Vince Staples is a West Coast artist hailing from Long Beach, California. Vince, not known for a party-style of music, creates an extremely dark atmosphere with his rap music. It seems as if Vince aims for this frightening picture he creates as many of his singles and mixtapes revolve around the use of minimalistic beats and dark, violent lyrics to illustrate his story. While the beats he uses are minimalistic, the way Vince raps in correlation to the beats creates a certain melodic groove to what he projects, especially the dark imagery that he portrays, which in turn becomes addicting and memorable.
Vince is slated for a 50-minute performance on Osheaga Friday. I was first introduced to Vince through his involvement on the Rocky and Tyler tour. A$AP Rocky and Tyler, The Creator headlined a tour together last fall, along with special guests Vince Staples and Danny Brown, which made a stop in Toronto at TD Echo Beach. In preparation for the Toronto show, I listened to each artist extensively, including Vince Staples and his debut album Summertime ‘06. I played the album on shuffle, and the first song I listened to was Summertime, a song that played with emotions of love; it instantly became one of my favourite songs. As I kept listening to Summertime ‘06, the deep bass of songs like Norf Norf and Jump Off The Roof, in conjunction with Vince’s rhymes seamlessly and beautifully creates a visual of the underdog story of Vince’s summertime in Long Beach during the year of 2006. My appreciation for Vince does not stop at his Summertime ‘06 album. When I got the chance to see Vince live at the Rocky and Tyler tour, one thing that stood out for me was his energy and ability to control the audience. Even though at the time I was not religiously familiar with much of his material, Vince’s energy had everyone in the audience moving with excitement. Summertime ‘06 does not do Vince’s performance and stage presence justice; the connection Vince creates with the crowd is remarkable. Vince is also more comedic than you could imagine, in between songs he would joke with the crowd and make them laugh, there was never a dull moment in his performance. Vince’s set at Osheaga will be a unique one; the anticipation of Vince’s performance grows with every listen of his songs. Some of my favourite Vince Staples tracks include: Like It Is, 3230, Summertime, Jump Off The Roof, Norf Norf, Street Punks.
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