Vince Staples is one of the game’s most underrated rappers and while many people continue to sleep on his music, maybe they’ll appreciate what he has to offer in the form of his new animated TV series.
Beginning on April 7, the LBC MC will be starring in and executive producing a new show on Cartoon Network’s [adult swim] block, Lazor Wulf.
Judging by the title you’d be right to guess that the cartoon stars Staple as a wolf with a laser on his back, but what you might not have guessed is that the show will also feature the WWE’s Ettore “Big E” Ewen and DRAM as, well, we’re not too sure. The first trailer to the upcoming series doesn’t offer much info on what it’ll be about other than it’ll feature people, talking animals, and a moody God.
Check out the first trailer for Lazor Wulf below and let us know if it’s something you’ll be checking for come April 7.
Vince Staples is finally off probation. The rapper took to social media to make the announcement, although we still don’t know exactly what he did.
It’s all good as long as he keeps tweeting and spittin’ bars.
“We finally off probation and on the way to getting the whole shabang expunged let the record reflect I’m finna be jetsetting R.I.P. Anthony Courdain !,” tweeted Staples.
We finally off probation and on the way to getting the whole shabang expunged let the record reflect I’m finna be jetsetting R.I.P. Anthony Courdain !
Yes, he does mean Anthony Bourdain, but if we have to explain why he spelled it with a C, it’s not meant for you to understand anyway. Anyway, Staples had some folk to thank, including his mom, after reaching this milestone.
I ain’t been this excited since my dad put rims on the Maxima right after we beat the Mission Viejo Cowboys. Stay out the system Black people! Thank you’s to Meek Mill my Mama and the Crips for the motivation to escape.
Shoutout Aja Mann for squabbling up this charge for the last few years you my Johnny Cochran I love you shoutout to the Compton Sherrif who made me & the homie play Rock Paper Scissors to see who was gon take the case I love you 2 even though you illegally searched and seized.
What initially began as an argument between two rappers, Long Beach’s own Vince Staples and New Orleans spitter Reggi Bang Bang, each fiercely loyal to their respective regional teams, is shaping up to be a collaboration between the pair. It all started Sunday when the NFC Championship game came to an end.
It was while scrolling a local blog that Reggi Bang Bang saw a post about comments Staples had made about the Saints. He took to his Instagram Live to respond directly to Staples and to his surprise, got a request from Staples asking to join his live broadcast. Reggi Bang Bang says he told Staples he was banned from coming to New Orleans.
“I may not be a big figure, but the people who mess with me, really rock with me, so it was like — no he can’t come here,” Reggi Bang Bang explained to HipHopWired. The tide started to turn once the New Orleans rapper stopped focusing on Staples’ heated fans, who were riled up online and bringing more attention to the exchange, and instead began to hear Staples out directly.
“Cooler heads started to prevail when we started to talk on direct messages,” Reggi Bang Bang explained, saying at some point during their interaction Staples must have clicked the link in his IG bio. “My first reaction about him going to my video was that he wanted to insult me, when I realized he was being genuine and authentic, it changed the whole conversation.”
Somebody get a sit down with me and Reggie Bang Bang I would like to lift my ban from Louisiana and possibly get a feature. pic.twitter.com/Jm5SE6pNMf
Vince posted the video for Reggi Bang Bang’s song “#WHATaREALni**aBOUT” leading to an immediate increase in his views.
“He gave me the biggest co-sign of my career,” Reggi Bang Bang told HipHopWired. “He said I don’t want to talk about the beef, I want to talk about the video. I was like, ‘If you like it, post it!’ He was like ‘I already posted it.’ I looked at his Twitter and I was like ‘Oh sh**.’
Ironically, the pair managed to hammer out all their differences by the Martin Luther King holiday, with both posting about their unexpected alliance on social media. Vince currently only follows two people on Instagram (Reggi Bang Bang) and as a result of the online buzz, Shade 45 “Sway in the Morning” picked up “#WHATaREALni**aBOUT” as well.
I love when a nigga try to press you on the internet and you discover they music that goes crazy. My favorite part of the internet. #SupportBlackBusinesses
We love how a disagreement that started out over the Saints loss ended in a win for New Orleans, right? You can check out Reggi Bang Bang on Instagram and Twitter
Vince Staples has only lived for a quarter of a century, but he’s already cemented his place as a cultural commentator along with his formidable musical contributions. Given that many artists of his generation rely heavily on alcohol and drugs to create and cope, Staples shared a perspective of living sober that was largely centered on survival.
GQ profiled a handful of musicians of varying eras and genres who have struggled with drug and alcohol usage and are currently living clean. One of the most prominent members of this grouping of artists was Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, who said in the profile that he’s on his “fourth run” in getting clean. However, among the acts that were profiled for the piece, Staples was the one artist who has never indulged in drugs or drinking for reasons that were shaped by his tough Long Beach, Calif. upbringing.
“I am very sure that I’m gonna think different answers than Steven Tyler or anyone involved in this piece. I’ve lived a completely different life. What I’m saying is: The drug usage was the last thing on my mind. When you’re surrounded with death and dismay and poverty and all these things that happen every day, I didn’t have time to worry about using or partaking in certain things. People where I come from don’t use drugs in a recreational sense. We’re not at a party, or at the rock show, or at the rap show, doing lines in the bathroom. Where I come from, life comes day after day after day, and people use these things to cope. People use drugs as a coping mechanism, and I’ve always held that reality. Reality hurts, but so does addiction—it’s just which pain you choose.
