Prima Donna (EP)

Prima Donna
EP by Vince Staples
Released	August 26, 2016
Recorded	2015–16
Genre	Hip hop
Label	ARTium Def Jam
Producer	James Blake DJ Dahi John Hill No I.D.
Vince Staples chronology
Summertime '06 (2015) Prima Donna (2016)

Prima Donna is the second extended play by American hip hop recording artist Vince Staples. It was released on August 26, 2016, by ARTium Recordings and Def Jam Recordings. The extended play features guest appearances from Kilo Kish and A$AP Rocky, with the production that was handled by DJ Dahi, James Blake, John Hill and No I.D..^[1]

Release and promotion

On June 20, 2016, Vince Staples revealed on The Fader cover story interview that he would be releasing his six-song EP, called Prima Donna. On August 15, 2016, the release date was announced, along with the release of the cover art and track listing for the album. On September 1, 2016, Staples released a ten minute short film of the same name directed by Nabil Elderkin.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	4/5[4]
Pitchfork	8/10[5]
SPIN	8/10[6]
XXL	4/5[7]
Slant Magazine	[8]

Prima Donna received acclaim from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album received an average score of 83, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 11 reviews.^[3] Scott Glaysher of XXL Magazine gave the album an XL, stating, "There is no doubt that Vince Staples’ popularity is growing exponentially and putting out projects like this only increases his stock value."^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Let It Shine"	Vince Staples		0:41
2.	"War Ready"	Staples James Blake André Benjamin Antwan Patton	Blake	2:35
3.	"Smile"	Staples Dacoury Natche John Hill	DJ Dahi Hill	4:20
4.	"Loco" (featuring Kilo Kish)	Staples Natche Hill Lakisha Robinson	DJ Dahi Hill	4:18
5.	"Prima Donna" (featuring A$AP Rocky)	Staples Natche Rakim Mayers	DJ Dahi	3:30
6.	"Pimp Hand"	Staples Ernest Wilson	No I.D.	2:49
7.	"Big Time"	Staples Blake	Blake	3:31

Sample credits

• "War Ready" contains samples from "ATLiens" performed by OutKast, and written by André Benjamin and Antwan Patton.

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]	35
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[10]	3
US Billboard 200[11]	50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12]	6

References

1. McCormick, Luke (2016-08-15). "Vince Staples Releasing New EP PRIMA DONNA On August 26". The Fader. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
2. Weiss, Jeff. "Vince Staples, Regular Genius". The Fader. The Fader Media Group. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
3. "Critic Reviews for Prima Donna". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved Aug 30, 2016.
4. Fairfax, Jesse (August 29, 2016). "Vince Staples - Prima Donna Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
5. Jayasuria, Mehan (August 30, 2016). "Vince Staples: Prima Donna Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
6. Ramirez, Matthew (August 26, 2016). "Review: Vince Staples Remains More Reality Than Television on 'Prima Donna' EP". SPIN. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
7. Glaysher, Scott (August 29, 2016). "Vince Staples Sticks to His Guns on 'Prima Donna'". XXL. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
8. "Slant review".
9. "Australiancharts.com – Vince Staples – Prima Donna". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
10. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
11. "Vince Staples – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Vince Staples. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
12. "Vince Staples – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Vince Staples. Retrieved September 8, 2016.