- hip hop, west coast hip hop
- 35 min
- 13 tracks
- Blacksmith Recordings
Dark Times is the sixth studio album by American rapper Vince Staples. It was released on May 24, 2024, through Blacksmith Records and Def Jam Recordings. It marks his first release on Def Jam since FM!
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Character
Classical in form, grave, contemporary and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
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Metacritic 82/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Beats Per Minute80%
- Clash8/10
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- Exclaim!8/10
- The Line of Best Fit9/10
- Pitchfork7.6/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Slant Magazine4/5 ★
- VarietyPositive
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Tracks
- 1Close Your Eyes and Swing0:31
- 2Black&Blue3:19
- 3Government Cheese2:45
- 4Children’s Song2:13
- 5Shame on the Devil3:25
- 6Étouffée4:28
- 7Liars0:57
- 8Justin2:04
- 9“Radio”2:57
- 10Nothing Matters2:42
- 11Little Homies3:45
- 12Freeman2:35
- 13Why Won’t the Sun Come Out?3:25
13 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Vince Staples
- Label
- Blacksmith Recordings
- Released
- May 24, 2024
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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