FM!
by Vince Staples
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 115 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 105 out of 115
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 115
  3. Negative: 5 out of 115
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  1. finnmccool1985
    Nov 5, 2018
    1
    Why is it that indie rap albums with racial overtones always get headlines and (selected) critic success on this site? A message to the critics who keep doing this- no one in the hood listens to this crap, and your critic reviews aren't driving anyone to the polls. You're just getting on everyone's nerves driving this imagined proletariat revolution down peoples throats. I live in theWhy is it that indie rap albums with racial overtones always get headlines and (selected) critic success on this site? A message to the critics who keep doing this- no one in the hood listens to this crap, and your critic reviews aren't driving anyone to the polls. You're just getting on everyone's nerves driving this imagined proletariat revolution down peoples throats. I live in the hood, and you'd have a better chance of getting every autotuned, mali poppin, club-bass driven rapper to get political than for things to 'make a difference' this way. Gets a 1 because Vince Staples is a decent rapper ('lyrical' skill) - the positive reviews show that- gets a minus 6 for the biased, can't see passed your own reality nonsense.… Expand

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The Wire
    Jan 25, 2019
    80
    He has the knack of E-40, of Slick Rick, of George Clinton, for whipping up ugly shit with infantile rhyme to make it taste like candyfloss. On “Outside!”, he turns “Who want to die” into a sprightly singalong. The cheer proves to be a cover for both an experimental edge more disruptive than that of Some Rap Songs and a hefty impact when Vince does finally start to crumble. [Feb 2019, p.56]
  2. Mojo
    Dec 17, 2018
    60
    FM! initially feels slighter, not least because of a brisk 22-minute duration. The breeziness is deceptive, though, as Staples and producer Kenny Beats construct a minimalist update of G-funk where the jams are always freighted with an awareness of potential violence. [Feb 2019, p;.84]
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Nov 30, 2018
    80
    It’s a short record, clocking in at just over 20 minutes, but the Long Beach linguist crams in a lot of syllables and welcomes into the mix compadres including Earl Sweatshirt, Ty Dolla Sign and San Francisco legend E-40. Though he presents the material playfully, Staples has more on his mind than hot fun.
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