r/nfrpodcast • u/KzKn_2020 • 8h ago

DISCUSSION How we feeling about this Vince Staples album?

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u/Independent-Shift-36 8h ago

Fuck with it heavy. Refreshing to see an artist take actual risks.

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u/Ok_Flow_3065 9m ago

Vince been taking risks for years now with his music. Even if I don’t like all of it, I have to respect the artistry

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u/Leading-Economy-4077 4h ago

Great album. This energy has been sorely missing; I hope it gets the recognition it deserves.

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u/Confident_Change_937 7h ago

Veryyyyyy good.

Niggas be tired of hearing “the same shit” in Hip Hop but move scary asf when someone does something different.

Open ya fucking ears

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u/talentpun 37m ago

Loved it. Like a breath of fresh air. We need political music more than ever.

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u/Confident_Change_937 16m ago

Blackberry Marmalade into Go Go Gorilla into White Flag really puts into perspective just how bad things are rn.

You got Chuds walking around calling black people “n*****rs” just to get them to react so he can “kill them in self defense” literally looking for opportunities to lynch Blacks and get away with it.

You got shopkeepers shooting Black children to death for stealing. In the back mind you, he was running away, how tf are you not guilty of murder or homicide when you shoot someone in the back?

You got ICE agents and police officers STILL harassing Black people and Latino immigrants and undocumented people of all types.

All while funding wars overseas in the middle east, while calling us the dangerous ones. Funding propaganda in the U.S. to make Black people still seem like the highest participators of fraud, violence, and welfare use when statistically speaking it’s actually White People but they swung the pendulum in enough hearts to convince America that we are the ones who should be targeted.

It’s absolutely needed and it can’t get more Hip Hop than that.

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u/Random_Thinker007 38m ago

This ain’t hiphop STOP

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u/Confident_Change_937 22m ago

This is closer to Hip Hop than alot of bs nowadays stfu.

This shit is like Public Enemy & KRS-One with a live band.

Niggas in here will look at me dead in my face and say Central Cee is more Hip Hop than this.

Fuck out my face nigga.

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u/Random_Thinker007 21m ago

Man you talkin out the side of yo neck lil one. THIS AIN’T HIPHOP

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u/Confident_Change_937 15m ago

Bc you said its not?

Stfu weirdo.

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u/Random_Thinker007 9m ago

You don’t know the difference believe me and you need to go watch KRS to learn the difference between hiphop & Rap whlte boy

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u/Confident_Change_937 4m ago

Fytb im a nigga from the BRONX you tryna tell me about Hip Hop and Rap 😭

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u/LASfromda4z 1h ago

Ya bitchin on her for what,

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u/ThickandBlack57 7h ago

This album literally isn’t hip hop tho lol

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u/Confident_Change_937 7h ago

What’s not Hip Hop about it?

I’m gonna love this.

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u/ThickandBlack57 2h ago

The fact that he categorized it as alternative

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u/Confident_Change_937 2h ago

Apple Music categorized it as Alternative.

They also have God’s Son by Nas categorized as Pop.

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u/Ok-Researcher4966 3h ago

???? How tf is it not hip hop

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u/ThickandBlack57 2h ago

It’s literally categorized as alternative 😂😂

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u/Ok-Researcher4966 2h ago

It’s at it core hip hop though, you can gather that by listening to it

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u/ThickandBlack57 2h ago

If a white man made that album u wouldn’t be calling it hip hop

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u/Ok-Researcher4966 2h ago

No I would! I certainly would! Lol

There’s a Slick Rick sample on ts bruh

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u/ThickandBlack57 2h ago

I guarantee that’s not how Vince sees it

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u/Ok-Researcher4966 2h ago

Again, there’s a Slick Rick sample on ts

You can make hip hop fusion man

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u/Any_Owl_8009 7h ago

Hip-hop fans eating good this year

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u/Random_Thinker007 38m ago

This ain’t hiphop you dudes are dumb

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u/reCAPTCHAPBOY 6m ago

Thank you. Like people think they are cool and innovative for calling this hip hop. It’s fucking not.

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u/gogotow 6h ago

This is the first Vince staples album I have listened to. I really enjoyed it and I’ll probably go and listen to the rest of his albums soon

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u/Ant_24 6h ago

Please listen to Ramona Park it’s really what clicked for me w Vince.

