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I think there's too much of the wrong type of influences that stem from hip-hop.

Vince Staples

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Vince Staples
Age: 31
Born: 1993
Born: July 2
Rapper
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Long Beach
California
Vincent Jamal Staples
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I remember, once, my sister used to tell me that they found me in the trash-can when I was younger, so one time I pushed my sister into a trash-can - I put it over her head and pushed her down the street. And then after that, we been close ever since.
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Where I come from, there's no common enemy, there's no why. There's no, I hate white people.
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When I was a kid I used to want to be a Beethoven or something. That was my dream.
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As a living, breathing person, you must love things that derive from nature.
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Just be comfortable. Sometimes, when open up for a bigger artist at a conventional concert, you can feel unwelcome. But when you're playing a festival, people come to see music in general - so don't be fearful. The people are there to enjoy and discover new music so approach the show with confidence and optimism.
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When people ask me my influences and I'm like, nobody they're like, there has to be somebody. People seem to think you have to have an influence.
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All my friends and family are either in prison or don't make enough money. I don't know what the president really does. I haven't been able to experience that kind of shift yet.
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Drugs are horrible I say no to drugs. I've never done drugs in my life.
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All the rhinos are dead, for the most part. I think that's really sad.
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I live in a pretty liberal place, so it's a lot of hidden racism and things like that. If you really look up California, it's a really shitty place when it comes to things like that. So I think it will just take time. Old people have to die. Once the generation right under my Mom dies, we'll be fine.
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I think the opinion is worth less now than it ever has been.
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One of my younger homies, he went to jail, and some people came to me and were like, Bail him out, and I said no. Why would I bail him out? He's going to prison. Let him sit and get some time served. You want to be crazy, but you don't want to go to jail. You want to shoot people, but you don't want to kill people. That's such a misleading thi
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I love Louisiana fried fish, but it's all Martin Luther King, I can't go over there.
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It really hurts my feelings when people are mean to old people, or when people yell at their little kids. Just ask them what's wrong, bro. I think we all just need to be nicer.
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I'm a beat hoarder. I'll record five songs in a year and I still hoard beats.
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I was never like, Oh man, I want a Grammy and I'll do whatever it takes. Someone like that might not do what it takes to have a decent touring career, because they're in the studio trying to master whatever they're doing to win a Grammy.
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I wake up sometimes with an idea and then I write it down. It's not necessarily easy, but when you focus on something it comes.
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I feel like that's the reason a lot of pop music doesn't have that grasp that other forms of music do, because it's more rooted in only the happier aspects of life - there's not really a connection.
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I don't think I've ever been personally fulfilled performing. It's kind of a challenging thing it's more of a sacrifice for the people that I love.
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We give people way too much credit. People just get crazy.
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