Jun 22, 2017 This Friday, Vince Staples will release Big Fish Theory, his sophomore full-length album on Def Jam. To get the word out, Staples has done a media blitz the past two weeks, including a hilarious and, at times, extremely awkward interview with Vulture. During the Q&A, writer Frank Guan asks Staples if he could reveal some of the producers who will be credited on the new album. Staples consults with his manager and publicist, but together, they decide that it would spoil the reveal. When Guan explains that some of the names are published on Vince's Wikipedia page, the Long Beach rapper agrees but says Wikipedia credits cannot always be trusted. "I recently saw myself on a track list for the Eminem album, so you never know," he says. "I’ve never met him in my life." Using Vince name-dropping Eminem as a segue to his next question, the following exchange takes place: . Oh h--- no. No? I like 8 Mile though, I love it. I love 8 Mile. And I liked “My Name Is” when I was a kid, and I really liked “Without Me.” “Guess who’s back, back again.” The funny thing is that, no one really cares. They just want to say, “Look what I know.” We’re not in the business of selling hype. We’re here to make songs. If the beautiful people down at Def Jam Records want to display that, that’s something they can do. But my job, I make the songs, I give them to the dealer. The dealer finds the buyer. On the world’s biggest art gallery, the internet. And also maybe Target. While most emcees in Vince's shoes—23 years old, signed to Def Jam—would lie and make up some bs reason why Eminem, indeed, was a major influence on their career in rap, Vince, as we have learned over the years, is not most emcees. Rather than give Guan the answer he probably expected when he asked about Shady, Vince gave the quintessential Vince response. And it makes perfect sense, too. Not only have the two never met or worked together but Vince was only six years old when Eminem released his major label debut, The Slim Shady LP, in 1999. He was nine when 8 Mile was released in theaters. Sure, Eminem was signed by Dr. Dre, a pioneer of the same West Coast hip-hop movement that inspired Vince to pursue a career in rap, but that is as much as Vince Staples has in common with Eminem.
Jun 22, 2017 Who gives a f---?? LOL. No offense. Vince is cool. Em is cool. It is what it is. Nothing to see here.
Jun 22, 2017 People need to stop using Em's name to get attention when they fully well know they'd fan boy if they ever got the chance to meet/work with him They just know that Em will never see it
Jun 22, 2017 Who was it out of Odd future? I know Tyler said Shady SV was a--- but didn't one of those other fuckbois say some derogatory s--- about em, along the lines of 'I feel sorry for you if you're still checking for Eminem' or something like that? I feel like people take advantage these days of em being a lot more mellow. You really think in 2004 he'd have let all these snide remarks just slide by without battering an eyelid? That said, if em doesn't respond then he's the one who incites the accusations against him that he picks and chooses his targets, etc, and he can only have himself to blame. It's one thing to make throwaway comments, or for vince staples for example to say 'na em ain no influence on me'. That's fair enough. When established rappers have outright dissed you or your establishment though (Odd future, Rick Ross in the past, and Machine Gun Kelly etc etc) and you don't even acknowledge it the it leaves you open to fair criticism in my book. People say 'ems running out of s--- to say'. Why doesn't he address these mediocre rappers with big opinions?
Jun 22, 2017 just kidding btw I mean it's his opinion and gotta respect that, Eminem influenced too many artists so I don't think it's the end of the world if he didn't influence vince f---ing staples
Jun 22, 2017 Yeah Earl said something along the lines of 'if you still listen to Eminem you're probably drinking too much Mountain Dew as well' lmao Imo, Em doesn't respond because these jabs are pretty subtle & it's pointless getting into petty s--- at his age. There have been no outright disses from well-known and respected rappers -- If a big rapper came out and clearly dissed him on a hit single, Em would defo respond...but that's not gonna happen as that's career suicide
Jun 22, 2017 yeah pretty sure Rick Ross has been calling Em a honkey and calling him out for years and Marshall hasn't said anything
Jun 22, 2017 obviously not i just get sick of stans talking Em up like 'ya dog ya if only a well known rapper called him out bro ha thatll never happen tho cause its career suicide'
Jun 22, 2017 okay? yeah man I'm sure Em doesn't care obviously but ya'll cant keep acting like no one big has dissed Em and hype it up like everyone afraid of Eminem ending their careers Eminem hasnt responded to Ross it doesnt matter if he gives a f--- or not it contradicts what ya'll say
Jun 22, 2017 Vince is 10x more real than Eminem right now anyway. Actually says what he feels instead of being a puppet to his manager. Gotta respect that
Jun 22, 2017 At this stage in his career why would Em need to beef with these rappers saying petty s--- lol I could understand if a big rapper flat out dissed him But for example If Em came out with a diss track for Rick Ross, you can't say his wouldn't have good bars & make the internet goes crazy etc Of course rappers would be afraid to come at Em if they knew he was gonna say something back, they only do it a little now because they know he probably isn't gonna respond
Jun 22, 2017 its his opinion so ... And he already said on Twitter that he likes Eminem. its all cool yo