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If you try to make music and try to convey to everyone that everything is all peachy-keen, you might come off like you're full of it, and that could be something that draws listeners away.
Vince Staples
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Vince Staples
Age: 31
Born: 1993
Born: July 2
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Vincent Jamal Staples
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