Vince Staples - Summertime '06 (Discussion Thread) *Stream*

[NotaPAWG]

"On 65 I tell the truth, no lies
(I tell the truth no lies)
The sheets and crosses turned to suits and ties
(They turn to suits and ties)
In Black America, can you survive?
(How well do you survive?)
They made a nuisance once the noose is tied
(Soon as the noose was tied)
We gentrified, we victimized, we fighting for survival
(Survival)
No hopes and dreams, just leave us be, we leanin' on the bible
They preyin' on us, prayin' for a better day tomorrow
Hide the fear behind this here bravado@

"Why they hate us? Why they want to rape us for our culture?
They greet us, feed us, bleed us, then they leave us for the vultures"

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

Finally listened to this after all of the praise and, to me, everything went downhill after Ramona Park Legend Pt1

 

[NotaPAWG]

Finally listened to this after all of the praise and, to me, everything went downhill after Ramona Park Legend Pt1

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

I'm being serious. He set a tone with that track and he didn't follow through. The production was solid but he started rapping about the same shyt over and over. It didn't lack depth, he lacked variety and his voice is annoying to me

It's not terrible, but it's no where near as great as people are making it out to be. I put on Sour Soul for the rest of the flight and it's leagues ahead of what Vince laid out

 

[Guess Who]

Quoting to say this is one of the realist things I've ever heard/read in an interview.

As a kid who came from a family of generations of poverty and living in a roach infested apt, then going to middle school and being around kids wearing more expensive clothing (hollister and Abercrombie were what we deemed as "expensive") and me wearing Walmart, k mart, and hand me down clothing and cheap ass Payless shoes and bein made fun of for it, and embarrassed to have friends over i definitely could relate to that. Luckily, my parents did the best they could with what we had and now are considered middle class but that feeling really sucked.

Man that shyt was the worst because I got chartered out to a rich white school in grade 7 and 8 and I couldn't invite my friends over to the project buildings where I stayed at. It was hard...them white kids, through no fault of their own, didn't understand.

 

[ThaRealness]

Is this dope?? what's the production sounding like?

 

[Zero]

Is this dope?? what's the production sounding like?

Like No ID snapped out of whatever spell he was under on Common's album

 

[HideoKojima]

"On 65 I tell the truth, no lies
(I tell the truth no lies)
The sheets and crosses turned to suits and ties
(They turn to suits and ties)
In Black America, can you survive?
(How well do you survive?)
They made a nuisance once the noose is tied
(Soon as the noose was tied)
We gentrified, we victimized, we fighting for survival
(Survival)
No hopes and dreams, just leave us be, we leanin' on the bible
They preyin' on us, prayin' for a better day tomorrow
Hide the fear behind this here bravado@

"Why they hate us? Why they want to rape us for our culture?
They greet us, feed us, bleed us, then they leave us for the vultures"

That shyt was so raw

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Like No ID snapped out of whatever spell he was under on Common's album

I feel the complete opposite. i hate this album front to back. only like maybe 2 or 3 songs on 2 discs and liked the Common album's production for the most part. i cant get into this shyt at all. Shyne Coldchain 2 >>>

 

[ECA]

Is this dope?? what's the production sounding like?

shyt sounds like Hell Hath No Fury mixed with Yeezus

 

[NotaPAWG]

shyt sounds like Hell Hath No Fury mixed with Yeezus

Nah, more like Hell Hath No Fury had a baby w/ MIA with a touch of black power

After countless listens the stand out tracks to me are

Norf Norf
Lift Me Up
Surf
Street punks
Lemme know
Dopeman
Jump off the roof
Summertime
3239
CNB

 

[O.Red]

Its weird how Vince Staples' content is so street-filled yet his audience mainly isn't of that fabric

That's because of the Earl affiliation

The very first people to hear Vince were Odd Future fans

 

[NotaPAWG]

That's because of the Earl affiliation

The very first people to hear Vince were Odd Future fans

This is true. Although I got into him cause of ASAP Yams pushing him and Joey Fatts heavily on social media

 

[O.Red]

My teachers told me we was slaves
My mama told me we was kings

I don't know who to listen to

I guess we somewhere in between

 

[Guess Who]

This and the Miguel album has made for an excellent summer so far musically

Its weird how Vince Staples' content is so street-filled yet his audience mainly isn't of that fabric

It's cuz Vince is very clever in how he writes his raps with metaphors. Nerds and whiteboys dig that kinda shyt.