Vince Staples
Vince Staples
Vince Staplesis 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 was also known as a close associate of Odd Future, in particular Mike G and Earl Sweatshirt. Staples is currently signed to Blacksmith Records, 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth2 July 1993
CityLong Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
When kids can't come to my show, I feel bad, because grown-up 21 and up people really probably don't need my help as much as an 11-year-old child.
I would for sure do a thousand dollar meet and greet because literally every single person knows where I live.
If you don't put out a shirt for eight months, that doesn't mean it took you eight months to make the shirt.
I was never like, "Oh man, I want a Grammy and I'll do whatever it takes." Someone like that might not do what it takes to have a decent touring career, because they're in the studio trying to master whatever they're doing to win a Grammy.
Music was never really something I wanted to do, so I never thought about it as a kid.
Everyone serves a purpose.
Every song with lyrics is lyrical.
I wake up sometimes with an idea and then I write it down. It's not necessarily easy, but when you focus on something it comes.
I don't really have a focus, I just make music.
When people ask me my influences and I'm like, "nobody" they're like, "there has to be somebody." People seem to think you have to have an influence.
Someone who only wants to play sold-out shows will find a tempo that works at the shows and then focus on making that kind of music, but maybe they'll miss out on other things because of it.
That's the crazy part about music, that you can just be someone and it means something.
I just make what I'm making, and then one day I won't want to make it anymore. I think that's a luxury we should be able to have as people, especially as artists.
I'm just saying what I think about at the time. I don't make a point to do anything, really.