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VIC MENSA does his native Chicago proud. The son of a Ghanaian father and an American mother, Mensa, who grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, has advocated for his city since he began rapping in the mid-2010s. Early co-signs from Kanye West made MENSA an instant sensation in his hometown and across the U.S., which made for many eager listeners when he dropped his first EP for Def Jam, 2016’s <i>There's Alot Going On</i>. That project blended meditations on race and police brutality, topics he continued exploring on his 2017 full-length debut, <i>The Autobiography</i>. After a string of well-regarded releases, he shared <i>Victor</i> in 2023, which found him exploring his own internalized racism and newfound sobriety.
About VIC MENSA
Artist Biography
Drawing from an eclectic mix of influences that includes ’90s hip-hop and rock, rapper Vic Mensa makes impactful music that's both introspective and politically charged.
• Mensa got his start with the hip-hop group Kids These Days, who released one album before breaking up in 2013.
• He also founded the hip-hop collective SAVEMONEY, which includes his friend Chance the Rapper. In 2013, Mensa guested on Chance’s breakthrough Acid Rap mixtape and issued his own solo project, INNANETAPE.
• In 2015, Mensa earned major buzz by appearing on the Kanye West single “Wolves.” That same year, he signed with Roc Nation and nabbed a Grammy nomination for cowriting Kanye’s song “All Day.”
• Mensa’s 2017 debut solo album, The Autobiography, is filled with the rapper’s personal reflections on issues like police brutality, violence, and drug use. Guests range from Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo to rapper Pusha T.
• Mensa also fronts the rap-rock side project 93Punx. Their 2019 self-titled debut album features Good Charlotte and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello.
Hometown
Chicago, IL, United States
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
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