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Vince Staples Gives Jayson Tatum A Piece Of His Mind In The Taunting New Jordan Commercial

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Vince Staples isn’t afraid to voice his opinion regarding anything and anyone. No one is exempt from the “Little Homies” rapper’s blunt takes—not fellow musicians, fans, or content creators.

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is the latest person to feel his humorous wrath. Today (November 19), Vince Staples and Jayson Tatum came face-to-face in a new commercial for the Jordan brand (viewable here).

Instead of using his beloved lyricism on full display, Vince channelled his words for another reason. As highlights of Tatum’s Championship season took over the screen, Vince gave Tatum a piece of his mind.

“What type of dude is Jayson Tatum,” asked Vince. “The type of dude who’d crush a team and then say some cold sh*t like, ‘We just played our game and the rest took care of itself.’”

As Vince pointed out, Tatum is a many of few words but when he does speak out against his opponents it cuts deeps. However, Tatum manages to keep a cool head or so Vince argued, saying: “The type that have a whole city and internet, booing him. And he’s just smiling.”

Before the clip ends, Vince has one more grievance to air as a long-suffering Los Angeles Clippers fan. “That sh*t really message me up, man,” he said.

Unfazed by it all, Tatum laughs off Vince’s monologue. In Tatum’s eyes, it doesn’t matter who hates him because his partner, singer Ella Mai and their child provides more than enough love to make up for it.

Ab Soul Releases ‘Soul Burger’ Album Featuring Vince Staples, Lupe Fiasco, Doeburger And More

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TDE artist Ab-Soul has released Soul Burger, his first album since 2022’s acclaimed Herbert. The album features DoeBurger, Vince Staples, Doechii, JID, Lupe Fiasco, Ty Dolla $ign, Jason Martin, Thirsty P, Kamm Carson, Fre$h, Punch, and Asia Holiday with production from 9th Wonder, ScHoolBoy Q, Kal Banx, Terrace Martin, Rascal, TaeBeast, Devin Malik, Beat Butcha and more. With Soul Burger, Ab-Soul pays tribute to his childhood best friend, DoeBurger, who passed away in 2021. Doe always encouraged him to create more upbeat music for fans to dance to at shows, so this project is both an homage to him and a reflection of the music he inspired Soul to make. Throughout the mixtape, Doe serves as a narrator, urging Soul to persevere despite his challenges.

Ab-Soul is known for challenging rap’s conventional narratives with his deep, thought-provoking lyricism and distinctive style. Joining Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2007, he became part of the revered Black Hippy collective alongside Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, and Kendrick Lamar. His music often delves into personal hardship, philosophy, and social issues. His journey has been marked by significant struggles, including being diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome at age 10, which severely impacted his vision and skin. The 2012 loss of his best friend and longtime girlfriend also deeply influenced his music, inspiring his breakout track “The Book of Soul” on his sophomore album Control System. After a six-year hiatus, Ab-Soul returned with Herbert (2022), an album that showcases his vulnerability as he reflects on mental health, grief, resilience, and self-discovery—earning praise from both fans and critics for his growth and authenticity.

Soul Burger Tracklist

9 Mile

Paiday

All That ft. Jason Martin, Thirsty P

California Dream ft. Vince Staples, Kamm Carson

B.U.C.K.O. Jr

I, Myself & Me ft. Doechii

DND ft. NOTORIOUS N.I.Q.

Don Julio 70 ft. Fre$h

Go Pro ft. Ty Dolla $ign

Saudi Sweats

Squeeze 1St 2

Crazier ft. JID

Peace ft. Lupe Fiasco, DoeBurger, Punch

The Sky is Limitless ft. BLXST, Asia Holiday

Righteous Man

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Ab-Soul Changes Up His Style On Moody New Album “Soul Burger”

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Ab-Soul is quietly the most impressive lyricist on TDE. He was in contention with Kendrick Lamar for years, but now that Dot has started pgLang, the crown is inarguably his. Nobody raps like, or about the same things as Ab-Soul. Soul Burger contains his usual mixture of heady metaphors and juvenile humor, but it also branches out in way that previous Solo albums have not. This album has West Coast bangers, jazzy freakouts, and collaborations with non-TDE wordsmiths. It maintains Ab-Soul’s esoteric appeal and makes it more palatable than its been in years.

This unique balance in struck within the first couple songs. “9 Mile” and “Payday” pay tribute to the icons that influenced Ab-Soul, with the former being an obvious 8 Mile riff. The rapper is in rare form on these songs, dropping bars that will take a rewind or at least a few repeat listens to fully sink in. The solo Soulo tracks vary in terms of tone. Some are more aggressive, others more reflective, like “Peace” and the Soul Burger closer, “Righteous Man.” The variety of collabs is definitely helpful in keeping things moving, with emcees like Punch, Lupe Fiasco, and Vince Staples taking center stages and delivering stellar work. Soul is never outshined, however. Soul Burger is a triumph. Check it out.

