Ramona Park Broke My Heart
by Vince Staples
  • Record Label: Motown
  • Release Date: Apr 8, 2022
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 39
  3. Negative: 1 out of 39
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  1. Holdplz
    Apr 11, 2022
    10
    Personal, revelatory and relevant. Vince at his peak no doubt. Long Beach is a helluva town
  2. MusicGuyMack
    Apr 14, 2022
    9
    The cracks begin to show in the second half as lyrical and musical wheel-spinning begin setting in, but the overall experience delivered by Staples on "RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART" is as reliably engaging and entertaining as ever without losing the weighty heft of the deeply personal lyrical themes haunting each song.

    Choice Cuts: "AYE! (FREE THE HOMIES)," "WHEN SPARKS FLY," "EAST POINT    The cracks begin to show in the second half as lyrical and musical wheel-spinning begin setting in, but the overall experience delivered by Staples on "RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART" is as reliably engaging and entertaining as ever without losing the weighty heft of the deeply personal lyrical themes haunting each song.

    Choice Cuts: "AYE! (FREE THE HOMIES)," "WHEN SPARKS FLY," "EAST POINT PRAYER (feat. Lil Baby)," "PLAYER WAYS"    … Expand
  3. ravjamin
    Apr 11, 2022
    8
    Fantastic body of work! Lyricism is on point and features did not dissapoint
  4. Buay
    Apr 9, 2022
    8
    I love Vince and this is an example of his willingness to explore more depths of his self and sound.
    Thank you Ramona Park for breaking his heart.
  5. Ajmoodz
    May 11, 2022
    9
    Some of Vince Staple’s best work in my opinion and personally maybe my favorite project by Vince

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. HipHopDX
    May 9, 2022
    80
    Each word he raps is carried by an exhausted voice devoid of emotion on the surface, painting a scene of what it’d be like if he was trapped in his neighborhood. In doing so, he reveals more about himself and an ignored slice of America than sensationalized news stories ever could.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Apr 14, 2022
    80
    It might not meet the extremely high bar set by his best work, but it’s almost certainly him at his most emotionally vulnerable.
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  3. Glide Magazine
    Apr 13, 2022
    80
    These themes of love and loyalty encircle Ramona Park Broke My Heart in a way that is not particularly new to Staples’ discography but that is perhaps done in his most creative and intense way yet, both lyrically and thematically. ... As always, Vince Staples’ rapping ability is strong and his style unique.
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