Vince Staples Clarifies His Viral Comments On Kendrick Lamar And Drake Beef

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on May 24, 20243.2K Views

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 30: Musician Vince Staples speaks on stage during Apple Store Soho Presents: Meet The Musician: Vince Staples at Apple Store Soho on June 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/FilmMagic)

He's continued to be coy about who he thinks is winning.

If there's a major story going on in rap music, there's a good chance Vince Staples has some thoughts about it. The rapper manages to be pretty outspoken despite also being one of the less public figures in the genre. That's why it's no suspires that as soon as someone had the chance to ask him about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef, they took it. It's no surprise that his answer made waves as he seemed surprisingly unconcerned with the high-profile back and forth. “While Taylor Swift is fighting for people to be able to have streaming money, n*ggas on the internet arguing with each other about some rap sh*t. So that’s how I feel about it,” he originally replied.

Now in a new interview he's explaining why he said that. “It was a live-streamed event, so someone had to be filming the live-streamed event on their computer. And then pages that are dedicated to the city and to people, cut out every question that these children asked about trying to stay alive in this environment that’s had over a hundred shootings in the first four months," he begins. “So if I say plainly, no one cares about anybody else, then I look crazy. But I’m speaking to children. So my thing is am I supposed to look at a child who just asks those questions and say, ‘Yeah, I want one of these n*ggas to kill each other lyrically’? What the f*ck are we talking about?” Staples concludes. Check out his full interview below.

Vince Staples On His Kendrick Beef Comments

Vince was being interviewed because he just released his new album Dark Times. The project represents his final release for Def Jam, which he's been signed to for over a decade. The album was announced just a few days ago with the song "Shame On The Devil" preceding the release of the full album.

What do you think of Vince Staples clarifying his comments on Kendrick Lamar and Drake's beef? Do you agree with him that he wasn't in the right environment to give an honest answer when originally asked? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.