JAY-Z feels that Vince Staples is one of the "smartest" and "most creative rappers" in the industry right now, according to Brian “B. Dot” Miller. Miller revealed the legendary rapper's appreciation for Staples during the Ramona Park Broke My Heart rapper's recent appearance on Rap Radar with Elliott Wilson.
“To be honest with you, full disclosure,” B. Dot Began. “JAY-Z was the one who told me and put me on to your album. [He] said it was ‘beautiful.’ And he was like calling you one of the smartest, most creative rappers out there in the game right now.” Despite the praise from one of the greatest rappers of all time, Staples appeared to be unfazed.
Vince Staples Performing At Coachella
As for why he wasn't moved, he explained: “If I’m impartial to if people like it, I’m for sure impartial if you don’t like it. I feel like everyone’s entitled to their opinion. Once you put something out into the universe and you selling something, it’s okay for people to say if they like it or don’t like it. That’s not really why I make music. I don’t really care how nobody feel about nothing, to be 100 percent honest. I appreciate them listening and that’s as far as it goes like how people feel.”
Staples dropped Ramona Park Broke My Heart back in April 2022 and it debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard 200. The album was met with widespread acclaim from critics and fans alike. It features appearances from Lil Baby, Ty Dolla Sign, and more.
Staples has also been expanding his career outside of music as of late. Last year, he joined the cast of the upcoming White Men Can't Jump remake. Then, just earlier this month, he was announced for the cast of Showtime's upcoming series, The Wood. A description of the show from Variety reads, “Jamal, an aspiring photographer from Ladera Heights, is cut off by his upper-class family when he decides to follow his own path instead of going to historic Morehouse College.”
Vince Staples Speaks With B. Dot & Elliott Wilson
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