Let us know what you think of this brand new album, in the comments section down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

Read More: TDE Punch Clears Up Ab-Soul And J Cole Rumors With Important Clarification About “Pi”

Ab-Soul Expands His Musical Boundaries

Soul Burger tracklist:

  1. 9 Mile
  2. Payday
  3. All That (featuring JasonMartin & Thirsty P)
  4. California Dream (featuring Kamm Carson & Vince Staples)
  5. B.U.C.K.O. Jr.
  6. I, Myself & Me (featuring Doechii)
  7. DND (featuring Notorious N.I.Q.)
  8. Don Julio 70 (feat FRE$H)
  9. Go Pro (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)
  10. Saudi Sweats
  11. Squeeze 1st 2
  12. Crazier (featuring JID)
  13. Peace (featuring Lupe Fiasco & Punch)
  14. The Sky Is Limitless (featuring Asia Holiday & Blxst)
  15. Righteous Man

Read More: Ab-Soul Slices And Dices His “On The Radar” Freestyle Ahead Of “Soul Burger”

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Tyler The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival Returns For 2024 With Playboi Carti, Sexyy Red, Andre 3000, And More

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This year’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival lineup was rolled out in a fun way: Via a crossword puzzle with clues to each artist’s identity on the festival’s website. Now that the puzzle has been solved, we know who all is performing at this year’s Camp. In addition to regulars like festival organizer Tyler The Creator and frequent collaborators Vince Staples, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, and Denzel Curry, this year’s fest includes Doechii, Kaytranada, DJ Mustard, Raye, Laila!, The Alchemist, Action Bronson, Concrete Boys, Blood Orange, Tommy Richman, Sampha, Faye Webster, and a special tribute to the late, great MF DOOM. You can check out the completed crossword below.

Camp Flog Gnaw

While Tyler told fans at the last Camp Flog Gnaw that he wouldn’t be releasing any new music soon, this year, he’ll have a whole new album to perform. Tyler announced his new album, Chromakopia after teasing new music with the eerie video for “St. Chroma.” It’s a good thing he’s got a new project coming, too, as last year’s headlining festival set will be hard to top; Tyler caroused across the stage firing a flamethrower, so you can bet he’ll be going even further over the top with this year’s set.

You can see the full list of performers below and get ticket information here.

Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2024 lineup

Action Bronson
André 3000
The Alchemist & Friends
Amelia Moore
Blood Orange
Concrete Boys
Daniel Caesar
Denzel Curry
Doechii
Domo Genesis
Earl Sweatshirt
Erykah Badu
Faye Webster
FM MOOD: A TRIBUTE TO MF DOOM
Hana Vu
Jean Dawson
Jordan Ward
KAYTRANADA
Kenny Mason
Laila!
Latin Mafia
Left Brain
Lithe
Ma$e
The Mainliners
The Marías
Matt Champion
Mike G
Mustard & Friends
Na-Kel Smith
Omar Apollo
Orion Sun
Playboi Carti
Raye
Rio Amor
Sampha
ScHoolboy Q
Sexyy Red
Syd
Tommy Richman
Tyler, The Creator
Vince Staples
Wisp
Yves Tumor

Vince Staples’ ‘Black In America Tour’ Setlist Is A Sprawling Display Of His Catalog

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At this stage of his career, Vince Staples‘ catalog has grown to six studio albums, four mixtapes, and two EPs, meaning that his Black In America Tour has a lot of material to pull from for its 24-song setlist. Thanks to setlist.fm, we now know exactly which songs from his ever-expanding discography are included. It’s a diverse collection of tracks, although it is fairly upbeat, with energetic tracks such as “Fun!,” “Magic,” “Free The Homies,” “Big Fish,” and of course, “Norf Norf” interspersed among songs from his latest album, Dark Times.

Meanwhile, his second-best represented album is 2022’s standout Ramona Park Broke My Heart with six songs, while his 2021 self-titled album shows up four times. Big Fish Theory has three entries, while FM! and Summertime ’06 get a single entry each. You can check out the full setlist below, along with the remaining tour dates.

