Vince Staples’ sophomore album has arrived. The outspoken MC comes through with his latest offering titled Big Fish Theory.
The Def Jam rapper’s second LP features 12 tracks, including the singles “BagBak” and “Rain Come Down” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. Staples has referred to the new project as “Afro-futurism.”
View the album stream, cover art and tracklist for Big Fish Theory below, or buy it on iTunes now.
[This article has been updated. The following was published June 11, 2017.]
As the release date for Big Fish Theory inches closer and closer, Vince Staples unveiled the project’s tracklist Sunday (June 11). This comes days after the single “Rain Come Down” with Ty Dolla $ign dropped.
The Def Jam signee’s second studio LP is made up of 12 tracks, also including “BagBak” and “Big Fish.”
Big Fish Theory drops June 23 before the Long Beach rapper sets out on tour with the Gorillaz starting in July and going through the fall.
Check out Vince Staples’ Big Fish Theory album tracklist and cover art below.
- Crabs in a Bucket
- Big Fish
- Alyssa Interlude
- Love can be…
- 745
- Ramona Park is Yankee Stadium
- YEAH RIGHT
- Homage
- SAMO
- Party People
- Bagbak
- Rain Come Down
(This article was last updated May 18, 2017 and is below.)
Although many fans had hoped for a new album from Vince Staples Friday (May 19), it turns out the Instagram photo he posted over the weekend with the date “5.19.17” was hinting at the “Big Fish” video, which he released Thursday (May 18), a day early. The “Norf Norf” rapper followed up with an announcement on Beats 1 Radio where he revealed the actual release date of his Big Fish Theory LP is June 23.
The project marks the Def Jam Recordings artist’s second studio album and is the follow-up to 2016’s Prima Donna EP. Check out Zane Lowe’s post with the Big Fish Theory release date above.
(The original version of this story was published May 15 and can be found below.)
When Vince Staples isn’t instigating fights between artists and music critics, the Long Beach rapper is preparing to roll out new music, specifically the full-length follow-up to his 2015 studio debut Summertime ’06, titled Big Fish Theory.
After making a splash on his recent Life Aquatic Tour, the Def Jam rapper seems ready to roll out something special. Over the weekend, he posted an Instagram photo of a large fish in a small fishbowl with the caption “5.19.17 12AM.”
So far, the only single from the album is “Bagbak,” which was released in early February. His last project, the Prima Donna EP, dropped in 2016.
During an interview with Complex, Staples gave insight into Big Fish Theory‘s themes.
“It encompasses things [like] being larger than life in a smaller world, so to say,” Staples said. “[And] how rappers are perceived and perceive themselves.”
Check out his Instagram post above as we wait.
Shut yo mouf up loc. Let the homie live. Come to the west get done in the west. Slap yo dicc off in the slapbox mafucca.
Vince Staples is good. Summertime 06 was a great album.
Watch yo mouf fool! I’ll slap yo dicc off in da streetz wit da quicness bitch ass!
Yeah that right you go ahead boi, slap my dick real hard for your butt buddy vince
Im convinced hhdx comments have turned in a pissing match for corny white kids/trolls that are weird af. I would say y’all ruin the content, but even it’s become sub par with the rest of the hip hop news fringe.
Vince is about to rip this shit into pieces he’s coming extra hard with this new album what i love most is that it’s coming out on birthday and Vince is one of the dopest MCs from Long Beach Westside For Life
I see the play…doing his best to be creative in a conformist time …but all these dudes sound like three stacks Ie Love below…which I was so hung up on at the time (and still am) my friends thought i was crazy…Iove the creativity but its not ground breaking..like 3k was….Im working on that myself 😉 lmao
Trying to hard to be creative is being such a conformist nowadays. Everyone’s trying to make a concept album. I miss the olden days when someone just made a bad ass sounding rap album. Very uncommon
I agree. I feel like the majority doesn’t want that anymore. Gibbs is always making good shit though.
I can pick up what you putting down..though I cant say I agree with your statement, “Everyone’s trying to make a concept album” maybe im not in the know- but I cant think of anyone else besides a handful of rappers that try to make full albums
Whats with the stupid fish cover that sh.. Stinks…
It was a disappointment, only three tracks were dope; big fish, 745 and bagbak (2.5/5)
Not what I expected at all. Sonically different and explorative. Decent album it might get better with time…he went a little left reminds me of yeezus. He tryin to break the box he’s put in.
Not really feeling this at all