Vince Staples took to Twitter today (October 28) to express his frustration over headlines that said he thought 1990s Rap was overrated.
“I was born in 1993 in Long Beach, California and I don’t remember any of it because I was a baby,” Staples says in a TIME video entitled “Rapper Vince Staples Explains Why The 90s Are Overrated,” “but I’m pretty sure it was nice. …90s get a lot of credit. I don’t really know why. Biggie and Tupac, those are the staples of the 90s. That’s why they get the golden era credit. There’s not a 50 Cent in the 90s. They don’t even have a Kanye. Jay Z’s biggest song, his only number one happened a couple years ago.”
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The “Señorita” rapper responded to people criticizing him for being what they deemed disrespectful to the decade.
“Niggas telling me I wouldn’t exist without 90s hip hop as if I don’t have a mother or father,” he says. “Speaking of such my mother apologized for having me too late to experience Keith Murray and shes sorry for letting you all down. In 1999 I was 7 years old and toy story 2 had just dropped you niggas really think I was worried about hip hop?”
Noreaga was one of those who called out Staples for his comments.
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“Just don’t call something overrated if u ain’t live in it to appreciate its value in the 1st place that’s all!!!” he writes on Twitter.
“@noreaga I said I aint listen to it cause I didn’t I aint never talk down you tryna say slick shit thats corny,” Staples responds.
Tyler, The Creator joined in on the conversation to agree that Staples , who are in their early 20s, are too young to have developed an attachment to 1990s Rap.
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“I BE THINKING THE SAME SHIT,” the Odd Future rapper says. “LIKE THOSE 90S RAP ALBUMS DO NOTHING FOR ME.”
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Just don't call something overrated if u ain't live in it to appreciate its value in the 1st place that's all!!!
— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015
http://twitter.com/vincestaples/status/659441396303065088
@vincestaples ur a grown man too that's y I hit u direct
— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015
@vincestaples u win if u wanna tuff talk that's not at all my point young man!!! And I didnt speak down on u just ya statement sir!!
— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015
@vincestaples agreed!!! But I spoke on a statement not ya city homey it ain't that serious relax but I will leave it at that!!!
— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015
http://twitter.com/vincestaples/status/659444177516650497
Leave me outta this other bullshit y'all trying to create I spoke he spoke ended!!! Different opinions makes nobody enemies just different!
— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015
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