01. “Black&Blue”
02. “BagBak”
03. “Fun!”
04. “Law Of Averages”
05. “Government Cheese”
06. “Blue Suede”
07. “Yeah Right”
08. “Lil Fade”
09. “The Shining”
10. “Aye! (Free The Homies)”
11. “Magic”
12. “Papercuts”
13. “Children’s Song”
14. “Shame On The Devil”
15. “When Sparks Fly”
16. “Radio”
17. “Little Homies”
18. “Lemonade”
19. “Nothing Matters”
20. “Are You With That?”
21. “Rose Street”
22. “Big Fish”
23. “Norf Norf”
24. “Étouffée”

Vince Staples Black In America Tour Dates

10/18 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5**
10/20 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner*
10/21 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall*
10/23 — Toronto, ON @ History*
10/24 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem*
10/26 — Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre*
10/28 — Minneapolis, MN @ Palace Theatre*
10/30 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom*
11/02 — Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo*
11/03 — Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom*
11/05 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield*
11/06 — Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall*

JPEGMAFIA & Vince Staples Make “New Black History” In First-Time Collaboration

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JPEGMAFIA released his latest album, I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU early Thursday morning. The album is his first since SCARING THE HOES, his 2023 collaboration with Danny Brown. It is his first solo release since LP! in 2021. His latest effort features an appearance from frequent collaborator Denzel Curry, on the song “JPEGULTRA!” It also features his first collaboration with Vince Staples, on the track “New Black History.” The song, which is produced by JPEGMAFIA himself and electronic producer Flume, is in line with his trademark sound. It’s quirky, opening with a sample of Future’s “Covered N Money” before transitioning into Staples’ verse. Staples finds his pocket on the off-kilter beat, delivering a series of bars about gangster life, him being the best rapper out, and shouting out Long Beach. It’s reminiscent of his performance on the SOPHIE-produced “Yeah Right” from his sophomore album, Big Fish Theory. Peggy’s verse covers a lot of ground and shouts out the professional wrestler CM Punk at the end.

JPEGMAFIA’s verse created controversy this morning for a line directed at Drake. “‘Specially when y’all cashing out for PDFs and rapers (No Drizzy)” is the second bar of his verse. Of course, he’s referencing the allegations made against Drake by Kendrick Lamar during their heated battle earlier this year. Peggy has long been a Drake hater, a moniker he bestowed upon himself many years earlier. That line is not a surprise to anyone who’s been following his career. Regardless of JPEGMAFIA’s controversial bars, “New Black History” is a song you should be checking out today. Listen to the new track below.

Read More: JPEGMAFIA Obliterates Drake With Multiple Disses On His New Album

JPEGMAFIA & Vince Staples – “New Black History”

Quotable Lyrics:

When I come around, better stare at the floor (Yeah!)
‘Cause I’m in that mode, on my own, I got that flavor, Jonathan Major paper
‘Specially when y’all cashing out for PDFs and rapers (No Drizzy)
I hope y’all paid attention, no really
I die and I killed myself, tell ’em they killed me (Hey)

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JPEGMAFIA Controls The Chaos On “I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU”

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JPEGMAFIA is a menace. The man raps like nobody else, and makes beats like nobody else. He sounds beamed in from another dimension, where hip-hop is slightly off-kilter, and it’s incredible. Peggy reached a cultural high with his Danny Brown collab SCARING THE H*ES in 2023, but he’s back to doing what he does best on his new solo album. I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU definitely scares the h*es, but there’s darker elements at play here, and JPEGMAFIA channels them all brilliantly. The opener, “i scream this in the mirror before I interact with anyone,” lives up to its antisocial title. Guitar riffs crash into Peggy’s voice, resulting in an unhinged sonic stew.

There’s more of a traditional rap sound on the rest of the album, but only barely. “SIN MIEDO” flips a classic Miami bass sample into the musical equivalent of a mosh pit. “I’ll Be Right There” provides an unexpected breather, with its lush strings and romantic and the Jade sample spliced throughout. The artist has a knack for making incongruous sounds work together to create something unexpected, and the best parts of I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU stem from this unpredictability. It also helps that Peggy has electric chemistry with the likes of Vince Staples and Denzel Curry. Staples sounds menacing as ever on “New Black History,” while Curry skates over a messy horn break on “JPEGULTURA!” JPEGMAFIA also finds time to diss Drake multiple times, but you can read more about that here. Overall, I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU is another triumph.

Read More: JPEGMAFIA Offers Apology To Fans For His “Negative Energy” In 2024

JPEGMAFIA Pushes Sonic Boundaries On His Latest LP

I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU tracklist:

  1. i scream this in the mirror before i interact with anyone
  2. SIN MIEDO
  3. I’ll Be Right There
  4. it’s dark and hell is hot (featuring Freaky)
  5. New Black History (featuring Vince Staples)
  6. don’t rely on other men (featuring Freaky)
  7. vulgar display of power
  8. Exmilitary
  9. JIHAD JOE
  10. JPEGULTRA! (featuring Denzel Curry)
  11. either on or off the drugs
  12. loop it and leave it
  13. Don’t Put Anything on the Bible (featuring Buzzy Lee)
  14. i recovered from this

Read More: JPEGMAFIA & Kanye West Come Together After Former’s Viral Rant: Photo

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Vince Staples Issued A Very Vince Staples Response To A Vince Staples Vs. J. Cole Debate On X/Twitter

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For almost as long as rap has existed, fans have loved debating the merits of one rapper over others. Jay-Z and Nas, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, Lil Kim and Foxy Brown, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj… these arguments are well known among hip-hop fans. However, a new one has cropped up thanks to social media: J. Cole and Vince Staples.

