He regrets missing Tommy the Clown.
In all honesty, if I knew Tommy The Clown was gonna be there I would’ve cancelled the tour. I been waiting for my moment since ‘02.
— vince (@vincestaples) June 20, 2024
Vince Staples’ busy schedule didn’t stop fans from asking where he was. The rapper even hopped on X (formerly Twitter) to quiet the speculation. “Stop politicking on my behalf,” he wrote. “Enjoy the beautiful moment.” The rapper also voiced his approval over the surprise appearance of Tommy the Clown at the “Pop Out” show. Staples tweeted the L.A. icon’s name, before elaborating. “In all honesty,” he wrote. “If I knew Tommy the Clown was gonna be there I would’ve cancelled the tour. I been waiting for my moment since ‘02.” Tommy the Clown is a dancer best known for pioneering the “clowning” style. In true Staples form, his comment is both hilarious and sincere.
Vince Staples is a Kendrick Lamar supporter. That being said, he didn’t love the impact that Lamar’s beef with Drake had on the music world. He spoke on the matter during a Long Beach event in May. “[Artists] are getting priced out of our contracts, we’re getting priced out of our imprints,” he explained. “There are no labels, basically, that are incentivized to sign Black music.” He then criticized media personalities and label heads for hyping up the beef. “While Taylor Swift is fighting for people to be able to have streaming money,” he noted. “N**gas is on the internet arguing with each other about some rap sh*t.”
Source hotnewhiphop.com