"Each song on Cry Baby is structured around live instrumentation to construct a dynamic, confrontational body of work that captures the tension, absurdity, and emotional weight of America - an album that doesn't just document the times and its precedents, but actively wrestles with them."
"Epitomizing an anti-establishment ethos, 'Blackberry Marmalade' tells uncomfortable truths with lyrics like, 'Anti-establishment, crackers on that shadiness/ Crackers watch me work and break my back and shit, they maniacs/ Crackers tap my pockets with taxes, said they made me rich.'"
"'Blackberry Marmalade' offers a provocative first glimpse at Cry Baby. Staples pushed back against descriptions of the track as 'punk rock,' pointing out that genres such as rock, punk, post-punk, grunge, new wave, and indie rock are all different, but they all come from the Cracka tryna be James Brown."
Vince Staples will release his new album 'Cry Baby' on June 5th in collaboration with Loma Vista Recordings. The album consists of 10 tracks and contrasts with his previous introspective works by focusing on external societal issues. Each song features live instrumentation, creating a dynamic and confrontational body of work that captures the emotional weight of America. The lead single, 'Blackberry Marmalade,' showcases a heavy guitar riff and addresses uncomfortable truths, while the accompanying video presents a provocative narrative from a first-person shooter perspective.
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