Vince Staples Puns

Artist: Vince Staples

Album: Vince Staples

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[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/album/2suR5CCbtL2Wq8ShFo8rFr?si=zLwsMLfsQn6QsbTq0GX9tA)

[Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/vince-staples/1573959840)

[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHgLVtyFHY0UFXHw0NkpCjg)

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Background:

Vince Staples is a young rapper from North Long Beach California. His previous works include Summertime ’06, Big Fish Theory, and FM! Vince’s early life was spent as a bit of an outsider because, while his father ran drugs, Vince remained straight laced. He was determined to stick to a good path. Vince grew up with next to nothing and dealt with crime and poverty for most of his youth. Once in high school, Vince moved around constantly and did what was needed to survive. This ended up shaping him into the tired, ethereal artist we know and love. On his self-titled album, Vince looks into himself and the place he was raised and reflects on how much of himself comes from his youth. He also muses on his fame and how despite it all, he remains the same struggling boy from North Long Beach.

Review:

My first exposure to Vince Staples was his feature on Humanz by the Gorillaz. His appearance on the opening track, Ascension, laid the groundwork for the party at the end of the world theme that carried that album. I started looking into the rest of his discography not long after and thoroughly enjoyed everything I heard. Vince’s dark sense of humor entertained me bar by bar and kept me hooked through every album. However, none of his albums would hit me quite like his self-titled this year.

I did not have high expectations going into this album. I saw that it was another short album by Vince at only 22 minutes and 8 tracks if you cut out the two interludes. However, what I found was my favorite album from Vince to date and one of my favorite albums of 2021.

I heard the album in what I would consider the perfect setting, a gloomy early morning on my way to my day job. Opening with ARE YOU WITH THAT?, the album immediately hooked me. Vince sounds so exhausted and fed up on this thing and I love it. The opener sees Vince look back with

Pitchfork asked a bunch of artists their favorite albums from the last 25 years

>#Bun B
Radiohead’s OK Computer (1997)

>Summer 1997. I was in a very strange place at this time. I was more famous than I’d ever been due to the recent release of Ridin’ Dirty. I was also in the first year of the relationship with my now-wife Queenie. So there was a lot of professional as well as personal stress on me. I couldn’t find anything to relax me. Then one night, watching MTV, I saw the “Paranoid Android” video. Suddenly, for some reason, this calm washed over me. It seemed like this song was speaking to me. I bought the album the next day and everything about it made sense. While very dense and layered at times, it was still very melodic and easy to listen to. And a lot of what they spoke about then still resonates to this day. So even now, when life starts moving too fast, OK Computer is still there to help slow it down for me.

>#Dave Portner/Avey Tare (Animal Collective)
Quasimoto’s The Unseen (2000)

>The summer of 2000 was a high point for AC. Creatively, we were at the start of what would become our most free and exploratory era and on the cusp of a journey that continues today. It seems almost serendipitous that The Unseen appeared just before the summer kicked into full gear and became our soundtrack. It was lo-fi, it was mysterious, it was part sound collage, part hook-ridden hip-hop, and part mushroom trip. (Rumors circulated that Madlib mixed the whole thing while tripping.)

>We felt a kinship with the record-digger personality who could easily sample Alice Coltrane’s free piano and place it beside the soundtrack to La Planète Sauvage, making it all groove while still being a bit unhinged. It was transportive and alien but also grounded and familiar in the traditions of jazz, rap, and psychedelic music that it adhered to. It gleamed in so many of the ways we wanted to present AC: mysterious characters from another world who would infect the current trends with our own personalities and something a bit different. Never wanting to be copycats, we just hoped we could make something as personal and special. We still do.

>#Lil B Pastor Troy’s We Ready I Declare War (1999)

>This album is a super-special, self-produced, all-around classic. I always come back to this tape and listen and hear something new! It’s a very inspir

I don't know what's more impressive; the diversity or the fact that those are just artist featured on Mac tracks, not to mention all of the artist whose tracks Mac pitched in on.

