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Music was never really something I wanted to do, so I never thought about it as a kid.

Vince Staples

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Vince Staples
Age: 31
Born: 1993
Born: July 2
Rapper
Record Producer
Singer
Long Beach
California
Vincent Jamal Staples
Vincent Staples
Music
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That's the crazy part about music, that you can just be someone and it means something.
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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 just make what I'm making, and then one day I won't want to make it anymore. I think that's a luxury we should be able to have as people, especially as artists.
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When you have this job [as an entertainer] you're suddenly not a person anymore.
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Everybody deserves a right to be happy.
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I say what I have to say at the moment and when I don't want to say it anymore, then I won't.
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Everyone serves a purpose.
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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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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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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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I've had a lot of people online say they're going to kill me at my shows. A lot of people say they're going to punch me in the face - never happened. It's just people being sad because their life sucks.
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