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|Name = Stolen Youth
| name = Stolen Youth
|Type = Mixtape
| type = Mixtape
|Artist = [[Vince Staples]] and [[Larry Fisherman]]
| artist = [[Vince Staples]] and [[Mac Miller|Larry Fisherman]]
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|Released = June 20, 2013
|Recorded = 2012-2013
| released = June 20, 2013
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|Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
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|Label = [[Blacksmith Records|Blacksmith]], A.G.
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|Producer = [[Larry Fisherman]]
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| label = {{hlist|[[Blacksmith Records|Blacksmith]]|A.G.}}
|This album = '''''Stolen Youth'''''<br />(2013)
| producer = {{hlist|Larry Fisherman (also [[Executive producer|exec]].)|Vince Staples (exec.)}}
|next album = '''''[[Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2]]'''''<br />(2014)
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| Single 1 = Guns & Roses
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| Single 1 date = April 12, 2013
| artist = [[Vince Staples]]
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| next_title = [[Shyne Coldchain II]]
| next_year = 2014
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| artist = [[Mac Miller|Larry Fisherman]]
| type = mixtape
| prev_title = [[Watching Movies with the Sound Off]]
| prev_year = 2013
| title = Stolen Youth
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| year = 2013
| next_title = [[Delusional Thomas]]
| next_year = 2013
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| single1date = April 12, 2013
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'''''Stolen Youth''''' is the first collaboration [[mixtape]] by American rapper [[Vince Staples]] and rapper/ [[Record producer|producer]] [[Mac Miller]], under his production pseudonym Larry Fisherman. The mixtape was released as a free [[music download|digital download]] on June 20, 2013 to mixtape hosting websites. ''Stolen Youth'' was entirely produced by Miller. The mixtape features [[guest appearance]]s from Mac Miller, [[Ab-Soul]], [[Schoolboy Q]], [[Dash (rapper)|Da$h]], Hardo, and Staples' Cutthroat Boyz cohort, Joey Fatts.
'''''Stolen Youth''''' is a collaborative [[mixtape]] by American rapper [[Vince Staples]] and rapper/producer [[Mac Miller]], under his production pseudonym Larry Fisherman. The mixtape was released as a free [[music download|digital download]] on June 20, 2013, to mixtape hosting websites. ''Stolen Youth'' was entirely produced by Miller. The mixtape features [[guest appearance]]s from Mac Miller, [[Ab-Soul]], [[Schoolboy Q]], [[Dash (rapper)|Da$H]], Hardo, and Staples' Cutthroat Boyz cohort, [[Joey Fatts]].


== Background ==
== Background ==
[[Vince Staples]] met [[Mac Miller]] through [[Earl Sweatshirt]], after he had returned from Samoa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/who-is-vince-staples/stolen-youth-mac-miller |title=Working With Mac Miller and "Stolen Youth" - Who Is Vince Staples? |publisher=Complex |date=2013-10-07 |accessdate=2015-08-10}}</ref> In December 2012, Mac Miller announced that he would producing an [[Extended Play]] titled, ''Tales of a Stolen Youth'' by rapper Vince Staples.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/25-things-you-didnt-know-about-mac-miller/vince-staples |title=He's Producing an EP for Vince Staples — 25 Things You Didn't Know About Mac Miller |publisher=Complex |date= |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref> Staples stated Miller originally just gave him a few beats, but that grew into them deciding to release a full project together.<ref name="thesermonsdomain1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesermonsdomain.com/2013/03/19/vince-staples-sd-interview/ |title=Video: SD Exclusive: Vince Staples Talks Tales Of A Stolen Youth EP, Features & More &#124; The Sermon's Domain |publisher=Thesermonsdomain.com |date=2013-03-19 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref> On March 19, 2013, Staples revealed that [[Schoolboy Q]], [[Ab-Soul]] and Joey Fatts would be featured on the project.<ref name="thesermonsdomain1"/>
[[Vince Staples]] met [[Mac Miller]] through [[Earl Sweatshirt]], after he had returned from Samoa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/who-is-vince-staples/stolen-youth-mac-miller |title=Working With Mac Miller and "Stolen Youth" - Who Is Vince Staples? |publisher=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |date=October 7, 2013 |accessdate=August 10, 2015}}</ref> In December 2012, Mac Miller announced that he would be producing an [[Extended Play]] titled, ''Tales of a Stolen Youth'' by rapper Vince Staples.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=He's Producing an EP for Vince Staples — 25 Things You Didn't Know About Mac Miller |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/25-things-you-didnt-know-about-mac-miller/vince-staples |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]}}</ref> Staples stated Miller originally just gave him a few beats, but that grew into them deciding to release a full project together.<ref name="thesermonsdomain1">{{cite web |date=March 19, 2013 |title=Video: SD Exclusive: Vince Staples Talks Tales Of A Stolen Youth EP, Features & More &#124; The Sermon's Domain |url=http://www.thesermonsdomain.com/2013/03/19/vince-staples-sd-interview/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090935/http://www.thesermonsdomain.com/2013/03/19/vince-staples-sd-interview/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=Thesermonsdomain.com}}</ref> On March 19, 2013, Staples revealed that [[Schoolboy Q]], [[Ab-Soul]] and Joey Fatts would be featured on the project.<ref name="thesermonsdomain1"/>