Like most online debates, this one was started by an account expressing a “hot take” with which fans took issue. “There’s not a single thing Vince Staples does better than J. Cole,” it wrote. Within an hour, the challenge was met by a dissenter who wrote, “I’m a J. Cole fan but Vince does just about everything better than Cole.” Thus, we were off to the races, with various voices chiming in to make their points or refute others’.

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Of course, the funniest response came from Staples himself. As fans pitted the two rappers against each other, Vince had a characteristically cheeky response, tweeting, “You n****s need jobs” and following up with, “So passionate about hip hop but I’ve yet to see one of you weird ass n****s break dance.”

We here at Uproxx support both rappers, but tend to agree with Vince here: There are far more interesting things going on in the culture than subjective comparisons of “who’s better.”

Still, if that’s your thing, you can check out more responses below.

Questlove And Quinta Brunson Threw A Dream Game Night With Thundercat, Willow, Vince Staples, Weird Al, And Many, Many More

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Questlove is an amazingly accomplished artist, with six Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a slew of books and movies to his name. Likewise, fellow Philadelphian multihyphenate Quinta Brunson has a ton of hardware adorning her shelf, with an Emmy Award to go alongside multiple(!) Peabody Awards.

You’d think that these would be pretty serious people, but everyone needs to unwind sometime — and, in their case, they equally overachieve with their game nights as with anything else, putting on a party of epic proportions with a guest list that reads like a dream blunt rotation.

In addition to fellow Abbott Elementary stars Ayo Edibiri (who plays Quinta’s character’s sister), Cree Summer, and Zack Fox (who plays Quinta’s character’s ex), the guests included music stars like Eryn Allen Kane, Finneas, Jason Sudeikis, Jojo, Kelly Rowland, LL Cool J, Maggie Rogers, Steve Lacy, Thundercat, Vince Staples, Willow, and even Weird Al Yankovic. I’d ask what a brother has to do to get an invite, but it seems pretty obvious: Get nominated for a Grammy or two, shift the paradigms of popular music, or be one of the most talented humans alive. You can check out some photos from the hosts below.

Vince Staples Reveals Why He Missed Kendrick Lamar’s “Pop Out” Show

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Pop Out” show will go down as a classic moment. E-40, a guy who has seen a lot, deemed it one of the greatest nights in hip-hop history. All the heavy hitters from the West Coast were in attendance. Well, almost. Vince Staples is one of the few L.A. stars who was not present at the show, but it wasn’t for lack of support. Fans questioned why Staples was missing in action, and DJ Mustard set the record straight on social media.

The answer was simple enough. Vince Staples just dropped his latest album, Dark Times, and is gearing up to go on tour. DJ Mustard let it known that Staples was working when the “Pop Out” was popping off. “Vince Staples was overseas making the blacks proud on Juneteenth,” he wrote. “Other wise [sic] magic would of been magic on stage.” The producer is referencing the song “Magic,” a collab that appeared on Staples’ previous album, RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART. Vince Staples’ Instagram seems to back up Mustard’s claim. The last time the rapper posted was on June 8, and he included photos from a show he did in Germany.

Read More: Kendrick Lamar And Ab-Soul Perform “6:16 In LA” During “Pop Out” Show

Vince Staples Shut Down Rumors Of Kendrick Drama

Vince Staples’ busy schedule didn’t stop fans from asking where he was. The rapper even hopped on X (formerly Twitter) to quiet the speculation. “Stop politicking on my behalf,” he wrote. “Enjoy the beautiful moment.” The rapper also voiced his approval over the surprise appearance of Tommy the Clown at the “Pop Out” show. Staples tweeted the L.A. icon’s name, before elaborating. “In all honesty,” he wrote. “If I knew Tommy the Clown was gonna be there I would’ve cancelled the tour. I been waiting for my moment since ‘02.” Tommy the Clown is a dancer best known for pioneering the “clowning” style. In true Staples form, his comment is both hilarious and sincere.

Vince Staples is a Kendrick Lamar supporter. That being said, he didn’t love the impact that Lamar’s beef with Drake had on the music world. He spoke on the matter during a Long Beach event in May. “[Artists] are getting priced out of our contracts, we’re getting priced out of our imprints,” he explained. “There are no labels, basically, that are incentivized to sign Black music.” He then criticized media personalities and label heads for hyping up the beef. “While Taylor Swift is fighting for people to be able to have streaming money,” he noted. “N**gas is on the internet arguing with each other about some rap sh*t.”

Read More: Kendrick Lamar’s Fiancée Whitney Alford And Kids Spotted At “Pop Out” Show

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