See https://i.redd.it/2be86gr926f71.jpg for dates.

Like the instruments and effects used for the melodies, I have no idea how the producers achieved that sound and I'd like to know man, I want to recreate that but don't know how What do y'all think? Mainly from his newest album

UPDATE: 10/28/21 10:37AM PST - currently at work. will be responding to messages after 6:30PM.

DISCLAIMER: PRICES ARE BASED OFF OF A *VERY QUICK* DISCOGS GLANCE. IF A PRICE IS RIDICULOUS, RESPECTFULLY LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADJUST TO A FAIR PRICE. MOST RECORDS HAVE BEEN STORED IN JACKET SLEEVES AND ANTI STATIC RECORD SLEEVES.

ALL RECORDS HAVE ONLY BEEN PLAYED 1-5 TIMES (i work a lot, i know. i dont give them as much love as they deserve) UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

ALL PRICES INCLUDE SHIPPING FROM CALIFORNIA. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WILL VARY, BUT I AM WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU.

BUNDLES WILL BE PRIORITIZED

SHIPPING ALL ORDERS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 3RD. PAYPAL GOODS N SERVICES ONLY

1. ALINA BARAZ & GALAMATIAS - URBAN FLORA ($45) SOLD
2. CHIEF KEEF - BACK FROM THE DEAD 2 [BLACK/ ORANGE SPLATTER] ($50)
3. CITY MORGUE - CITY MORGUE VOL 2: AS GOOD AS DEAD (TRANSLUSCENT RED / AUTOGRAPHED / EXTRA SLEEVE) [$100]
4. DENZEL CURRY - IMPERIAL (BLACK N YELLOW SPLATTER / SEALED) [$70]
5. DENZEL CURRY - TABOO ($22) SOLD
6. DENZEL CURRY - ZUU ($20)
7. EARL SWEATSHIRT - DORIS ($19)
8. EARL SWEATSHIRT - I DON'T LIKE SHIT, I DON'T GO OUTSIDE ($19)
9. FUTURE - EVOL (FIRE ORANGE / SLEEVE IN BELOW AVERAGE CONDITION) [$30]
10. THE GROWLERS - HUNG AT HEART ($50) SOLD
11. ICYTWAT - MILK [“MILK” COLOR 😉 / 189 OF 500] ($27)
12. J. COLE - KOD (VERSION 2 / PINK) [$85]
13. JOY DIVISION - UNKNOWN PLEASURES ($20) SOLD
14. JUICE WRLD - GOODBYE N GOOD RIDDANCE ($27) SOLD
15. KANYE WEST - 808S N HEARTBREAK ($35) SOLD
16. KANYE WEST - YE ($21) SOLD
17. KHALID - AMERICAN TEEN (SEALED/ BLUE) [$20]
18. KIDS SEE GHOSTS - SELF TITLED (SLEEVE IN BELOW AVERAGE CONDITION) [$17] SOLD
19. LIL PEEP - COME OVER WHEN YOU'RE SOBER PT.1 N PT.2 [PINK/ BLACK] ($65)
20. LIL UZI VERT - LIL UZI VERT VS. THE WORLD ($260) SOLD
21. LIL UZI VERT - LUV IS RAGE ($160) SOLD
22. LIL UZI VERT - LUV IS RAGE 2 [URBAN OUTFITTERS / RED DELUXE] ($325)
23. LIL UZI VERT - THE PERFECT LUV TAPE [RSD PURPLE] ($150) SOLD
24. MAC MILLER - BEST DAY EVER ($32) SOLD
25. MAC MILLER - BLUE SLIDE PARK (BLUE URBAN OUTFITTERS) [$60] SOLD
26. MAC MILLER - CIRCLES ($32) SOLD
27. MAC MILLER - FACES (TRI-COLOR) [$60] SOLD
28. MAC MILLER - GO:OD (SILVER) [$32) SOLD
29. MAC MILLER - WATCHING MOVIES WITH THE SOUND OFF (FIRST PRESSING / RED WHITE SPLATTER) [$100] SOLD
30. MAC MILLER - SWIMMING ($20) SOLD
31. ~~MAC MILLER -

Hey y'all, I'm thinning out my personal collection as a result of quitting my job. I also just have way too many and am quite literally running out of space for them. Please let me know if you have any questions!

