A couple of weeks ago, rap prodigy Vince Staples released the
music video for “
Magic,” the first single from his forthcoming album
Ramona Park Broke My Heart, which he first began teasing even before unveiling last year’s critically-acclaimed
Vince Staples. Today, he’s back with a new single, “Rose Street,” and another music video.
The first 45 seconds of the song is a sample, leaving only a little over a minute for Staples to break into a flow. Against a trap beat and booming bass, he spews quips about his devotion to his friends over his romantic relationships: “I’m married to the gang, don’t be playing games / Only bringing flowers to the homie’s grave.” It ends abruptly.
The video is much less chaotic than the one for “Magic”; instead of getting jumped at a house party, he’s sitting solemnly on graffiti-adorned rocks at a beach looking at the crashing waves introspectively.
Before releasing the song at midnight, Staples took to Twitter to generate some hype: “Will Smith inspired me man let me drop this video,” he wrote, referring, of course, to
Smith smacking Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oscars.
Will Smith inspired me man let me drop this video.
— RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART
(@vincestaples)
March 28, 2022
Watch the video for “Rose Street” above.
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