Vincent Jamal Staples born July 2 1993 is an American rapper and singer He is a member of the hip hop trio Cutthroat Boyz alongside fellow California rappers Aston Matthews and Joey Fatts Staples was once a close associate of Odd Future Mike G and Earl Sweatshirt in particular He is currently signed to Motown and Talib Kwelis Blacksmith Records Staples rose to prominence with appearances on albums by Odd Future members and his collaborative mixtape titled Stolen Youth with producer Mac Miller In October 2014 he released his debut EP Hell Can Wait which included the singles Hands Up and Blue Suede His debut album Summertime 06 was released in June 2015 to critical acclaim He was also featured as a part of the XXL 2015 Freshman Class His second album Big Fish Theory which contains the singles BagBak Big Fish and Rain Come Down incorporates avantgarde dance and electronic influences It was released in June 2017 to further acclaim from critics In November 2018 Staples released his third studio album FM In July 2021 he released his selftitled fourth studio album Description above from the Wikipedia article Vince Staples licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia