The second EP from Long Beach rapper Vince Staples, Prima Donna is a concise and intense ride that follows his 2015 breakout album, Summertime '06.
Featuring appearances from A$AP Rocky and Kilo Kish, Prima Donna combines Staples' uncomfortably honest inner ruminations with wider social issues relevant to being a black man in America.
As he declares on the second track, reality is so dire, one has to be "War Ready." Immediately following on "Smile," he repeats "sometimes I feel like giving up," the psychological toll of life pushing him to the point of "sometimes I wanna kill myself." It's a sobering slice of vulnerability from the young rapper.
He jumps from helpless to hopeful -- often within the same song -- but remains hungry throughout.
With production by DJ Dahi, John Hill, No I.D., and James Blake (on the OutKast-sampling "War Ready"), Prima Donna is an essential snapshot of 2016 that bears witness to the evolution of an artist coming into his own with an unflinching, socially conscious perspective.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let It ShineVince Staples | Vince Staples | Play | 00:41 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 2 | War ReadyAndré Benjamin, James Blake, Antwan Patton, Vince Staples | Vince Staples | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | SmileJohn Graham Hill, Dacoury Natche, Vince Staples | Vince Staples | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | LocoJohn Graham Hill, Dacoury Natche, Lakisha Robinson, Vince Staples | Vince Staples | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Prima DonnaRakim Mayers, Dacoury Natche, Vince Staples | Vince Staples | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Pimp HandVince Staples, Ernest Wilson | Vince Staples | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | Big TimeJames Blake, Vince Staples | Vince Staples | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 21 mins | 49 MB | |||||
| 21 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A$AP Rocky | Featured Artist |
| 2 | André Benjamin | Composer |
| 3 | James Blake | Composer |
| 4 | John Graham Hill | Composer |
| 5 | Kilo Kish | Featured Artist |
| 6 | Rakim Mayers | Composer |
| 7 | Dacoury Natche | Composer |
| 8 | Antwan Patton | Composer |
| 9 | Lakisha Robinson | Composer |
| 10 | Vince Staples | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Ernest Wilson | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |