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May 27, 2024 · The Vince Staples Show premiered on Netflix back in February. More recently, Staples dropped his new album, Dark Times, on Friday and fans are already labeling it a classic.
The Vince Staples Show has been renewed for a second season. The series was created by Staples and is executive produced by Kenya Barris. The rapper turned actor and producer is serving another helping.
Feb 15, 2024 · Netflix viewers who might not know the rapper/singer can dive inside his psyche with his new limited satirical series, “The Vince Staples Show.” Using the same surrealist approach as the...
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Staples was born in Compton, California, but grew up in North Long Beach, after his mother decided she wanted to move away from Compton due to the high crime rates. Staples is the youngest of five siblings, two brothers and three sisters.Staples grew up in poverty. Staples attended Optimal Christian Academy from 4th to 8th grade, which he said was ...
2009–2013: Beginnings and Stolen Youth
Staples was discovered by Dijon "LaVish" Samo and Chuck Wun, alongside his cousin Campbell Emerson. LaVish took Staples on a trip to Los Angeles, where he befriended the Odd Future collective's members Syd tha Kyd, Mike G, and Earl Sweatshirt. Although he had not intended to become a rapper, he made some guest appearances on their songs, most notably "epaR" from Earl Sweatshirt's March 2010 mixtape Earl. After featuring on some other tracks, he decided to pursue a career in rap. He released h...
2014–2015: Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2, Hell Can Wait, and Summertime '06
On March 13, 2014, he released his fourth mixtape, called Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2. The mixtape features the production from Earl Sweatshirt, Michael Uzowuru, Childish Major, No ID, Evidence, DJ Babu, and Scoop DeVille; as well as guest appearances from singer-songwriters Jhené Aiko and James Fauntleroy. On March 2, 2014, Staples began touring in the United States with a fellow American rappers Schoolboy Q and Isaiah Rashad on the Oxymoron World Tour, to support the release of Schoolboy Q's alb...
2016–2017: Prima Donna and Big Fish Theory
On February 23, 2016, Staples was announced as part of the line up for the 2016 Osheaga Music Festival. On August 25, 2016, Staples released his second EP, the seven-track Prima Donna, which was accompanied by a short film. On February 3, 2017, Staples released "BagBak", the first single from his next studio album. A remix of the song was later featured in the trailer for the Marvel Studios film Black Panther. On March 23, 2017, he was featured on the Gorillaz track "Ascension" from their alb...
Corporate sponsorship
Since 2015, Staples has appeared in advertising campaigns for Spriteand promoted the brand through his Twitter feed.
Philanthropy
On June 14, 2016, Staples announced his assistance in a YMCA program that will benefit young people in North Long Beach. The Youth Institute would teach graphic design, 3D printing, product design, music production and film making to 20 eighth and ninth graders at Hamilton Middle School.Staples donated an undisclosed amount to the program.
Staples has stated that he has never drunk alcohol or used illicit drugs, and that he follows a straight edge lifestyle. He is of African-American and Haitiandescent and lives in Southern California. Staples is a fan of the Los Angeles Clippers. He is also an avid fan of modern art and has referenced the feminist French-American sculptor Louise Bou...
May 26, 2024 · Vince Staples has shared some insight into the future of his acclaimed Netflix series 'The Vince Staples Show' after asking the network to renew it.
- Will Schube
I gotta say, The Vince Staples show is a future classic in the making! To me, it takes inspiration from classic Black sitcoms like Martin and The Jamie Foxx Show in terms of its sitcom-like scenarios as well as animated series like The Boondocks with its quizzical deconstruction of the African American experience.
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May 30, 2024 · There is an early episode of The Vince Staples Show, the titular rapper’s Netflix tragicomedy about a fictional version of himself, that puts the dual nature of his fame in stark terms. The...