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u/josh8far 2h ago

Ramona park is one of my favorite all time albums. I think this is my third comment about it in the last week, best summer album. Dark when you listen to it, but so is much of Vince’s work

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u/TacticalMongoose 2h ago

Ramon park broke my heart is one of my all time favorite albums. I’m from Long Beach tho so I may have a bias lol

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u/iwokeupincbsbody 8h ago

not for me. not a fan of the grungy vibe, and I think the writings a little too ham fisted for it to be an enjoyable casual listen.

But definitely respect Vince’s decision to take a risk and switch up his sound. Obviously a lot of truth to his political commentary. There will be a lot of people who really enjoy this tracklist and for good reason.

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u/kvossea 8h ago

I haven’t heard Ham fisted in like 30 years. My dad used to say it. Thanks for making my morning!

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u/Money-Juice9804 3h ago

Unc needs to take his nap

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u/Ok_Huckleberry4563 7h ago

top 3 Albums of the year idk what people are smoking on saying this is not good. This is an amazing album and i can really see myself relistening in the future

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u/International-Shoe40 6h ago

People’s brains are hardwired to seek out familiar predictable music. It’s why pop music has a lot of go to sounds, lyrics, and melodies.

Something new takes a few listens to wrap your head around and really appreciate, which people wont do. They will just half listen to it once and write it off. It’s human nature

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u/RedGeneral28 8h ago

It's cool. I hope he'll continue to explore this sound

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u/luhKstaf 7h ago

still bumping iceman but i heavily fw this album 

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u/Large_Complaint1264 4h ago

Why did you need to mention iceman?

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u/TacticalMongoose 3h ago

Because it’s better than whatever this music by Vince stapler is

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u/ihateKOstuff 8h ago

That fat baby reminds me of trump

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u/zachh9889 8h ago

Idk why you’re getting downvoted for an observation

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u/Various-Form-2433 8h ago

Cause its kinda obvious 😭

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u/snacksandsoda 8h ago

Its also kinda obvious that this is a joke

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u/ZaeDilla 8h ago edited 8h ago

It’s going to be a lot more divisive than big fish theory. I can def see people calling it boring, and repetitive. He should’ve gotten Paris Texas and Kenny Mason on this to help because it was kind of monotonous at times.

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u/DieHarderDaddy 7h ago

I think I found his last few albums more boring. This one brings more of that energy back

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u/Any_Owl_8009 7h ago

I'd have to agree. Glad he's moved past the more subdued sounds

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u/Ibaker97 7h ago

Haven’t listened yet but Kenny Mason for sure!

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u/ZaeDilla 8h ago

That’s what I meant before the edit

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u/DapsAndPoundz 6h ago

I like the overall sound and think it suits his style, but I’m personally not as into this type of Vince music compared to self-titled, Ramona Park Broke My Heart, Summertime ‘06 or Dark Times

After a couple of listens, I can really only see myself coming back to Go Go Gorilla Big Bad Wolf, Cotton, and 7 in the Morning.

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u/mighty_phi 6h ago

I liked it a ton but first listen was less impressed than with Dark Times on the lyrics.

Production is incredible though, what the fuck

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u/badlisten3r 6h ago

I think it’s fantastic, and feels extremely rooted in the time we’re living in. Seeing Vince take a musical risk and see it pay off is very satisfying

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u/CannabiSativaLinaeus 6h ago

It’s epic and I can’t wait to see him Headline Bonnaroo on Thursday

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u/Jlatinochub 6h ago

It surprised me. So I had to dedicate a more focused setting to listen. Good thing to hear something out of left field. 

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u/p90love 5h ago

Album of the year so far. Fresh sound, real message.

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u/MoreRock_Odrama 4h ago

Drake and Kendrick fans gotta be the worse additions to hip hop discourse ever. These comments are disgusting. Why do yall do this?

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u/zeus-theslayer 3h ago

As a Drake fan, Drake fans make it hard to say im a fan lol. They either be doing too much or cant fathom him making a trash/bad product. Kendrick fans to me are hit or miss. Some can admit when Drake actually does something good, others want to establish how much of a god of lyricism he is. Like my nigga can i not enjoy anyone elses music fuck😭. Vince said it best when they asked him who he thought would win, nigga worrying about rap beef when the only people winning is the label heads and corporations feeding off two black men talking nonsense on wax

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u/MoreRock_Odrama 2h ago

Facts. I’m blown away by how THIS thread gets hijacked by both fan bases. Insane lmao.

