Vince Staples – ‘Cry Baby’ review: authentic punk outpouring from an energised hip-hop storyteller

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With a plethora of rappers already delivering scathing, eloquent attacks on the crushing nature of 21st century US racism – from Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ to Jay-Z‘s ‘4:44’, Joey Bada$$‘ ‘All Amerikkkan Bada$$’ to Run The Jewels‘ ‘RTJ4’ – there’s a danger that projects centred around the nation’s hostile, discriminatory foundations tread old […]

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