Vince Staples has some news hip-hop fans may not want to hear. According to the eccentric Long Beach rapper, he does not plan on staying in the game forever, or even for much longer if things continue to go as they are right now.
Speaking to California Sunday Magazine for a profile, Staples imagined his exit from rap.
You're out of your goddamn mind if you think I'm going to be doing this music sh*t for more than two more years," he said. "And let me really get some money? If I get some in the next six months, you'll never see me again."
At 22, Staples is one of the hottest new names in hip-hop. His album Summertime '06 has been hotly tipped as one of the best in the genre this year and he is being booked for festivals and gigs all over the country. Despite his career booming, he just isn't inspired by what is going on around him within the community.
"It's not that I don't care about rap," he said. "I'm not a fan of rap culture."
Seeing Staples go in the prime of his career would be rough for his fans and for hip-hop which has embraced Staples and his music. However the grind of the music industry appears to already be taking its toll.
"I don't like being on the road," he said. "Health-wise it's not good for me, and I have other things I'd rather do. But it's not about you at this point; you're doing it for the fans; you're performing the songs."
Staples isn't the first person in 2015 to say his rap career is finite. Childish Gambino made waves when he went on the NBC to promote The Martian and said that his career would eventually end. He told the reporters that he "loves endings" and would still stay involved with music in some capacity, but would eventually make an exit from hip-hop.
In addition to Glover, Juicy J also announced that he might retire from being an active touring recording artist. Juicy has had a long and fruitful career and could go on to do other things with his life, but the announcement was a shock to his fans who await new music.
