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When kids can't come to my show, I feel bad, because grown-up 21 and up people really probably don't need my help as much as an 11-year-old child.

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Vince Staples
Age: 31
Born: 1993
Born: July 2
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We should focus on the things that are bad that we can immediately control, because people are always going to be people.
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I'm just saying what I think about at the time. I don't make a point to do anything, really.
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I hate when a show has an age limit. Like a little tiny child is standing outside, like, 'Hey, I wanted to go but I couldn't.' That sucks.
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When I was a kid if you didn't have Lil in front of your name, you were trash.
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I wouldn't say I fear the future.
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