Vince Staples recently—and possibly, facetiously—maintained that his second studio album, Big Fish Theory, should be awarded the Grammy for electronic album of the year. It’s not an entirely silly thought. Trading in the swampy sonics of his debut for brighter hues and faster tempos, Big Fish Theory finds the Long Beach rapper taking a hard left into club music. It still bears his fingerprints, though, especially in its lead single, “BagBak.”

Here, atop synth arpeggios and an aqueous bassline, Staples offers sharp stream-of-consciousness insights on sex, justice, race, and power—all converging in the moment he insists, “We need Tamikas and Shaniquas in that Oval Office.” When his frustration finally boils over, Staples’ directive for his president, the government, and the one percent to all “suck a dick” feels less like a sophomoric taunt and more like a protest chant: heartfelt, direct, cathartic. –Mehan Jayasuriya

Listen: Vince Staples, “BagBak”