Vince Staples announces new album Dark Times, and releases "Shame on the Devil" video
Vince Staples has revealed that his upcoming album, titled Dark Times, will be his last with Def Jam record label.
The next album, following 2022's Ramona Park Broke My Heart, is set to be released this Friday, May 24th.
The Long Beach rapper has released the new track "Shame on the Devil" along with a split-screen music video.
The video features a close-up of his face on the right side, rapping the song's lyrics, while the left side shows shadows of people cast on the corner of a room.
During the same year, he also worked with the Alchemist on the track "Lonnie P."
In February, Staples premiered his satirical Netflix comedy series, The Vince Staples Show. The five-episode series features Staples portraying a semi-fictionalized version of himself as he tackles various aspects of life.
Vanessa Bell Calloway and Andrea Ellsworth co-star in the series, with Naté Jones, Arturo Castro, Scott MacArthur, Bryan Greenberg, and Myles Bullock making recurring appearances.
Here is the Dark Times tracklist, shared by Pitchfork:
01 Close Your Eyes and Swing
02 Black & Blue
03 Government Cheese
04 Children’s Song
05 Shame on the Devil
06 Étouffée
07 Liars
08 Justin
09 “Radio”
10 Nothing Matters
11 Little Homies
12 Freeman
13 Why Won’t the Sun Come Out?