Vince Staples is an American rapper originally from Long Beach, California. He is also a member of the Hip hop group Cutthroat Boyz, alongside California rappers Joey Fatts, and Aston Matthews.
Staples had a great start in hip hop after moving in with hip hop collective Odd future’s producer Syd Tha Kyd after being kicked out from his house. Since then he has been a frequent collaborator with numerous members of Odd Future including a 2012 mixtape entitled ‘Winter In Prague’ which was produced entirely by Michael Uzowuru.
Vince appeared three times on Earl Sweatshirt’s debut album ‘Doris’ and after this successful collaboration it was revealed he had signed to Hip hop record label Def Jam Recordings. His most notable feature for this album was on the single ‘Hive’ which went on to chart at #57 on the US R & B Charts upon release. He also found success on the ‘Stolen Youth’ mixtape which was a collaboration with Mac Miller and featured guest appearances from Ab Soul and Schoolboy Q amongst others. It was received well by critics and his underground fanbase.
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