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Vince Staples Net Worth: How Rich is the Rapper in 2022?

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3 years ago

December 10, 2021

Vince Staples is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter who through several highly-acclaimed projects has realized success both commercially as well as amongst critics. The Cali emcee is already over a decade into his career.

Vince Staples Rapper Concert Barcelona, Spain — BARCELONA – MAY 31: Vince Staples (rap band) perform in concert at Primavera Sound Festival

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Vince Staples Net Worth

Staples has been a part of the rap game for over a decade, but it wasn’t until around 2014 when he really began getting recognized for his talent and subsequently making a steady income off of the art.

As expected, Staples makes most of his money through his album sales, streaming profits, and touring. In actuality, the rapper has charged between $75,000 and $150,000 per show over the last several years.

Since 2015, the Long Beach native has released four studio albums, along with a mixtape, and featuring on other artists’ tracks. Moreover, he currently receives just under five million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Music isn’t the only way Staples has elevated his net worth though. The rapper has a plethora of sponsors, most notably Sprite which makes him tens of thousands of dollars per post. Furthermore, Staples has taken up acting as well. He’s appeared in movies, TV shows, and commercials.

Full Name	Vincent Jamal Staples
Birth Date	July 2, 1993
Birth Place	Compton, California
Profession	Rapper / Songwriter
Marital Status	Not Married
Net Worth	$5 Million

Early Life

Vince Staples was born on July 2, 1993, in Compton, California. His parents’ names have not been made public, but Staples has expressed his love and affection for his mother and father. The rapper grew up with four siblings, two sisters and two brothers, of which he is the youngest.

Where is Vince Staples from?

Staples and his family didn’t spend much time living in Compton following his birth. The reason, his mother wanted to escape the high crime rates within the city.

Thus, the family moved to North Long Beach, Long Beach, California where they’d remain for many years. The Staples family grew up in poverty.

Staples went to Optimal Christian Academy from fourth to eighth grade. However, his mother sent him to Atlanta during high school to live with one of his sisters, where he’d stay for six months. Upon returning to southern California, Staples attended five different high schools. Yet, he wouldn’t graduate, dropping out somewhere around 11th grade.

Staples has been involved with street gangs since a young child, claiming his mother, father, and all his brothers took part in gang activity as well. The emcee has long been considered affiliated with the crips.

Sports were a big part of the aspiring artist’s youth. He played cornerback in Snoop Dogg’s, Snoop Youth Football League (SYFL).

Rap Career

Staples first got his feet wet in the rap game by featuring on a few of Odd Future’s songs in 2009, most notably Earl Sweatshirt’s. Then, Staples dropped his debut mixtape in December of 2011 entitled Shyne Coldchain Vol. 1.

Things began rolling for him the next year when Sweatshirt introduced Staples to Mac Miller. Staples and Miller would release a mixtape called Stolen Youth that featured appearances from other Cali artists like Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q. Staples would accompany Miller on his upcoming tour. Around that same time, Staples featured on Sweatshirt’s song Hive, which is one of the coldest verses you’ll ever hear.

A pair of mixtapes in 2014 entitled Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 and Hell Can Wait, respectively, prepared Staples for his debut studio album.

Vince Staples Sumemrtime ’06

In June of 2015, Staples released Summertime ’06, a double album with hit singles such as Senorita, Get Paid, and Norf Norf. The project was widely acclaimed by fans and critics. It also debuted at number 39 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Vince Staples Big Fish Theory

Two summers later, Staples would bless the hip-hop community with another full-length LP. Big Fish Theory included tracks like Bagbak, Big Fish, and Rain Come Down featuring Ty Dolla Sign.

Although not receiving as much commercial success as his studio debut, Staples still attained recognition from critics.

Vince Staples FM!

After a year’s hiatus, Staples returned with his third studio album, FM!, which was mainly produced by Kenny Beats and features recurring skits from Cali radio host Big Boy. The album does a great job of encapsulating the summertime feel that comes along with west coast hip hop.

Vince Staples New Album

In his most recent work, Staples released a self-titled protect which once again received immense respect from fans and critics. Despite being just 10 tracks, Vince Staples contains essentially all peaks with no valleys.

Again, Staples sought out production from Kenny Beats for this project. Many critics consider the tape one of the best works of 2021.

How many records did Vince Staples sell?

Summertime ’06 sold roughly 13,000 hard copies, Big Fish Theory sold 24,000, FM! reportedly sold 24,000 copies its first week, and Vince Staples sold 20,000 copies in its opening week.

Personal Life

Staples likes to keep the majority of his personal life private, but we know a few things about the rapper’s introspective lifestyle. For starters, he’s of African-American and Haitian descent. Also, he says he’s never done illicit drugs or drunk alcohol.

Additionally, Staples has done some philanthropist work, assisting in a YMCA program to help the youth of Long Beach. He donated money to the program that sets out to aid middle schoolers in the arts.