This episode of the “Who is Vince Staples” podcast, titled “White Boy,” dives into themes of family dynamics, bullying, and the lasting impacts of childhood trauma. The episode opens with a peaceful family scene of young Vince and his parents. The episode quickly progresses to show the deterioration of his Read more…
Episode 4 of Vince Staples’ TV show takes us through a bizarre day at Surf City. A discount theme park that’s essentially a knockoff Disneyland. The park becomes the perfect backdrop for exploring the complexities of Vince’s relationship with Deja and her younger brother. As we follow Vince through the Read more…
Episode three of The Vince Staples show is all about the black American family reunion. For anyone who doesn’t understand the nuance of the black family reunion, I could see this episode being confusing. Although I’m sure most communities where it’s common for family members to be spread out, there Read more…
The outfits Vince rocks in the show are nice. I especially liked the flower Carhart jacket he wore in this episode. I don’t know clothes well, it’s similar to cars for me. I can point and go “ooo that’s nice”, but there’s little chance I can explain why. The main Read more…
It’s sad how commonplace jail is for black American men. It would practically be unrealistic to have a black American male protaganist, and jail not be somewhere on his radar. I found it interesting that Vince finds himself in jail in the first 3 minutes of episode 1. We see Read more…