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November 16th, 2018 12:09am

Bring The Realest Out


Vince Staples “Don’t Get Chipped”

Vince Staples has spent a lot of his career to date being very fashion-forward and adventurous in his selection of beats and production, but his new record narrows his focus to a contemporary spin on classic Los Angeles rap sounds – Dr. Dre aesthetics filtered through trap, basically. I prefer his more up-tempo EDM-ish work for the most part, but it works very well on FM, particularly in that the lyrics are so rooted in Long Beach that the music serves as a necessary backdrop. It sounds familiar and strange, like visiting a place you used to know that’s changed a lot since you’ve been gone. A feeling of alienation permeates this music, from Staples’ bugged-out tone on down the to jittery drum programming.

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