On April 12, 2013, the first single "Guns & Roses" was released via ''[[The FADER]]''. The song features Staples discussing "sensitive issues as child abuse and gun violence, backed by the choral-sampled" production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/vince-staples-guns-roses |title=Vince Staples - Guns & Roses &#124; Listen |publisher=Djbooth.net |date= |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref> On June 6, 2013, Staples revealed the track list to the mixtape.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themaskedgorilla.com/vince-staples-larry-fisherman-tales-of-a-stolen-youth-track-list/ |title=Vince Staples & Larry Fisherman – Tales Of A Stolen Youth (Track List) |publisher=The Masked Gorilla |date=2013-06-06 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref> The project would then be shortened to just, ''Stolen Youth'', and would be released on June 20, 2013, just two days after Miller's second studio album ''[[Watching Movies with the Sound Off]]'' as a "free album" or mixtape.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/vince-staples-stolen-youth |title=Vince Staples Mac Miller Stolen Youth |publisher=Complex |date=2013-06-20 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2013/06/20/download-vince-staples-album-stolen-youth/ |title=Download Vince Staples’ Album Stolen Youth |publisher=The Fader |date=2013-06-20 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/vince-staples-mac-miller-stolen-youth/ |title=New Mixtape: Vince Staples & Mac Miller (Larry Fisherman) ‘Stolen Youth’ |publisher=MissInfo.tv |date=2013-06-20 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref> The mixtape featured [[guest appearance]]s from Miller, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Da$h, Hardo, and Staples' Cutthroat Boyz cohort, Joey Fatts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/06/21/hear-vince-staples-mac-miller-produced-stolen-youth-mixtape-featuring-ab-soul-schoolboy-q/ |title=Hear Vince Staples’ Mac Miller-produced Stolen Youth mixtape featuring Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music |publisher=Factmag.com |date=2013-06-21 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Greg Whitt |url=http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2013/06/download-vince-staples-larry-fisherman-stolen-youth |title=Download: Vince Staples + Larry Fisherman - Stolen Youth |publisher=Smokingsection.uproxx.com |date=2013-06-21 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref>
On April 12, 2013, the first single "Guns & Roses" was released via ''[[The FADER]]''. The song features Staples discussing "sensitive issues as child abuse and gun violence, backed by the choral-sampled" production.{{cn|date=August 2024}} On June 6, 2013, Staples revealed the track list to the mixtape.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 6, 2013 |title=Vince Staples & Larry Fisherman – Tales Of A Stolen Youth (Track List) |url=http://www.themaskedgorilla.com/vince-staples-larry-fisherman-tales-of-a-stolen-youth-track-list/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528132922/http://www.themaskedgorilla.com/vince-staples-larry-fisherman-tales-of-a-stolen-youth-track-list/ |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=The Masked Gorilla}}</ref> The project title would then be shortened to just ''Stolen Youth'' and would be released on June 20, 2013, just two days after Miller's second studio album ''[[Watching Movies with the Sound Off]]'' as a "free album" or mixtape.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 20, 2013 |title=Vince Staples Mac Miller Stolen Youth |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/vince-staples-stolen-youth |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 20, 2013 |title=Download Vince Staples' Album Stolen Youth |url=http://www.thefader.com/2013/06/20/download-vince-staples-album-stolen-youth/ |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=[[The Fader]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 20, 2013 |title=New Mixtape: Vince Staples & Mac Miller (Larry Fisherman) 'Stolen Youth' |url=http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/vince-staples-mac-miller-stolen-youth/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129161713/http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/vince-staples-mac-miller-stolen-youth/ |archive-date=January 29, 2020 |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=[[Miss Info]]}}</ref> The mixtape featured [[guest appearance]]s from Miller, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Da$h, Hardo, and Staples' Cutthroat Boyz cohort, Joey Fatts.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 21, 2013 |title=Hear Vince Staples' Mac Miller-produced Stolen Youth mixtape featuring Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music |url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/06/21/hear-vince-staples-mac-miller-produced-stolen-youth-mixtape-featuring-ab-soul-schoolboy-q/ |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Whitt |first=Greg |date=June 21, 2013 |title=Download: Vince Staples + Larry Fisherman - Stolen Youth |url=https://uproxx.com/viral/download-vince-staples-larry-fisherman-stolen-youth/ |accessdate=August 11, 2024 |publisher=[[Uproxx]]}}</ref>


