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Blowing the promise of his Hell Can Wait EP into an extraordinary double LP, Summertime '06 finds rapper Vince Staples with all the pieces in place. His delivery is still sneering and steady with a slight sway that suggests he's stoned, but like pop gangstas Chief Keef or Future, he can craft a memorable melody out of chopped-up nonsense. Check the infectious "Senorita" for proof, but also check the brilliant "Lift Me Up" for Staples as the elevated rap writer, offering an uncompromising gangsta stance that's both classic ("They follow me while shoppin") and pushing the envelope (Staples tears down a list of fashion labels that don't respect their urban audience). Cali references abound and still the music, most of it from producers No ID and Clams Casino, makes it seem as if the rapper lives in the shadows, not just because it is dark, but also because it is equally attractive and mysterious. Even with the revered duo in fine form, it's producer DJ Dahi who takes first prize, as "Birds & Bees" sounds like a paranoid funk breakdown, thick and brittle enough to accompany lyrics like "I'm a gangsta like my daddy/My mommy called me 'her problem' when she had me/They found another dead body in the alley." Splitting this weighty and rich effort into digestible chunks, the album's physical release comes on two separate discs, making Summertime '06 an artistic triumph wrapped in conceptually fitting package.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Dion Wilson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Wyreman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - No ID, Producer - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Wyreman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer, Co-Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Clams Casino, Producer - Michael Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Ali, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Daley, FeaturedArtist - Steve Wyreman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - No ID, Producer, Additional Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gareth Daley, ComposerLyricist - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Russell, ComposerLyricist - Adam Manella, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kilo Kish, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Ali, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Olga Aguilar, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Brian Kidd, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sean Tallman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - No ID, Producer - Jhené Aiko, FeaturedArtist - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jhene Aiko Chilombo, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmed Kahn, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dahi, Producer, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - Rob Kinelski, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Fatts, FeaturedArtist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kilo Kish, FeaturedArtist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joey Vercher, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Czeslaw Niemen, ComposerLyricist - Steve Wyreman, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - No ID, Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snoh Aalegra, FeaturedArtist - Josh Lippi, Bass Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Fenton, ComposerLyricist - Christian Rich, Producer - Nayvadius Wilburn, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Uwaezuoke, ComposerLyricist - Taiwo Hassan, ComposerLyricist - Kehinde Hassan, ComposerLyricist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snoh Aalegra, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Snoh Nowrozi, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Sean Tallman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronnie Smith, ComposerLyricist - Clams Casino, Producer - Michael Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Darwin Jones, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmed Kahn, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
DISC 2
Dion Wilson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Wyreman, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - No ID, Producer - Earl Sweatshirt, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Steve Wyreman, Glockenspiel, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - Rob Kinelski, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Baker, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Lakisha Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Mikky Ekko, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Clams Casino, Producer - Michael Volpe, ComposerLyricist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kilo Kish, FeaturedArtist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Ali, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - James Fauntleroy, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Randolph, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Wyreman, Guitar, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - JIM CARUANA, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - eeeeeeee, FeaturedArtist - Josh Lippi, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Haneef Talib, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Desi Mo, FeaturedArtist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Ali, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - A$ton Matthews, FeaturedArtist - Matthew Lopez, ComposerLyricist - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - James Fauntleroy, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Kidd, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Randolph, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Delvyn Brumfield, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Brian Kidd, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dacoury Natche, ComposerLyricist - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Delvyn Brumfield, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Dahi, Producer
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Ernest Wilson, ComposerLyricist - No ID, Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Vince Staples, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Casey Cuayo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Law Thomas, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
Album review
Blowing the promise of his Hell Can Wait EP into an extraordinary double LP, Summertime '06 finds rapper Vince Staples with all the pieces in place. His delivery is still sneering and steady with a slight sway that suggests he's stoned, but like pop gangstas Chief Keef or Future, he can craft a memorable melody out of chopped-up nonsense. Check the infectious "Senorita" for proof, but also check the brilliant "Lift Me Up" for Staples as the elevated rap writer, offering an uncompromising gangsta stance that's both classic ("They follow me while shoppin") and pushing the envelope (Staples tears down a list of fashion labels that don't respect their urban audience). Cali references abound and still the music, most of it from producers No ID and Clams Casino, makes it seem as if the rapper lives in the shadows, not just because it is dark, but also because it is equally attractive and mysterious. Even with the revered duo in fine form, it's producer DJ Dahi who takes first prize, as "Birds & Bees" sounds like a paranoid funk breakdown, thick and brittle enough to accompany lyrics like "I'm a gangsta like my daddy/My mommy called me 'her problem' when she had me/They found another dead body in the alley." Splitting this weighty and rich effort into digestible chunks, the album's physical release comes on two separate discs, making Summertime '06 an artistic triumph wrapped in conceptually fitting package.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:05
- Main artists: Vince Staples
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Def Jam Recordings
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings) ℗ 2015 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (ARTium Recordings)
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