The Reluctant Rap Star

October, 2016

North Long Beach native Vince Staples has broken just about every rule in the hip-hop playbook. So what does he stand for?The Reluctant Rap StarMUSICNorth Long Beach native Vince Staples has broken just about every rule in the hip-hop playbook. So what does he stand for?From Tupac Shakur to Lil B, rappers have long embraced the make-it-and-move narrative. “I made a little money, then I moved my mama/Yeah straight out the hood,” Rich Homie Quan says in “Water.” In “The Watcher,” Dr. Dre raps, “I...