"Texas, can I ask you a question: Do you guys know how to go crazy or what?" Vince Staples asked before launching into this song, a burst of fire that features a sample of Future and lyrics that could be Staples' personal motto: "Just focus, I'm trying to paint you a picture."

Watch the entire set here, or check out individual songs in the set list below.

Set List

Credits

Producers: Saidah Blount, Mito Habe-Evans, Otis Hart; Technical Director: Josh Rogosin; Director: Mito Habe-Evans; Videographers: Nickolai Hammar, Katie Hayes Luke, Cameron Robert, A.J. Wilhelm, Lizzie Chen; Editor: Cameron Robert; Audio: Timothy Powell/Metro Mobile; Assistant Audio Engineer: Loretta Rae; Production Assistants: Erin Conlon, Nathan Gaar; Special Thanks: SXSW, Stubb's BBQ; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann.

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