One of the best hip hop albums of decade alongside mbdtf, yeezus, rodeo, igor etc

I genuinely stand by this

the bassline on Rain Come Down still gives me chills

High

one of these is not like the others

You know this album is a letdown when I come to a new Vince album thread and ppl talk about Big Fish Theory

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rodeo is easily top 5 last decade

Igor*

let’s stop the Rodeo discourse before it starts please

LOVE CAN BE

"For his part, Vince is still in the liminal space between mainstream fame and the business end of a .38. He’s been the face of Sprite campaigns and has an upcoming Netflix show, but death and decaying memories lurk around every corner. Parsing out the difference between the real and fake is hard enough when you’re not famous, but the paranoia lingers in the back of his mind. The end of “Sundown Town” dwells on the fear of meet-and-greets with fans turning into assassination attempts. “Taking Trips” features a striking bar about keeping a gun in his swim trunks when he goes to the beach. On “Are You With That?” Vince reminiscences on a childhood spent with friends who are now “under the ground” before disarming listeners with a hilariously blunt demand: “Fill these voids or fill my bank.” He’s still a smartass operating in a bad man’s world, and money remains both a motivation and a balm."

"Vince and Kenny Beats have easy chemistry in and out of the booth because both are consistently proving how adaptable they are to any facet of rap. There’s no beat that Vince’s bleak diarism can’t mutate just like there’s no regional style Kenny can’t add to his collection at will. They’re two unstoppable forces who would rather work together than fight each other. Vince Staples is a minor affair by design, proof that there’s fire to be found even in the duo’s quietest moments."

def jam (edit: Motown) paying these publications nicely

adding 100 elements to a song doesn’t make it good, and that’s what rodeo is

lil fade!

very melancholy, don't mind this at all personally but can see why people would be disappointed

He's not on def jam anymore

not a single song on rodeo is overproduced

theres a very obvious pick to take out there and you pick rodeo?

guy said igor

i like the interludes on this tbh sry just trying to keep it on topic

pretty much agree

sure it will grow on me after more listens

but i still like it

Take take me home like I clicked my shoooooeeeees