Following its release, Staples toured as a supporting act on every date of Mac Miller's [[The Space Migration Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1706966/mac-miller-space-migration-tour.jhtml |title=Mac Miller Heads Out Of This World On Space Migration Tour - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV.com |date=2013-05-07 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref> Following the release of ''Stolen Youth'' he made three appearances on [[Earl Sweatshirt]]'s debut studio album ''[[Doris (album)|Doris]]'', including the single "[[Hive (song)|Hive]]". The liner notes of the album revealed that Vince Staples had recently signed to [[Def Jam Recordings]]. Shortly after the release of ''Stolen Youth'' he begun working on his fourth mixtape ''[[Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/08/vince-staples-def-jam-signing |title=Vince Staples Def Jam Signing |publisher=Complex |date=2013-08-31 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref>
Following its release, Staples toured as a supporting act on every date of Mac Miller's [[The Space Migration Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 7, 2013 |title=Mac Miller Heads Out Of This World On Space Migration Tour - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1706966/mac-miller-space-migration-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608080238/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1706966/mac-miller-space-migration-tour.jhtml |archive-date=June 8, 2013 |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> Following the release of ''Stolen Youth'' he made three appearances on [[Earl Sweatshirt]]'s debut studio album ''[[Doris (album)|Doris]]'', including the single "[[Hive (song)|Hive]]". The liner notes of the album revealed that Vince Staples had recently signed to [[Def Jam Recordings]]. Shortly after the release of ''Stolen Youth'' he began working on his fourth mixtape ''[[Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 31, 2013 |title=Vince Staples Def Jam Signing |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/08/vince-staples-def-jam-signing |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]}}</ref>


On December 5, 2014, Amazon Music combined and reordered the tracks from Stolen Youth and Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 and released them as an updated version of Stolen Youth (same name and artwork).{{cn|date=August 2024}}


== Reception ==


''Stolen Youth'' was met with acclaim from [[music critic]]s. Jesse Fairfax of [[HipHopDX]] labeled it a "free album", their highest praise for mixtape, saying "A breakout moment for both Vince Staples on the emcee front and Mac Miller behind the boards, ''Stolen Youth'' is the product of creative ambition and an organic, refreshing chemistry. Determined to make good on Mac’s charitable efforts, Vince spends the project channeling hopeless pessimism that doesn’t manage to distract from his lyrical gift."<ref name="hiphopdx1"/> ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' called it a "trippy ride through the witty mind of the LA spitter", and praised the "dreamy, textured" production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/06/vince-staples-releases-stolen-youth-mixtape/ |title=Vince Staples Releases 'Stolen Youth' Mixtape - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=2013-06-20 |accessdate=2013-10-01}}</ref> In a positive review, Elijah Watson of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said, " It's an uncomfortably numb LP: a dispirited Staples reminiscing his past, while ambivalently looking toward his future. [...] Production, handled by Mac Miller as Larry Fisherman, is warm and moody, fitting Staples' bleak outlook well. Black Hippy cohorts Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q make appearances, but for the most part Staples is on his own. "Stolen Youth" is an enjoyably dark listen, with Staples' nightmare-inducing wordplay skillful and engaging."<ref name="billboard.com"/>
''Stolen Youth'' was met with acclaim from [[music critic]]s. Jesse Fairfax of [[HipHopDX]] labeled it a "free album", their highest praise for mixtape, saying "A breakout moment for both Vince Staples on the emcee front and Mac Miller behind the boards, ''Stolen Youth'' is the product of creative ambition and an organic, refreshing chemistry. Determined to make good on Mac’s charitable efforts, Vince spends the project channeling hopeless pessimism that doesn’t manage to distract from his lyrical gift."<ref name="hiphopdx1">{{cite web |last=Fairfax |first=Jesse |date=June 28, 2013 |title=Vince Staples & Larry Fisherman - Stolen Youth (Mixtape Review) &#124; Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2102/title.vince-staples-larry-fisherman-stolen-youth-mixtape-review- |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=[[HipHopDX]]}}</ref> ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' called it a "trippy ride through the witty mind of the LA spitter", and praised the "dreamy, textured" production.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 20, 2013 |title=Vince Staples Releases 'Stolen Youth' Mixtape - XXL |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/06/vince-staples-releases-stolen-youth-mixtape/ |accessdate=October 1, 2013 |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]}}</ref> In a positive review, Elijah Watson of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' said, " It's an uncomfortably numb LP: a dispirited Staples reminiscing his past, while ambivalently looking toward his future. [...] Production, handled by Mac Miller as Larry Fisherman, is warm and moody, fitting Staples' bleak outlook well. Black Hippy cohorts Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q make appearances, but for the most part Staples is on his own. "Stolen Youth" is an enjoyably dark listen, with Staples' nightmare-inducing wordplay skillful and engaging."<ref name="billboard.com">{{cite web |date= |title=Lil B, Migos, Vince Staples & Janine And The Mixtape: Free Music Round-Up |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1568072/lil-b-migos-vince-staples-janine-and-the-mixtape-free-music-round |accessdate=August 10, 2015 |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
* All songs were solely produced by [[Mac Miller]] under the alias Larry Fisherman.
* All tracks are produced by [[Mac Miller|Larry Fisherman]]

