Rapper Vince Staples' second album is a boundary-pushing step forward

Uneasy times call for uneasy music.

Enter Vince Staples, whose thrilling second album,Big Fish Theory, is as disorienting as 2017s headlines.

Recent genre-blurring collaborations withJames BlakeandGorillazs Damon Albarnsuggested the 23-year-old Long Beach, Calif. rapper was nearing an artistic breakthrough.

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The stellar roster doesnt overshadow Staples it only bolsters him.

Key TracksYeah RightStaples and Lamar traverse a wild beat concocted by SOPHIE and Flume with relative ease.

BagBakFishs barreling lead single is also the most succinct summation of its lyrical thesis.