This song, from Vince Staples' Hell Can Wait EP, is simultaneously nostalgic, cold-hearted, generously empathetic and resigned to disaster. Watch him perform it on stage at NPR Music's 2016 SXSW showcase.
Watch the entire set here, or check out individual songs in the set list below.
Set List
Credits
Producers: Saidah Blount, Mito Habe-Evans, Otis Hart; Technical Director: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Videographers: Nickolai Hammar, Katie Hayes Luke, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhelm, Lizzie Chen; Editor: Cameron Robert; Audio: Timothy Powell/Metro Mobile; Assistant Audio Engineer: Loretta Rae; Production Assistants: Erin Conlon, Nathan Gaar; Special Thanks: SXSW, Stubb's BBQ; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann.
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