Stereogum — A funny thing happens when you become a critically acclaimed rapper bubbling just below the mainstream: You end up performing at seemingly every music festival on Earth. It happened to Danny Brown, the wide-eyed yapwer from Detroit, and then a few ye... more info

Stereogum — So far this year, Ty Dolla $ign has been featured on various songs helmed by big names. Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak, and Vince Staples all enlisted him for guest spots, and just yesterday the rapper debuted a new track called "Love U Better," which fe... more info

AllHipHop — SEE WHAT THE CHEF HAS TO SAY ABOUT LINES FROM SOME OF HIS FELLOW RAPPERS more info

Stereogum — JAY-Z worked with a single producer on his soul-baring new album 4:44 . That producer is No I.D., also known for his work with Common, Kanye West, and Vince Staples, and in a new interview with Rolling Stone , No I.D. teases the release of B-sides ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — First, regarding the title of Long Beach rapper Vince Staples’ new record, “Big Fish Theory”: The moniker does not refer to any particular doctrine or a chalkboard full of equations. “It comes from something that I experienc... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — First, regarding the title of Long Beach rapper Vince Staples’ new record, “Big Fish Theory”: The moniker does not refer to any particular doctrine or a chalkboard full of equations. “It comes from something that I experienc... more info

New York Times — The California rapper on his experimental new album, “Big Fish Theory,” and the unrealistic expectations of hip-hop. more info

DrownedInSound — If Kendrick Lamar’s niche is as prophet of the end times, Staples is its diarist more info

AllHipHop — THE LONG BEACH RAPPER GOT TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH ONE OF HIS INSPIRATIONS more info

Stereogum — On Friday, Vince Staples released his excellent, techno-flavored new album Big Fish Theory . It's an album full of guest stars, many of whom help out in almost-imperceptible ways. And when he performed on The Tonight Show last night, Staples was bac... more info