Cry Baby

Vince Staples

Cry Baby

Seventh full-length album from the Long Beach, California rapper mixes rock textures with hip-hop beats

ADM rating[?]

8.0

Label
Loma Vista
UK Release date
05/06/2026
US Release date
05/06/2026
  1. 10.0 |   The Skinny

    Cry Baby is Vince Staples' most focused and concentrated work in recent memory. Not one to miss as the uncomfortable truths ring out like war cries
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  2. 9.1 |   Consequence Of Sound

    An urgent manifesto against American injustice and complacency
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  3. 8.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    After a run of similar-sounding introspective records molded primarily by Def Jam’s concerns about keeping him hip hop, Cry Baby marks a breakaway from the norm for Vince Staples. It may not be punk, precisely, but it certainly rhymes
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  4. 8.3 |   Paste Magazine

    On his seventh album, the Long Beach rapper navigates the streets with a keen eye for observation and an undisputed gift for richly layered wordplay
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  5. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    It the dots from The White Stripes at their grooviest to The Beastie Boys at their mid 90s fusion-fuelled best
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  6. 8.0 |   Clash

    Refusing to accept easy answers, the West Coast rapper demands a lot of himself, and his audience – for those willing to spend time with it, ‘Cry Baby’ is a uniquely thrilling experience
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  7. 8.0 |   NME

    Freed from his Def Jam obligations, the Long Beach lyricist delivers his most passionately political release to date
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  8. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Vince Staples comments on the injustices and genocidal tendencies baked into the US’s DNA, striking a balance between satire, rant, and attunement to the tragic
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  9. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Sonically, Cry Baby has the energy, groove and beats of a classic Danger Mouse production
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  10. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    This may be something different than what fans wanted or expected, but it's a project full of things that undoubtedly need to be said and heard
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  11. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    The rapper’s brash new rock album is a reflection and rebuttal to American instability, deploying rebellious music for historically grounded critiques of racism, war, and complicity
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  12. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The new approach feels fresh and revitalising, without toning down the artist’s gift for fiery rhetoric. “Thoughtful summer jams” might sound unappealing on principle, but in this case at least, it’s a winner
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