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Vince Staples<\/a> has lined up a North American tour behind his new album Cry Baby<\/em><\/a>. The rapper will be accompanied by a live band for the run of shows, which take place in October and November. For a preview of what\u2019s in store, scroll down to watch a recording of Staples\u2019 release-day concert at Los Angeles\u2019 El Rey Theatre.<\/p>\n Staples dropped Cry Baby<\/em>, his first full-length release for Loma Vista<\/a>, at the beginning of the month. Three tracks from the album\u2014\u201cBlackberry Marmalade<\/a>,\u201d \u201cWhite Flag<\/a>,\u201d and \u201cCotton<\/a>\u201d\u2014received high-concept, politically charged music videos. The \u201cBlackberry Marmalade\u201d clip, filmed in the style of a first-person shooter, was quickly age-restricted on YouTube, prompting Staples to write on X<\/a>, \u201cif you are over the age of 18, make sure to share it with the youth around you. Our children deserve the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n Read Vince Staples on Lauryn Hill\u2019s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill<\/em><\/a> in the 2021 feature 33 Musicians on Their Favorite Albums of the Last 25 Years<\/a>.<\/p>\n