Summertime ’06 Turns 10

“Hey!” Vince Staples shouts with the cheer of a late-night host walking out to the audience. The greeting is the first word on his debut album, and sets up the black humor that follows: “I’m just a nigga, until I fill my pockets/ And then I’m Mr. Nigga, they follow me while shopping.” Just two lines in, Staples is already joking, serious, and referencing a deep cut from Black On Both Sides.

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