Vince Staples, from what will be gathered from interviews and podcast appearances, isn’t a person who enjoys the unwavering depth of the so-called white gaze, creating sonic soundscapes with a sure demographic in thoughts. Throughout his set at this 12 months’s Camp Flog Gnaw with Tyler, The Creator on the helm, Vince Staples flipped a crowd participation second into a possibility to bark on white followers in attendance.
Vince Staples, who loved a strong 2024 on the artistic aspect with the nice and cozy embrace of his eponymously named tv collection on Netflix and his newest studio album Darkish Instances, was readily available for the annual Camp Flog Gnaw pageant in Los Angeles, now in its tenth 12 months.
Throughout his set, Staples, 31, paused his set to ask the group a selected query.
“Do y’all actually like f*ck with that actual n*gga sh*t,” Staples asks the group, which was comprised of a number of white followers who responded favorably to the shoutout however what got here subsequent was a traditional retort from the proficient Lengthy Seashore rapper and actor.
“A bunch of white individuals saying they like actual n*gga sh*t”” Staples stated. “It’s perplexing.”
Staples additionally referred to as the group “silly motherf*ckers” earlier than launching into the remainder of his set.
Vince Staples was one of many many standout acts at Camp Flog Gnaw with Erykah Badu, Motion Bronson, Madlib, Sampha, Doechii, ScHoolboy Q, and extra, together with appearances from Sexyy Pink, SZA, and others. There was additionally a phase of the pageant devoted to the reminiscence of the late, nice MF DOOM.
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