Vince Staples Releases New Single "White Flag" from Upcoming Album Cry Baby
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Margaret Farrell
10d ago· 2 min readenNews
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Summary
Vince Staples has released "White Flag," the second single from his upcoming album Cry Baby (the follow-up to 2024's Dark Times). The track blends Motown and psychedelic jazz influences with snappy drums, a suave bassline, and soft background vocals. The lyrics explore themes of love as conflict, with Staples rapping about how "sometimes love can turn to war." The accompanying visual was co-directed by Staples and Bradley J. Calder.
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Last month, Vince Staples announced his new album Cry Baby, the follow-up to 2024’s Dark Times. He’s already shared the lead single “Blackberry Marmalade” and its provocative video. Today, he’s returned with another single called “White Flag.” It comes wi
