{"id":2394454,"date":"2026-04-29T13:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2394454"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T13:10:29","slug":"vince-staples-slams-youtube-age-restricting-new-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/vince-staples-slams-youtube-age-restricting-new-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Vince Staples Slams YouTube Age-Restricting New Music Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rapper Vince Staples is calling out YouTube after the platform age-restricted his new music video, \u201cBlackberry Marmalade.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hot97.com\/news\/vince-staples-announces-return-with-cryptic-message\/\">Long Beach native<\/a> took to X on Sunday, April 26, to address the decision, turning the restriction into a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vincestaples\">pointed message<\/a> about access and audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYouTube has age-restricted the Blackberry Marmalade video, so if you are over the age of 18, make sure to share it with the youth around you,\u201d Staples wrote. \u201cOur children deserve the truth.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YouTube has age-restricted the Blackberry Marmalade video, so if you are over the age of 18, make sure to share it with the youth around you. Our children deserve the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vince (@vincestaples) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vincestaples\/status\/2048405369651921112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-mediaco-read-next is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The statement flips the intent of age-gating, which typically limits younger viewers. Instead, Staples urged adult fans to circulate the video, framing the content as essential viewing rather than material to shield.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet reflects Staples\u2019 long-standing approach to social commentary. His music often explores systemic issues and lived realities, especially within Black communities. By invoking \u201cthe truth,\u201d he signals that the video carries themes he believes younger audiences should not be excluded from understanding.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-vince-staples-rips-youtube-for-age-restricting-new-music-video-blackberry-marmalade\">Vince Staples Rips YouTube For Age-Restricting New Music Video, \u201cBlackberry Marmalade\u201d<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-mediaco-read-next is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Staples followed with a second post that addressed criticism surrounding the track\u2019s sound. \u201cAll you #newbooties mad about the sound would\u2019ve hated me in 2013 but that\u2019s before yall was off the porch,\u201d he wrote. \u201c\u2018Blackberry Marmalade\u2019 on streaming next week, until then, stream \u2018Hell Can Wait.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The message draws a clear divide between early supporters and newer listeners, suggesting that his current direction aligns with his original style.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mornings With Mero | HOT 97 Livestream 4-27-26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S5eGGrubejU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>By referencing <em>Hell Can Wait<\/em>, Staples connects the new release to his past catalog, known for its stripped-down production and sharp lyricism. The comparison positions \u201cBlackberry Marmalade\u201d as a continuation rather than a pivot.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the tweets serve as both critique and promotion. Staples challenges platform restrictions while reinforcing his artistic identity. He used the moment to amplify conversation around the video and his broader body of work.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-mediaco-read-next is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hot97.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper Vince Staples is calling out YouTube after the platform age-restricted his new music video, \u201cBlackberry Marmalade.\u201d The Long Beach native took to X on Sunday, April 26, to address the decision, turning the restriction into a pointed message about access and audience. \u201cYouTube has age-restricted the Blackberry Marmalade video, so if you are over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2394455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[467248,33837,23844],"class_list":["post-2394454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-blackberry-marmalade","tag-vince-staples","tag-youtube"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Vince-Staples-Slams-YouTube-Age-Restricting-New-Music-Video.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394456,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394454\/revisions\/2394456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}