Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

 I really really enjoyed this album. I didn't like the self titled all that much that came out in 2021, but this is fire. "Black & Blue" the first song is so damn smooth. Things get a lot darker with "Government Cheese". Lyrically Vince is great, and I love the cohesive production too. "Nothing Matters" was another highlight. I found the Liars skit and the final track to be pretty intersting."Étouffée" might be the best song. I don't have a lot to say about the album. I liked every song but I've got to admit he's made better albums in the past. Still tho Vince's discography is looking very impressive man. Lyrics 23 Beats 23 Depth 25 Tilt 22 Verdict 93

Vince has blessed us with another great album. It sounds really EDM and electronic production wise. I think it works. It sounds a lot lighter than Summertime 06 which was a great album in his own right. There are no mentions of contributing artists on the tracklist which seems to work and annoy me at the same time. “Big Fish” features Juicy J. It’s one of the best songs no doubt. The whole album is hot except for a strange interlude in the album’s first half called “Alyssa Interlude”. “Rain Come Down” features Future and he does well. This is one of those artist defining rap albums. Verdict: 9.5 A Great Theory Indeed

Vince Staples just doesn’t disappoint! Sure its only 7 tracks but its lit. The opening song, “War Ready” features Andre 3000 and its amazing.  The worst thing about the album is the mellow crooning at the end of some songs. Kilo Kush, she is an amazing R&B vocalist that has apperared on past Vince projects. I wont say this was an underwhelming project but its clear from Summertime 06 that Vince can do better. Virtually it is 9/10 in both its lyrics and production! It won’t be long till he’s one of the best period. Yeah you heard it here first. Verdict: 9.2 Oh yeah, the Big Fish Theory Review is coming soon!

Vince Staples returns with his first full length album, and it’s really good. The album is very dark. In fact for me, personally, Summer 06 was a dark as well. No ID, Kanye’s mentor, produced a lot of tracks here. The beats are banging and Vince is a very capable rapper. The album is a double disc, but each is short so really its just about 60 mins long. I don’t normally say this, but some songs shoulda been longer.  There is a short guest list here as well. Overall though I think this is a shade above his EP Hell Can Wait. Vince may be the next great rapper, I mean after the guys that are already established: Drake, Kendrick, J.Cole etc. The verdict: I really like this album, its not quite an elite rap album tho but hey its a debut... 9.4/10