Powerful stuff.
Check out the entire GQ’s profile examining the clean lives of nine musicians, including rock veteran Steven Tyler, here.
GQ‘s The Music Issue features Frank Ocean gracing the cover and giving readers a rare inside look at his creative process.
As Vince Staples’ spotlight continues to grow so does his marketing appeal. He has linked with Converse and re-imagined one of their signature models.
The North Long Beach, California native has taken the much celebrated but often overlooked Thunderbolt running shoe and given it some modern day appeal. It stays true to its’ original trainer functionality but with a street wear flair.
Natural transparent colors and textures are juxtaposed with contrast stitching, high gloss/reflective accents through the silhouette. and a graphical language as a nod to modern Californian aesthetics. This graphic language is most prominent in the collection’s “RUN” graphic, branded via an ‘80s style font and 3D printed onto the heel of the sneaker. An additional set of black laces are also included.
The Vince Staples x Converse Thunderbolt Collection will also include apparel pieces such as a track jacket with matching pants and a crew-neck. The Thunderbolt is available starting today at select retailers and is priced at $100.00. You can view more pictures below.
If you were looking to catch Vince Staples on tour soon, you are in luck. The Long Beach emcee is scheduled to take over the country between February to April in 2019 with his Smile, You’re on Camera Tour. The tour will also bring Buddy and JPEGMAFIA to cities across the nation. The tour will be in support of his latest album, FM!, which dropped back in November.
The Smile, You’re on Camera Tour will hit all the major hubs like Atlanta, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia and wrap up in his home state of Califonia. The tickets are on sale this Friday.
Two days after the confirmation of rap star Mac Miller’s untimely death was from an apparent drug overdose, Vince Staples has paid tribute to Mac Miller, saying, “The good ones always die.”
Miller was found dead at his San Fernando Valley home on September 7. Earlier this week, his cause of death was confirmed to be from “mixed drug toxicity”, with fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol present in his system.
In an interview on Real 92.3’s Big Boy’s Neighborhood, Staples was asked whether there had been any signs that Miller might suffer an overdose. “He was trying,” he replied.
“All you can ask for is for somebody to try. You can’t always win, you know? Nah, I never seen him dying. He was too happy. But to be honest, the good ones always die. So it makes sense in retrospect, but I was never worried about him.”
Earlier this week Vince Staples came out of left field to announce he had a new untitled project dropping today (Nov. 2) in a series of tweets that also included the album’s subject matter and legendary guest appearances.
WOW! This new Vince Staples will feature the likes of California legends such as Vince Staples, Lil Fade, Kamaiyah, Jay Rock, T Raw, Vince from Poppy AND MANY MORE !!!
Tyga’s considered a legend in California? Who knew?
Being a man of his word, today the Compton rapper came through with his newest LP, FM!
Coming in at 11 cuts deep, FM! features the likes of wesside artists like Jay Rock, Tyga, E-40, and Earl Sweatshirt amongst others with producers CuBeatz, Kenny Beats, KillaGraham, and Hagler helming the boards.
Check out Vince Staples follow-up to The Big Fish Theory below and let us know if he got that work on this album or nah.
Remember when Vince Staples started a gofundme page for anyone that wanted to give him money to stop rapping? Looks like he had good reason to shut that page down as he’s taken to Twitter to announce that he’s got some new material on the way.
After months of radio silence from the Prima Donna rapper he suddenly announced that we’d get some new Vince Staples this week.
GOOD MORNING CITCH WE GOT NEW VINCE STAPLES THIS FRIDAY
In a follow up tweet he revealed the names of the special guest appearances fans could expect to hear on his unnamed project including Jay Rock, Lil Fade and T Raw.
WOW! This new Vince Staples will feature the likes of California legends such as Vince Staples, Lil Fade, Kamaiyah, Jay Rock, T Raw, Vince from Poppy AND MANY MORE !!!
And then he followed that tweet with another that detailed some of the subject matter such as street gangs and the different races that make up the United States.
We will cover topics such as Crips , Bloods, Eses, Asians, Dominicans, Puerto Rican’s, White Boys, Jamaicans !!!
Needless to say, it sounds like Vince Staples got some sh*t to say on his upcoming project. While we don’t know what the upcoming album will be called, Vince did take to IG to announce that it would be dropping this Thursday at 9pm while sharing a throwback photo of himself in a D-boy pose.
Vince Staples just landed his first-ever lead role in the indie feature, Punk. It’s lit.
Back in 2015, we saw Staples flex his acting chops in a minor role for Dope, but now he’s taking the lead. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Long Beach rapper is all set to play Peter, “who, after receiving a disheartening rejection letter, takes off on a road trip with a group of free spirits.”
Unfortunately for Peter, his new acquaintances are actually a band of bank robbers, “headed by a modern-day Robin Hood who is also on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.”Punk was written by Richard Hughes, who will also direct. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones will produce, along with Braden Aftergood, THR reports.
