Rapping Is Just A Job, And Not A Very Important One

There’s this weird expectation these days that if you are fortunate to make money doing something creative, you have to speak about it like it is a sacred heirloom. The writer can’t simply write. The painter can’t simply paint. The musician cannot simply make music. You apparently have to speak about it like it is a piece of your soul.

For some people, it is. For others, it’s just something they happen to be good at.

Vince Staples has a healthier view of work than many of the people criticizing him.