Summertime '06 [LP]

by Vince Staples

Overview

Blowing the promise of his Hell Can Wait EP into an extraordinary double LP, Summertime '06 finds rapper Vince Staples with all the pieces in place. His delivery is still sneering and steady with a slight sway that suggests he's stoned, but like pop gangstas Chief Keef or Future, he can craft a memorable melody out of chopped-up nonsense. Check the infectious "Senorita" for proof, but also check the brilliant "Lift Me Up" for Staples as the elevated rap writer, offering an uncompromising gangsta stance that's both classic ("They follow me while shoppin") and pushing the envelope (Staples tears down a list of fashion labels that don't respect their urban audience). Cali references abound and still the music, most of it from producers No ID and Clams Casino, makes it seem as if the rapper lives in the shadows, not just because it is dark, but also because it is equally attractive and mysterious. Even with the revered duo in fine form, it's producer DJ Dahi who takes first prize, as "Birds & Bees" sounds like a paranoid funk breakdown, thick and brittle enough to accompany lyrics like "I'm a gangsta like my daddy/My mommy called me 'her problem' when she had me/They found another dead body in the alley." Splitting this weighty and rich effort into digestible chunks, the album's physical release comes on two separate discs, making Summertime '06 an artistic triumph wrapped in conceptually fitting package. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	12/04/2015
Label:	Def Jam / Virgin Emi
UPC:	0602547373434
Rank:	19677

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Ramona Park Legend, Pt. 1
2. Lift Me Up
3. Norf Norf
4. Birds & Bees
5. Loca
6. Lemme Know
7. Dopeman
8. Jump Off the Roof
9. Se¿¿orita
10. Summertime

Disc 2

11. Ramona Park Legend, Pt. 2
12. 3230
13. Surf
14. Might Be Wrong
15. Get Paid
16. Street Punks
17. Hang n' Bang
18. C.N.B.
19. Like It Is
20. '06

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vince Staples   Primary Artist
Eeeeeeee   Primary Artist
Gareth Daley   Primary Artist
A$Ton Matthews   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Daley   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Aston Matthews   Featured Artist
Delvyn Brumfield   Keyboards
Snoh Aalegra   Vocals,Featured Artist
Desi Mo   Featured Artist
Eeeeeee   Featured Artist
Haneef Talib Aka Genno   Featured Artist
Olga Aguilar   Vocals
Kevin Randolph   Synthesizer
Steve Wyreman   Bass,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Percussion,Glockenspiel,Farfisa Organ
James Fauntleroy   Vocals
Josh Lippi   Bass,Piano
Earl Sweatshirt   Vocals
DJ Dahi   Featured Artist
Kilo Kish   Vocals,Featured Artist
Jhene Aiko   Featured Artist
Joey Fatts   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Dacoury Natche   Composer
Michael Law Thomas   Engineer
Casey Cuayo   Assistant Engineer
Jhene Chilombo   Composer
Lakisha Robinson   Composer
K. Hassan   Composer
T. Hassan   Composer
Snoh Aalegra   Composer
Tyrone Davis, Jr.   A&R
Nikisha Bailey   A&R
Corey "Blacksmith" Smyth   Executive Producer
Phil Lumberg   Graphic Design
Adam Manella   Composer
Joey Vercher   Composer
Ahmed Kahn   Mixing Assistant
Tai Linzie   Artwork,Photography
Leesa D. Brunson   A&R
M. Lopez   Composer
Darwin Jones   Composer,Composer
Ronnie Smith   Composer
Rob Kinelski   Mixing
Michael Russell   Composer
Kevin Randolph   Composer
L. Robinson   Composer
Jim Caruana   Mixing,Vocal Engineer
Brian Kidd   Composer,Additional Production
Steve Wyreman   Composer
James Fauntleroy   Composer
M. Russell   Composer
David Kutch   Mastering
Sean Tallman   Mixing
Mikky Ekko   Composer,Producer
Czeslaw Niemen   Composer
Mike Chavez   A&R
Matthew Lopez   Composer
Dion Wilson   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
K. Randolph   Composer
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton   Mixing
Christian Rich   Producer
Taiwo Hassan   Composer
Vince Staples   Composer
DJ Dahi   Producer
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali   Mixing
Clams Casino   Producer
Sonny Corey Uwaezuoke   Composer
Michael Volpe   Composer
Nayvadius Wilburn   Composer
Gareth Daley   Composer
Kehinde Hassan   Composer
Sean Fenton   Composer
David Baker   Mixing Assistant