{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Intro
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Vince Staples|Vincent Staples]]|[[Mac Miller|Malcolm McCormick]]}}
| length1 = 3:00


| title1 = Intro
| title2 = Fantoms
| length1 = 3:00
| note2 = featuring [[Joey Fatts]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Staples|McCormick|[[Joey Fatts|Joey Vercher]]}}
| length2 = 2:33


| title2 = Fantoms
| title3 = Heaven
⚫
| note3 = featuring Hardo and [[Mac Miller]]
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| note2 = featuring Joey Fatts
| writer3 = {{hlist|Staples|McCormick|Joseph Barnett}}
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| length2 = 2:33
| length3 = 4:24


| title3 = Heaven
| title4 = Guns & Roses
| writer4 = {{hlist|Staples|McCormick}}
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| note3 = featuring Hardo and Mac Miller
| length3 = 4:24
| length4 = 3:13


| title4 = Guns & Roses
| title5 = Back Sellin' Crack
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| note5 = featuring [[Schoolboy Q]]
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| length4 = 3:13
| writer5 = {{hlist|Staples|McCormick|[[Schoolboy Q|Quincy Hanley]]}}
| length5 = 4:51


| title6 = Stuck In My Ways
| title5 = Back Sellin' Crack
| writer6 = {{hlist|Staples|McCormick}}
| note5 = featuring [[Schoolboy Q]]
| length5 = 4:51
| length6 = 2:23


| title6 = Stuck In My Ways
| title7 = Killin' Y'all
| length6 = 2:23
| note7 = featuring [[Ab-Soul]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Staples|McCormick|[[Ab-Soul|Herbert Stevens IV]]}}
| length7 = 2:51


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| title8 = Thought About You
| title7 = Killin' Y'all
| writer8 = {{hlist|Staples|McCormick}}
| note7 = featuring [[Ab-Soul]]
| length7 = 2:51
| length8 = 3:02


| title9 = Sleep
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| title8 = Thought About You
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| note9 = featuring [[Dash (rapper)|Dash]], Ab-Soul, and Mac Miller
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| length8 = 3:02
| writer9 = {{hlist|Staples|McCormick|[[Dash (rapper)|Darien Dash]]|Stevens}}
| length9 = 3:57


| title9 = Sleep
| title10 = Outro
| writer10 = {{hlist|Staples|McCormick}}
⚫
| note9 = featuring Da$h, Ab-Soul and Mac Miller
| length9 = 3:57
| length10 = 3:32

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| title10 = Outro
| length10 = 3:32
}}
}}

'''Notes'''
*"Intro" features additional vocals by Mac Miller as [[Delusional Thomas]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|30em}}


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Latest revision as of 02:54, 12 August 2024

