Killer Mike and N.O.R.E. have given Vince Staples high praise following the release of his new Netflix show.
In response to a post on X (formerly Twitter) announcing the arrival of The Vince Staples Show and asking users, “Who’s watching?” Mike enthusiastically wrote: “Me!”
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He also hailed Vince as a “genius” after a fan asked him whether the Long Beach rapper-turned-actor and producer solicited advice from him when negotiating his deal with Netflix,
“He ain’t need my advice,” the Atlanta native replied. “That N-gga a Genuine Genius! Umma friend and a fan. Cuz got this!!!!”
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Fellow rap veteran N.O.R.E. also gave The Vince Staples Show his stamp of approval by boldly proclaiming it as the best TV show in the world right now.
“Vince staples got the best show on earth!!!” the Drink Champs host said on X.
The Vince Staples Show stars the rapper as himself and “explores his unpredictable life over the course of five satirical tales” set in his hometown of Long Beach, according to a synopsis.
Co-produced by Kenya Barris (Black-ish, Entergalactic), the series also stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Andrea Ellsworth, Naté Jones, Arturo Castro, Scott MacArthur, Bryan Greenberg and Myles Bullockas.
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Its trailer, which was released last month, also promises a cameo from Rick Ross.
“A lot of it comes from a real place. It’s just life,” Vince said of the show. “Usually people pick, ‘This is a comedy or this is a drama’ [or] ‘this is serious, you can’t make it a joke.’
“We lived in between those moments, because that’s what life is. Sometimes things aren’t supposed to be funny but end up being hilarious. I just wanted to make sure I was showing the light sides of darkness and the dark sides of lightness.”
Ahead of The Vince Staples Show‘s premiere on Thursday, Vince held a free screening in Los Angeles for those unable to afford a Netflix subscription.
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“The streets saying they don’t have @Netflix accounts but don’t you fret,” he wrote in a post on X. “We doing a FREE screening for the trenches of Los Angeles !!! Follow the link to link and build. AND WE GOT POPCORN.”
