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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.
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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Radio is better than writing because they can't lie. Cause sometimes writers be straight lying, bro, and these headlines be making me mad.
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