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The rapper and artist will headline 'The Vince Staples Show', a scripted comedy series that is loosely inspired by his life.

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00:00Vince Staples is getting his own comedy series.

00:03The rapper and artist will star in The Vince Staples Show,

00:06a scripted series that is loosely based on his own life.

00:09The fictional series will take place in Long Beach, California, and stream on Netflix.

00:13Kenya Barris will executive produce the show,

00:16which stemmed from the Black-ish creator's former overall deal with the streaming giant.

00:20Staples said,

00:21I am excited to partner with Netflix and Kenya Barris on The Vince Staples Show.

00:25This has been something I have been developing for some time,

00:28and I am happy it's coming to fruition.

00:30The head of comedy at Netflix added,

00:32It's our mission to work with the best artists in the world.

00:35Vince has already established himself as one of the most talented young musicians today,

00:39and we're really excited about how his sensibility and sense of humor

00:42will translate into a unique comedy series.

00:47The Magic rapper has released five albums.

00:53His acting credits include Dope and Playing Himself in Insecure,

00:56as well as several other projects.

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