Released in 2015, Summertime ’06 unveiled the Californian Vince Staples. Big Fish Theory confirmed his exceptional talent: verbal fluidity and precision, literary depth, an acute sense of scriptwriting, efficient flow, beats distinct from all the dominant trends in Black American hip hop — techno aesthetics, ghettotech, bass music, garage house, post-dubstep, UK garage, footwork, folktronica, etc. His propensity for fiction leads this extraordinary rapper to create miniatures of psychological thrillers, fantasy tales, Afrofuturist dystopias and more.
