Vince Staples Archives

An enjoyable set of boom bap from a reliably solid rapper; nothing more, nothing less

Plus Vince Staples, Bad Breeding, and Blood

Plus La Luz, Carlos Niño and Friends, Gastr Del Sol, Aluminum, Young Jesus, Bill MacKay and Brian Eno, Holger Czukay and J. Peter Schwalm

Hear “Shame on the Devil”

We look back at 20 years of albums of the year!

A chronicle of landmark firsts through 50 years of hip-hop

Hear the second single from Staples’ upcoming LP.

Our favorite rap albums and mixtapes from the past year.

Our 50 favorite records of a strange and eclectic year.

A roundup of 11 of the best listens of the past month.

Staples returns after three years with another concise but intensely focused set, produced by Kenny Beats.

Hear Staples’ new full-length album, featuring production from Kenny Beats.

Vince Staples has announced a new album. On July 9, he’ll release his new self-titled…

The shortest and sweetest rap records to drop in the last five years.

The 150 albums we love most from 2010-2019.

A decade of slappers.

Plus HEALTH, Freddie Gibbs, Inter Arma and more.

The 50 albums we agreed whipped the most ass this year.

Beats, rhymes, 2018.

Vince gets conceptual in this brief “not an album” album that balances entertainment with something deeper and more painful.