Earl Sweatshirt and Vince Staples - Inside the Beat - Ep. 1

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Published 2014-05-06

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In the first episode of Inside the Beat we explore the sonic imaginations of Earl Sweatshirt and Vince Staples. Earl explores the trippy possibilities of producing sound, while Vince takes us on a lyrical journey of inspiration through his hometown, Long Beach, CA.

Noisey teamed up with producers from all over the world in a seven part original documentary series to investigate the genesis of their music through their own personal stories. This is Inside the Beat.

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All Comments (21)

@alexmathewmendoza 6 years ago

I miss this era, I know it was only 4 years ago but the whole 2010s wave of hip hop with TDE, OF, Mac Miller, Action Bronson, A$AP Rocky, all mashing and collabing. There was something about that wave.
@eduardodiaz-reixasaavedra4485 8 years ago

Vince, Mac and Earl. So much talent...
@__Babaaaa 1 year ago

Here we are 2023 thinking bout that 2010’s era that brought us all these legends… Goddamn time flies.
@TEXASGUNC1UB 3 years ago

“I think of music in weird terms” makes east
@crammatical 7 years ago

"He doesn't breathe, he has gills" I guess you could say he's a big fish
@MVRBFree 8 years ago

2 completely different backgrounds & personalities, but you can tell Earl & Vinces friendship is genuine.
@ben.spicebag7552 4 years ago

I keep on coming back to this video for Vince's verse at 2:57 and 5:37. I know that the beat was used for "Sellout," by Denmark Vessey (which is sick btw), but Vince went so hard on that beat. 6 years later and still such a shame it was never released.
@hebjdhdhdbbshshshshs9119 3 years ago

Man these times are really gone. Weird to think this era will never ever be experienced again the way we did. Even though this is like 6 and a half years old, it makes me so insanely nostalgic I wanna cry. R.I.P. MAC MILLER❤️
@wanshu550 7 years ago

Vince's voice was made for rap
@ashton9855 5 years ago

3:07 REST IN PEACE MAC, will forever love you, thank you for everything🕊
@brianself5598 5 years ago

I fucking miss this type of hip hop with a passion. I wish OF was still a thing. I missed it completely and I have been trying to catch up ever since tyler dropped flower boy. When I first heard that shit, it blew me away. And then I dug deeper, listening to older albums like goblin. And then I looked into earl's albums. Fuck man I wish I knew about this when it was popping.
@Cat_main_apex 4 years ago

Mac was a catalyst of energy, the Sanctuary created such incredible music, and Mac’s personality brought out the best in people. 2012-2015 was a wave for sure
@BlockedIsNotAGoat 7 years ago

Vince is a fucking genius, his mindset and philosophy is what we need more of in this word. "Never depend on hope, that'll put you in a very bad place if you're expecting certain things to happen"
@cyanese 8 years ago

"I just smoke weed and enjoy the sounds."
@BlackHippy47 4 years ago

6:47 some rap songs 🐐🐐🐐 Rest Easy Mac Mil
@GoodxJ 5 years ago

It made me so happy seeing Mac in this! Long Live Malcolm. Wish he made a whole entire group project with Vince and Earl.
@generaldom 10 years ago

Vice has been killing it. It's cool to see a behind the scenes documentary type video that's shot like an indie flick.
@reccoschick1015 7 years ago

mac miller just lurking in the house
@TheJackass187 5 years ago

That beat at 2:57 is on Denmark Vessey album Sun Go Nova. The song is called sellout.
@number1slays 5 years ago

3:26 EARL " hes a freak!" * at vince MAC "he has gils!" idk why that killed me. RIP Mr. Fisherman