Vince Staples' "Cry Baby": A Rock Album Reflecting on American Instability
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Summary
Vince Staples' new album "Cry Baby" is reviewed as a rock-influenced reflection on American instability. The article notes that while his previous albums (Ramona Park Broke My Heart and Dark Times) seemed like a departure from his traumatic past and Long Beach roots, they actually entangled memories of hardship with his present psyche. Cry Baby is positioned as a rebuttal to broader societal instability, suggesting Staples is making good on his promise to move beyond his traumatic past material-wise.
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Cry Baby, essentially a rock album, is instead a reflection and rebuttal to American instability.
It turned out those records, Ramona Park Broke My Heart and Dark Times, were not a stark pivot, but an elaborate interstitial, entangling memories of hardship and community into his present psyche.
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