The Vince Staples Show — childish

Yo! Vince Staples got a T.V show, and it’s fucking dope. Right off the bat with the pilot episode Vince does not come to play when it comes to the comedy. The dichotomy of being rich and famous but NOT THAT rich and famous while Black can be interesting to navigate. And that what Vince is doing. The pressure of being a famous rapper while also wanting to be or when people turn you into an inspiration can be a lot. The show follows Vince in his day-to-day life when some wild ass shit can pop off. But hey, just another day for Mr. Staples.

Right off the bat when I saw who was playing his mama, I was like hell yeah! The amazing Vanessa Bell Calloway (Coming to America), Andrea Ellsworth as Deja the girlfriend. Kareem J. Grimes (All American) as Uncle Mike and Rick Ross as himself. My favorite episode is the Brown Family Reunion episode when Vince Staples's mom (Vanessa Bell Calloway) freaks the fuck out when she finds out that someone else brought the Mac and Cheese and gives everyone hell about it. Vince’s girlfriend thinks she’s being ridiculous, and she responds it’s about respect. I don’t know about you, but I have seen many a fight over some Mac N Cheese. It’s something so easy yet taken so seriously. A rite of passage if you will, and this episode captured that idea brilliantly. I also loved the episode Black Business. Vince tries to get a loan to do better and bigger and despite having some money to back up the idea it’s still not enough. At the end of the day, he is still just a rapper. And that can always go south. (MC HAMMER… just sayin) so while trying to leave the bank it is getting robbed and by coincidence, it’s being robbed by one of Vince’s childhood friends. It’s a hilarious scene of two people literally catching up during a robbery while simultaneously breaking down the system of white supremacy within the bank system and its ties in slavery to how it continues corruption today to Black and Brown Communities.

Overall, a very well written and executed show that I really hope gets a second season because I would love to see more of what Vince can do. I love that we are getting more shows by Black and Brown creatives. The insight and creativity are completely next level. When we let these opportunities happen, we get more beautiful shit like this. Like if you read between the lines of comedy, you see the bigger message. All episodes streaming on Netflix!