$5 shipping to CON US only! PayPal only. More than willing to do bundle deals as well, just shoot me a PM and comment so I can get back to you ASAP.

Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium: VMP press with surface noise during the first 30 seconds of side A and B. Sides C and D sound great. Comes with all extras! $35

Wu-Tang Clan - 36 Chambers: VMP press with surface noise during first 4 minutes of side A. Some surface noise on side B and sides C and D sound good. Comes with all extras. $35

Black Midi - Cavalcade: Sealed LP. $18

Frank Ocean - Nostalgia Ultra: Orange marble bootleg. SOLD

Endless 2xLP unofficial bootleg. $25

Brother Ali - Secrets & Escapes: Picture Disc. $15

The Sword - Age of Winters: Std.Black, played once. $20 Warp Riders: Std. Black, gatefold, played once. SOLD

TAKE BOTH FOR $33

Alexis Marshall - House of Lull, House of When: Sealed Limited edition silver viny. $18

¥Childish Gambino - 3-15-20: 2xLP black bootleg. $45

T. Rex - The Slider: 40th anniversary press. Sold

Blue Oyester Cult - On Your Feet or On Your Knees: 2xLP Live album that comes with a little bonus surprise (; $6

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless: 2013 EU unofficial press w/ 5 star rating on discogs, sounds great. $38

Saba - Bucket List Project: Blue bootleg. $35

• Care for Me: Red bootleg. $35

TAKE BOTH FOR $60

Vince Staples & Larry Fisherman (Mac Miller) - Stolen Youth. Black LP bootleg. $50

Earl Sweatshirt - Earl: White marble bootleg. $50

Unwound - Repetition: Newbury Exclusive half black half clear w/ silver streaks, played once. $42

Thank you for looking!

Edit: Formatting

1. Nate
2. Prima Donna
3. Pimp Hand
4. Outro
5. Loco
6. FUN!
7. Norf Norf
8. Kingdom
9. Outside
10. BagBak

Had another listen to Summertime '06 and Jump Off The Roof really is a fucking banger, easily top 3 of his entire discography imo

Hello everyone!

I have a few records for sale that I impulse bought and don't really have the room for any more considering I just moved to a smaller place.

If you have any questions or want some pictures of anything please let me know! Maybe I'll throw you a deal if you buy more than one.

• $5 shipping USPS.  PayPal G&S and US shipping only. Ships out of St. Louis, Missouri starting Monday November 15th *

> Vince Staples - Summertime '06 (Segment 2)

Still in shrink-wrap, has a dime-sized hole in the shrink-wrap on the front. I have pics if interested.    $50

> Blu & Exile - Miles: From an Interlude Called Life (1 of 100 Blue Marble Fatbeats)

Never opened, I'm the only owner. M/M, $200. Will do priority shipping for $5

> Viktor Vaughn - Vaudeville Villian (2019 Fatbeats Silver Edition)

Sole owner, played 3 times all the way through. Sounds fantastic.

Sleeve looks the same as it did out of the shrink-wrap. (NM)  Records are well taken care of (NM or VG++)  $225. Will do priority shipping for $5

> Kanye West - Jesus is King

Brand new, never played. The "sleeve" it came with kind of blows. Flimsy clear thing. $40

> Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap (Official Pink/Blue swirl pressing)

Played once all the way through. Looks fantastic and sounds great NM/NM $50

> Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 4 (2x LP Magenta)

Brand new never opened M/M $20

Thanks for reading!

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Mine is for sure Wool but I love every song these two are on. One of my favorite duos