Vic Mensa
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Vic Mensa, 2014.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Victor Kwesi Mensah |
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June 6, 1993 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | vicmensa |
Victor Kwesi Mensah (born June 6, 1993), better known by his stage name Vic Mensa, is a Grammy-nominated American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is currently signed to Roc Nation and was a member of the group Kids These Days, which broke up in May 2013. He released his first solo mixtape Innanetape. Mensa is also founder of the hip-hop collective Savemoney which includes frequent collaborator Chance the Rapper. His debut single "Down on My Luck" was released in June 2014 by Virgin EMI.
Victor Kwesi Mensah's father is from Ghana and his mother is white American. Vic grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. He attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School and while a freshman, met Chancellor Bennett as a passerby (Bennett would later be known as Chance the Rapper).
Mensa performed with Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn at Albarn's performance at the Governors Ball Music Festival, where he performed the track "Clint Eastwood", filling in for MC Del the Funky Homosapien. When announcing a tour for 2015, Mensa said that he has plans to collaborate with Albarn sometimes in the near future.
On September 18, 2013, it was announced, that Mensa would be joining J. Cole and Wale on the What Dreams May Come Tour. Following the end of the tour, he toured Europe with Danny Brown, for the beginning of February 21, 2014 and ending March 8, 2014. To cap off his rise to stardom, Mensa was chosen to be on the cover of XXL for the Freshman Class of 2014. On May 12, 2014, his first official single "Down on My Luck" was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United Kingdom. On the same day, the music video for the song was released. "Down on My Luck" was then released for digital download in international markets on June 6, 2014, by Virgin EMI Records. It was released as his first single from his debut EP, titled Street Lights.
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