Soul Sides — Vince Staples: Norf Norf (Def Jam, 2015, Summertime ’06) Speaking of summer music: the new Vince Staples is killing it. I don’t think any other hip-hop album is going to move me off To Pimp A Butterfly as my favorite of the year but Vince co... more info

Stereogum — While a lot of New Yorkers headed down south for Bonnaroo, those left behind had the opportunity to check out dozens of shows at Brooklyn’s annual Northside Festival. Run The Jewels, Sleigh Bells, and Vince Staples all performed at 50 Kent’s outd... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Andrew Sacher Run the Jewels & Nas (via BV Instagram) / Sleigh Bells / Vince Staples The Northside festival shows at 50 Kent wrapped up yesterday (6/14) with Run the Jewels, Sleigh Bells, and... more info

Stereogum — I always had a vague sense that Tyler, The Creator and Vince Staples didn’t get along, mostly because Staples rapped on a whole lot of Earl Sweatshirt and Mike G tracks back in the day but never joined Odd Future. But the two of them sure looked ha... more info

Stereogum — Vince Staples doesn’t need rap. He enjoys doing it, he’s thankful for the opportunities and stability it provides, but Staples didn’t grow up with dreams of being a rap star. The 21-year-old rapper from Long Beach, California thought more about... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Run the Jewels @ FFF Fest 2014 (more by Tim Griffin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Run The Jewels, Vince Staples, Sleigh Bells @ 50 Kent... more info

Stereogum — Last night was a weirdly busy one for rappers being guests on TV shows but not performing. Vince Staples was a panelist on The Nightly Show, and T.I. was a guest on Seth Meyers and also made a cameo in a Kimmel bit. And then there was Tyler. Tyler sa... more info

Stereogum — Rappers don’t always make the best panelists on Larry Wilmore’s Nightly Show; witness, for example, Scarface being weird. But last night, Wilmore included the young Long Beach rapper Vince Staples in a discussion about the idea of an unmarried pe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for Coachella 2016 go on sale at 1 PM EST. RSVP for the free Pusha T and Vince Staples show at House of Vans opens at noon. Tickets for the Chris Cornell show at Beacon Theatre go on... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — After a long wait, it's finally Freshman season again and today, XXL is proud to reveal our highly-anticipated 2015 XXL Freshman Class. This year, we're presenting 10 up-and-coming rappers who we feel, collectively and individually, are defining the ... more info