Vince Staples

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• Album Review: VINCE STAPLES – Cry Baby | Surreal Resolution | June 19, 2026, 12:40 a.m.
Ay, I haven’t heard anything from Vince Staples in a while. Musically, that is. In case you don’t remember, he did have his own Netflix show, but that only lasted 2 seasons and didn’t get ren…

• Vince Staples : Cry Baby | Treble | June 23, 2026, 1:11 p.m.
Staples pairs live band arrangements with a lyrical duality of ruminative darkness and humor

• Vince Staples Addresses Theory That ‘Cry Baby’ Artwork Represents Donald Trump: ‘I See a Lot of Conversation’ | Billboard | June 17, 2026, 11:18 p.m.
Vince Staples says his "Cry Baby" album artwork isn't about Donald Trump but is meant to represent "all of us."

• REVIEW: Vince Staples shares a gloomy, poignant outlook with 'Cry Baby' | RIFF | RIFF Magazine | June 5, 2026, 4 a.m.
Exasperated but not quite yet defeated, Vince Staples marries rock with a gloomy yet poignant outlook on the world with 'Cry Baby.'

• Vince Staples – Cry Baby review | No Ripcord | June 17, 2026, 6:06 p.m.
For all the noisy guitars, there is so much more to Cry Baby—lyrically, thematically, and even musically—that exemplifies the very best of Hip Hop.

• Vince Staples - Cry Baby | The Needle Drop | June 12, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
The stylistic risk Vince takes on Cry Baby is commendable, but his lyrics have much more bite than the rock instrumentation.

• Vince Staples Rocks Out On ‘Cry Baby’ | Rock and Roll Globe | June 9, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
Vince Staples spent six albums illustrating his life as a youngblood coming up in Long Beach, California. Now he’s ready to throw down where he stands in

• Vince Staples – Cry Baby | The Quietus | June 10, 2026, 5 a.m.
Nearly a decade and a half into his career, the Long Beach rapper delivers his most explicit political statement yet

• Vince Staples: Cry Baby | Spectrum Culture | June 11, 2026, 5:05 a.m.
After a run of similar-sounding introspective records molded primarily by Def Jam’s concerns about keeping him hip hop, Cry Baby marks a breakaway from the norm for Vince Staples. It may not be punk, precisely, but it certainly rhymes.

• Vince Staples Is Playing Himself | jaysonbuford.substack.com
Long Beach rapper Vince Staples is otherworldly talented at his best. So, why does it feel like he is not putting his best foot forward to effect listeners?

• Cry Baby by Vince Staples | Album Review | Medium | June 8, 2026, 12:42 p.m.
Vince Reflects on America on his 7th Album

• Vince Staples, 'Cry Baby' Album Review | Paste
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• Vince Staples’ Cry Baby Is an American Revolution | Consequence | June 5, 2026, 1 p.m.
On Cry Baby, Vince Staples uses religious imagery, urgent live instrumentation, and sharp social commentary to deliver a powerful warning about America's failures.

• Vince Staples: Cry Baby | Pitchfork
Read Mankaprr Conteh’s review of the album.

• LA's Vince Staples expands into punk sound and slogans on 'Cry Baby' | theartsdesk.com
The concept of political rap has always been a slippery fish. Even as hip hop first hit the mainstream, there was a myth perpetuated by well-meaning cheerleaders that it was a form of protest music first and for partying second – and this is an assumption that then metastasised into received opinion among critics and rock-centric audiences that worthy, angry rap was more authentic and had more value, than anything fun.

• 5 Takeaways From Vince Staples’ ‘Cry Baby,’ His Most Experimental Album Since ‘Big Fish Theory’ | Okayplayer | June 5, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
Okayplayer serves up some quick takeaways from Vince Staples’ latest album, which is, as anyone could’ve guessed, very good.

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