Vince Staples Shares “Cotton” Ahead of New LP “Cry Baby”

The Long Beach rapper will live stream his album release show on Thursday.

Vince Staples Shares “Cotton” Ahead of New LP Cry Baby

The Long Beach rapper will live stream his album release show on Thursday.

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Joshua Mellin

June 02, 2026

Vince Staples has dropped “Cotton,” which is set to be featured on his new LP Cry Baby, dropping this Friday. Staples has continued to roll out unorthodox promotional methods for the LP, recently confirming that he’ll be live streaming the album release show at the El Rey Theatre on Thursday. This past weekend, he made an appearance at Undefeated La Brea to give away tickets to the show. The week prior, the titular white flag from his “White Flag” single’s music video flew outside iconic downtown DIY punk club The Smell, where Vince and his band rehearsed songs from the new album, inviting fans to watch the practice session.

Check out “Cotton” below, and pre-order Cry Baby here.