Stolen Youth
Mixtape by
Vince Staples and Larry Fisherman
ReleasedJune 20, 2013
Recorded2012–2013
GenreHip hop
Label
Producer
  • Larry Fisherman (also exec.)
  • Vince Staples (exec.)
Vince Staples chronology
Winter in Prague
(2012) 		Stolen Youth
(2013) 		Shyne Coldchain II
(2014)
Larry Fisherman chronology
Watching Movies with the Sound Off
(2013) 		Stolen Youth
(2013) 		Delusional Thomas
(2013)
Singles from Stolen Youth
  1. "Guns & Roses"
    Released: April 12, 2013

Stolen Youth is a collaborative mixtape by American rapper Vince Staples and rapper/producer Mac Miller, under his production pseudonym Larry Fisherman. The mixtape was released as a free digital download on June 20, 2013, to mixtape hosting websites. Stolen Youth was entirely produced by Miller. The mixtape features guest appearances from Mac Miller, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Da$H, Hardo, and Staples' Cutthroat Boyz cohort, Joey Fatts.

Background

[edit]

Vince Staples met Mac Miller through Earl Sweatshirt, after he had returned from Samoa.[1] In December 2012, Mac Miller announced that he would be producing an Extended Play titled, Tales of a Stolen Youth by rapper Vince Staples.[2] Staples stated Miller originally just gave him a few beats, but that grew into them deciding to release a full project together.[3] On March 19, 2013, Staples revealed that Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Joey Fatts would be featured on the project.[3]

On April 12, 2013, the first single "Guns & Roses" was released via The FADER. The song features Staples discussing "sensitive issues as child abuse and gun violence, backed by the choral-sampled" production.[citation needed] On June 6, 2013, Staples revealed the track list to the mixtape.[4] The project title would then be shortened to just Stolen Youth and would be released on June 20, 2013, just two days after Miller's second studio album Watching Movies with the Sound Off as a "free album" or mixtape.[5][6][7] The mixtape featured guest appearances from Miller, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, Da$h, Hardo, and Staples' Cutthroat Boyz cohort, Joey Fatts.[8][9]

Following its release, Staples toured as a supporting act on every date of Mac Miller's The Space Migration Tour.[10] Following the release of Stolen Youth he made three appearances on Earl Sweatshirt's debut studio album Doris, including the single "Hive". The liner notes of the album revealed that Vince Staples had recently signed to Def Jam Recordings. Shortly after the release of Stolen Youth he began working on his fourth mixtape Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2.[11]

On December 5, 2014, Amazon Music combined and reordered the tracks from Stolen Youth and Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 and released them as an updated version of Stolen Youth (same name and artwork).[citation needed]

Reception

[edit]

Stolen Youth was met with acclaim from music critics. Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX labeled it a "free album", their highest praise for mixtape, saying "A breakout moment for both Vince Staples on the emcee front and Mac Miller behind the boards, Stolen Youth is the product of creative ambition and an organic, refreshing chemistry. Determined to make good on Mac’s charitable efforts, Vince spends the project channeling hopeless pessimism that doesn’t manage to distract from his lyrical gift."[12] XXL called it a "trippy ride through the witty mind of the LA spitter", and praised the "dreamy, textured" production.[13] In a positive review, Elijah Watson of Billboard said, " It's an uncomfortably numb LP: a dispirited Staples reminiscing his past, while ambivalently looking toward his future. [...] Production, handled by Mac Miller as Larry Fisherman, is warm and moody, fitting Staples' bleak outlook well. Black Hippy cohorts Ab-Soul and ScHoolboy Q make appearances, but for the most part Staples is on his own. "Stolen Youth" is an enjoyably dark listen, with Staples' nightmare-inducing wordplay skillful and engaging."[14]

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"
3:00
2."Fantoms" (featuring Joey Fatts)
2:33
3."Heaven" (featuring Hardo and Mac Miller)
  • Staples
  • McCormick
  • Joseph Barnett
4:24
4."Guns & Roses"
  • Staples
  • McCormick
3:13
5."Back Sellin' Crack" (featuring Schoolboy Q)
4:51
6."Stuck In My Ways"
  • Staples
  • McCormick
2:23
7."Killin' Y'all" (featuring Ab-Soul)
2:51
8."Thought About You"
  • Staples
  • McCormick
3:02
9."Sleep" (featuring Dash, Ab-Soul, and Mac Miller)
3:57
10."Outro"
  • Staples
  • McCormick
3:32

Notes

References

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