7.9
Avg Score
9
Opinions
#2,392
All Time
16
Tracks
“The companion piece to his 2021 self-titled record diverges from the innovation and technical proficiency in favor of introspection and contemplation. It is a richly detailed, deadpan elegy for his stolen youth.”
“Long Beach, California’s proudest resident, Vince Staples, is known for crafting intricate albums that ache with melancholic storytelling. This was nowhere more apparent than on last year’s self-titled fourth LP, which took the 42nd spot on our Best Albums of 2021 list for its magnetic moodiness. That record found Vince at his most thoughtful, as he shared his razor-sharp social observations on hi”
“Ten years after the release of his Def Jam debut, the Hell Can Wait EP, Vince Staples occupies an ambiguous middle-ground, stuck between platinum-certified arena status and the ephemeral virality that defines too much of the mainstream rap industry. It’s a space that he shares with a handful of others – Maxo, Rapsody, Navy Blue, his onetime Odd Future colleague Earl Sweatshirt – and which allows h”
“The Long Beach rapper's fifth album is richly detailed, musically sharp, and vocally casual”
“Ramona Park is both a more thorough and inconsistent exploration of the themes and sounds of Vince's self-titled album.”
