Hell Can Wait

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Hell Can Wait
File:The official cover art for Vince Staples "Hell Can Wait" EP.jpg
EP by Vince Staples
Released October 7, 2014
Recorded 2013–14
Genre Hip hop
Length 24 minutes
Label ARTium Recordings, Def Jam Recordings
Vince Staples chronology
Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2
(2014)Shyne Coldchain Vol. 22014		 Hell Can Wait
(2014)		 Summertime '06
(2015)Summertime '062015
Singles from Hell Can Wait
  1. "Blue Suede"
    Released: August 15, 2014
  2. "Hands Up"
    Released: September 9, 2014

Hell Can Wait is the first official EP released by American rapper Vince Staples. It marks his first commercial project, released under Def Jam Recordings.[1][2]

Background

On August 11, 2014, Staples took to Twitter to announce a new track titled, "Blue Suede."[3][4] On August 15, 2014, he released a music video for the song.[5] On September 2, 2014, Staples announced the initial release date for the EP, as September 23.[6] Although, it was later delayed, due to sample clearance issues.[7][8] On September 9, 2014, Staples released the second single from Hell Can Wait, titled "Hands Up".[9] On September 25, the new, and final release date was revealed to be October 7, 2014.[10] On October 1, Staples posted the official track listing.[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 80/100[12]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars[13]
HipHopDX 4.5/5 stars[14]
Pitchfork Media 8.5/10[15]
XXL 4/5 stars[16]

Hell Can Wait received critical acclaim from music critics. Jay Balfour of HipHopDX wrote "At 24 minutes, there’s a satisfaction in the shortness of Hell Can Wait, partly because it’s so well contained, and partly because it hints at what’s next. These songs are worth the attention he’s drawing, how he’ll sustain it for a full album is worth taking seriously." Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork Media also wrote favorably of the EP, writing "his production values have finally caught up enough to push him past the scrappy sidekick division into the big leagues." Emmanuel C.M. of XXL wrote, "The growth is unmistakable, with each song and new project, fans see his raw talent getting more finely tuned and concentrated." In a positive review, David Jeffries of AllMusic wrote that although the project is too short for the "full artistic picture", there is no filler and went on to praise "Blue Suede" as the highlight of the EP.

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Fire"   Anthony Kilhoffer, JGramm Beats, Travis Scott 2:17
2. "65 Hunnid"   Infamous 3:06
3. "Screen Door"   Hagler 4:07
4. "Hands Up"   No I.D. 3:23
5. "Blue Suede"   Hagler 3:39
6. "Limos" (featuring Teyana Taylor) Hagler 3:32
7. "Feelin' the Love"   Hagler 3:30
Total length:
 24:00

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