Vince Staples on Why He Doesn’t Mind His New Rap Sitcom Being Compared to ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Dave,’ and His Hopes for a Second Season
variety.comWilliam Earl administrator Rapper Vince Staples plays a semi-fictionalized version of himself in “The Vince Staples Show,” debuting today on Netflix.
The comedy, which skewers celebrity culture and depicts Staples’ surreal adventures, comes after roles in the films “Dope” and “White Boys Can’t Jump” and series like “Insecure” and “Abbott Elementary.” Your character’s relationship with money is an important theme of the show.
Why did you want to explore that? It’s a big part of what we deem to be celebrity, and it’s extremely subjective. You ask a lot of people who know me personally, and I’m hyper-successful and I’ve made it to the upper echelon.
But most people who live in the world don’t know who Vince Staples is. I think that’s a very interesting thing as far as how we perceive success or fame. Many of the episodes start in reality but take surreal turns.
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