Vince Staples

Schoolboy Q is about to hit the road as a headliner. The 'Collard Greens' creator announces his Oxymoron tour today (Jan. 28), which will begin just four days after his debut album of the same name arrives.

If you've been looking in the right places, Vince Staples has been all up on your radar. It all started with his breakout debut mixtape 'Shyne Coldchain Vol. 1' which featured a favorite song of Tyler, the Creator's in 'Taxi'. While that first project has proved to be one of the illest rap tapes in years, Vince hasn't quite followed the same trajectory as his Odd Future buddies.

Ever since artists like Too Short and N.W.A burst on to the scene in the late 1980s, the West Coast has been recognized as a hotbed for incredible and diverse hip-hop talent. Whether it was the gangsta music of artists like MC Eiht, Snoop Dogg and Above the Law or the decidedly non-gangsta rap stylings of groups like the Pharcyde and Tha Alkaholiks, there's been a plethora of dope MCs throughout t

A$ton Matthews and Vince Staples -- two-thirds of the buzzing California crew, Cutthroat Boyz, along with Joey Fatts -- connect for 'Plottin,' the latest sample of A$ton's forthcoming 'A$ton 3:16' mixtape, due out next month.

After revealing the release date, album cover and partial tracklist to 'Doris' last week, Earl Sweatshirt serves up an audio and visual sample of his forthcoming debut album.