |
US R&B |
US Rap | |||
| "Guns & Roses" | 2013 | — | — | — | Stolen Youth |
| "Nate" | 2014 | — | — | — | Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 |
| "Blue Suede" | — | — | — | Hell Can Wait | |
| "Hands Up" | — | — | — | ||
| "Señorita" | 2015 | — | — | — | Summertime '06 |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
US Rap | |||||
| "Hive" (Earl Sweatshirt featuring Casey Veggies and Vince Staples) |
2013 | — | 57 | — | Doris | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Artist(s) |
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| "epaR" | 2010 | Earl | Earl Sweatshirt |
| "Moracular World" | Ali | Mike G | |
| "Lunchbox" (also featuring JQ) | 2011 | Journey to the 5th Echelon | The Jet Age of Tomorrow |
| "Moracular World" | Award Tour EP | Mike G | |
| "Carrera" | |||
| "Chanel" | |||
| "Award Tour" | |||
| "Vicks" | |||
| "Michael Douglas" (also featuring SPEAK!) | |||
| "Whatever" | Inside Out Boy | SPEAK! | |
| "Lunchbox" | Pyramid Life | Jay Cue | |
| "DANK" | SPEAK! | ||
| "Dumb Young Nigga" | 2012 | NOFVCKSGIVEN | A$ton Matthews |
| "Cutthroat" | Chipper Jones EP Vol. 1 | Joey Fatts | |
| "Hate" | Lost Tapes of Atlantis Vol. 1 | Sk'La Flare | |
| "I Ain't Happy" | Sunny Side Up | Cashius Green | |
| "Elimination Chamber" (also featuring Earl Sweatshirt and Action Bronson) | No Idols | Domo Genesis | |
| "Charles Barkley" | The Lovely Savage | Clayton Samus | |
| "Black Sheep" | |||
| "La Cienega" | La Cienega | Da$h & RetcH | |
| "Elenor" (also featuring Jay Cue, Matt Martians and The RoseGold Dutch Masters) | Pyramid Vritra | ||
| "Lindo" | 2013 | Chipper Jones EP Vol. 2 | Joey Fatts |
| "Burgundy" | Doris | Earl Sweatshirt | |
| "Centurion" | |||
| "Hive" (also featuring Casey Veggies) | |||
| "The Vapors" | Sail Out | Jhené Aiko | |
| "Far" | The Shadowed Diamond | Key Nyata | |
| "Give Me A Reason" | My 1st Chemistry Set | Boldy James | |
| "Aristocratic Anarchy" | V.I.C.E.S | Da$h | |
| "Never" | Khmer Tay | ||
| "Chapo"[17] | 2014 | Aston 3:16 | A$ton Matthews |
| "Kingdom"[18] | Nobody's Smiling | Common | |
| "Out on Bond" | |||
| "The Dark Room" | Directors of Photography | Dilated Peoples | |
| "Rain" | Faces | Mac Miller | |
| "Made" | CONS EP Vol. 2 | Bad Rabbits | |
| "Million $ Dreams" | Chipper Jones Vol. 3 | Joey Fatts | |
| "Hell Yeah" | WOLVES | Rag'N'Bone Man | |
| "Amen Brother" (also featuring Ab-Soul, Da$h and RetcH) | Mac Miller | ||
| "Nebraska" (also featuring Mac Miller) | Earl Sweatshirt | ||
| "Pathetic (Remix)" | Erik Hassle | ||
| "grizzly" | 2015 | Natural | Clayton Samus |
| "Wool" | I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | |
| "High" (also featuring Bia) | FW14 | Christian Rich | |
| "Mind Trap" (also featuring Casey Veggies) | Good Vibe Tribe | Audio Push | |
| "Sizzurp" | Verses II | Mike G | |
| "Get the Money" | 12 Reasons to Die II | Ghostface Killah | |
| "Against the Time" | Five Needle | Wynter Gordon |
References
- ^ "2015 XXL Freshman Class Revealed". BallerStatus.com. June 3, 2015.
- ^ "shynecoldchain.com". shynecoldchain.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ a b "Vince Staples Def Jam Signing". Complex. 2013-08-31. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
thefader1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Twitter / vincestaples: With that being said Shyne". Twitter.com. 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "His Next Project Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2. — Who Is Vince Staples?". Complex. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ "Twitter / vincestaples: #SCV2 http://t.co/9qXf91FBS9". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Estevez, Marjua. "Check Out Vince Staples' New Mixtape Cover - XXL". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJLfCBBcZAo
- ^ https://twitter.com/DefJamRecords/status/499050359755911168
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/blue-suede-single/id904787338
- ^ http://instagram.com/p/tYwGY1kF83/
- ^ C.M., Emmanuel (2014-09-09). "Vince Staples' EP 'Hell Can Wait' Will Feature Aston Matthews And Teyana Taylor". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/59487-vince-staples-shares-senorita/
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/senorita-single/id989645177
- ^ a b http://pitchfork.com/news/59489-vince-staples-announces-debut-album-summertime-06/
- ^ Hardy, Jasmine (March 17, 2014). "Aston Matthews "Aston 3:16" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist, Download & Mixtape Stream". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
{{cite web}}: templatestyles stripmarker in|work=at position 1 (help) - ^ Rose Lilah (May 30, 2014). "Common - Kingdom Feat. Vince Staples". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
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