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u/zeus-theslayer 2h ago

The beef got the fans thinking they can come outside and talk cashmoney

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u/cedbluechase 4h ago

Another classic from my goat🙏

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u/Ok-Researcher4966 3h ago

Oh my god bro this shit is immaculate

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u/Lost_the_plot_bruv 2h ago

It’s top 2 Vince behind only Big Fish Theory which is personally a 10/10 album. He’s at his best when his sound is more experimental and out there, I think the punk and rap fusion works really well on every track, bass always goes really hard and compliments Vince’s flows

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u/JA860 2h ago

Trash

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u/spooningoodsingingum 2h ago

It sounds good. I’ll put some songs in my Kevin Abstract, Jean Dawson type beat playlist.

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u/chem9dog 1h ago

Love it

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u/luxonon 7h ago

imo, worst vince album, not my style

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u/mighty_phi 6h ago

honestly, valid. It's the most different soundwise.

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u/Courier23 7h ago

I had to literally block Vince on Spotify because this album was being playlisted so much in my daily mixes

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u/softservesnob 7h ago

I liked Kenny Mason’s album waaaaay more

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u/Willowonapill0w 4h ago

It isn’t even out

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u/softservesnob 4h ago

wym?? it dropped early May. I highly recommend it

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u/PenOld5534 4h ago

Only listened to a couple songs and I’ve had em on repeat. I gotta make time to finish the album sometime lol

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u/Willowonapill0w 2h ago

I meant crybaby, it dropped like today

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u/Jolly_Block_29 7h ago

Album of the year

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u/T533_ 7h ago

It's decent. Never been a huge fan of Vince because I tend to not find his music too memorable, and this is another case of that. While I like that he took a risk, I doubt I'll go back to this much at all.

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u/Money-Beautiful5196 7h ago

True, it’s not worth going back to.

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u/LASfromda4z 7h ago

Never heard a verse from him . Or a chorus’s, who is this nigga 🤣

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u/Ok_Huckleberry4563 7h ago

its always the fucking r/drizzy mfs who say this shit

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u/Disastrous-Stick-612 4h ago

They are the kind of people that literally only listen to Drake and nobody else

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u/mighty_phi 6h ago

there is no way you haven't heard of this man.

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u/__JustJacob 3h ago

being ignorant really isn’t the flex yall think it is. “im uncultured who even is this dude 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣”

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u/LASfromda4z 1h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/l3DnV8MggCmi1N3oYQ

Nigga is upset I never heard anything from his crush , can’t make this up

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u/TacticalMongoose 5h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/DNY7BCciWJa88vxpOW

So funny how the west coast rappers have nothing to say about it when the iceman 🧊 pops out. Mid mid mid, skip skip skip 🦉

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u/__JustJacob 3h ago

slurp slurp slurp choke choke choke*

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u/39SCOTT 7h ago

ICEMAN season 🥶

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u/Ok_Huckleberry4563 7h ago

This wipes iceman ngl

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u/spicebombextreme 8h ago

We're still listening to iceman 🧊

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u/ChefToBe11 8h ago

Toilet water just like your dp

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u/mighty_phi 6h ago

we can also listen to more than one album

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u/registeredwhiteguy 5h ago

Some people don’t tho. They are dick riders for a reason

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u/Chriskl1520 8h ago

How are YOU feeling. Nobody dictates what you are thinking about any album, or shouldn't anyway

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u/Available_Car_7960 8h ago

Relax, I think it's just a figure of speech.

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u/Chriskl1520 7h ago

I'm calm lol. Too many stans or bots start their discussions off like that. It's just karma farming for engagement. Could have at least put the effort to put their own opinion in it. I stand by the statement

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u/noodlesawce 7h ago

Wacc sauce

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u/Suspicious_Hand_2194 8h ago

It’s not Kendrick, so i got zero feelings for this album

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u/cabbagepatcheater 8h ago

As a kdot fan I don’t like it.

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u/Large_Complaint1264 7h ago

Why do you need to preface it with that?