I don't really have a focus, I just make music. Vince Staples More Quotes by Vince Staples More Quotes From Vince Staples I remember, once, my sister used to tell me that they found me in the trash-can when I was younger, so one time I pushed my sister into a trash-can - I put it over her head and pushed her down the street. And then after that, we been close ever since. Vince Staples trash-cans my-sister remember Every song with lyrics is lyrical. Vince Staples lyrical song I don't think I've ever been personally fulfilled performing. It's kind of a challenging thing; it's more of a sacrifice for the people that I love. Vince Staples sacrifice people thinking I don't think you should criticize people's music because maybe it just isn't for you. Vince Staples should people thinking I think there's too much of the wrong type of influences that stem from hip-hop. Vince Staples hip-hop too-much thinking Whenever you have people in power, they try to control people. It's not necessarily a bad thing to control people - you can control people for good, you can control people for bad, but you're gonna try and control people. Vince Staples bad-things trying people I wake up sometimes with an idea and then I write it down. It's not necessarily easy, but when you focus on something it comes. Vince Staples focus writing ideas I've heard a lot of crack stories. I heard a RZA crack story, up close and personal, over a platter of 100 chicken wings that only him and his friend ate. It was a good day. Vince Staples good-day cracks wings Rappers kinda look stupid sometimes. Most of the time. I'm pretty sure I look stupid too a lot. Vince Staples rapper stupid looks My brothers used to beat me up, but I used to fight my sisters 'cuz I couldn't hit them back, so I had to find specific severe ways to punish them. Vince Staples fighting brother way A lot of music comes from a selfish place. Vince Staples staples selfish Where I come from, there's no common enemy, there's no "why." There's no, "I hate white people." Vince Staples hate white people Radio is better than writing because they can't lie. Cause sometimes writers be straight lying, bro, and these headlines be making me mad. Vince Staples mad writing lying I live in a pretty liberal place, so it's a lot of hidden racism and things like that. If you really look up California, it's a really shitty place when it comes to things like that. So I think it will just take time. Old people have to die. Once the generation right under my Mom dies, we'll be fine. Vince Staples mom racism thinking Things don't really go that well when people get back together. Vince Staples wells together people I wouldn't say I fear the future. Vince Staples So many things come from people's parents lying to them about the truth about things. I feel like, once those ideas die with people, we'll be good in a couple of generations. Vince Staples couple lying ideas The ones that actually affect people who don't have enough money to change them - which is almost everybody. But that has nothing to do with the president. Vince Staples president enough people Drugs are horrible; I say no to drugs. I've never done drugs in my life. Vince Staples say-no-to-drugs drug done We give people way too much credit. People just get crazy. Vince Staples crazy giving people