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Vic Mensa Reminds Why He’s One Of The Best Freestylers Of His Generation (Video)

Vic Mensa Reminds Why He’s One Of The Best Freestylers Of His Generation (Video)

Almost a year after Vic Mensa dropped his well-received debut album, The Autobiography (included in Ambrosia For Heads’ Best-of ’17 list), he is still putting in work like he was
June 28, 2018 Video
Vic Mensa’s Explosive Freestyle May Be Banned From TV Like Kaepernick (Video)

Vic Mensa’s Explosive Freestyle May Be Banned From TV Like Kaepernick (Video)

Vic Mensa is a gifted rarity. The Save Money star makes compelling, highly personal albums. That’s evident in July’s The Autobiography, Mensa’s Roc Nation full-length debut. However, so many MCs
September 6, 2017 Video
Vic Mensa Wilds Out On Method Man & Nick Cannon With A Savage Freestyle (Video)

Vic Mensa Wilds Out On Method Man & Nick Cannon With A Savage Freestyle (Video)

Vic Mensa is the latest guest on Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out show. Promoting his Manuscript EP, the Roc Nation MC participated in one of the show’s longstanding Rap battles.
July 7, 2017 TV, TV/Film, Video
Vic Mensa Says He Will Slap MCs Who Say They Are Better Than Tupac (Video)

Vic Mensa Says He Will Slap MCs Who Say They Are Better Than Tupac (Video)

Vic Mensa freestyles are as dynamic as the Roc Nation MC’s song-making. Following his new EP, The Manuscript the Save Money MC hits Los Angeles, California’s Power 106 FM. There,
June 13, 2017 Video
Joey Purp & Chance The Rapper Make A Def Jam Like Back In The Day (Video)

Joey Purp & Chance The Rapper Make A Def Jam Like Back In The Day (Video)

Chicago, Illinois artist Joey Purp is having a banner year in 2016. His iiiDrops project is the latest in a series of Windy City freebies that balances substance, swagger, and
September 21, 2016 Video
Chance The Rapper’s Coloring Book Is Another Creative Acid Trip (Album Stream)

Chance The Rapper’s Coloring Book Is Another Creative Acid Trip (Album Stream)

Three years ago last month (April 30, 2013) Chance The Rapper’s Acid Rap positioned the Chicago, Illinois MC as one to watch in the elite crop of new Rap songwriters.
May 13, 2016 Audio
Vic Mensa & Kanye West Make ‘Em Mad, But They Love It Though (Video)

Vic Mensa & Kanye West Make ‘Em Mad, But They Love It Though (Video)

Vic Mensa is hitting 2015’s midpoint on a whole other level from where he started. The Save Money MC/vocalist went from Kids These Days to a Roc Nation solo deal
June 9, 2015 Video
Skills Trump Luck…Vic Mensa Signs To Roc Nation

Skills Trump Luck…Vic Mensa Signs To Roc Nation

Vic Mensa is having an incredible last 12 months. Since INNANETTAPE two years ago, the Chicago, Illinois MC/musician has released a hit video single in “Down On My Luck,” released
April 21, 2015 News
Vic Mensa Says “Post-Racial Society” Is A Lie, Details Traffic Sound (Video)

Vic Mensa Says “Post-Racial Society” Is A Lie, Details Traffic Sound (Video)

While performing recently in Canada, Chicago, Illinois’ Vic Mensa swung through Montreality. During the signature interview chronicling everything from video games to academic life, fetishes to romantic gestures, Vic opens
October 27, 2014 Fresh, Video
Vic Mensa Makes Some Rock & Soul With Frequent Collaborator Michael Uzowuru (Audio)

Vic Mensa Makes Some Rock & Soul With Frequent Collaborator Michael Uzowuru (Audio)

In his young career, Vic Mensa has defied being categorized. Once a front-man of a truly organic Rap-Rock group, Kids These Days, Mensa’s 2014 lead single has been inspired by
August 18, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Vic Mensa Raps About How He & Chief Keef Are Of The Same Water, Jay Z Meetings In SBTV Freestyle (Video)

Vic Mensa Raps About How He & Chief Keef Are Of The Same Water, Jay Z Meetings In SBTV Freestyle (Video)

After last week’s 10-minute freestyle, Vic Mensa keeps things a bit more simple and concentrated for SBTV’s Warm Up Sessions. While in the United Kingdom, the Save Money standout uses
July 28, 2014 Fresh, Video
The Leather Corduroys Drop The DaMn Funk With Her (Audio)

The Leather Corduroys Drop The DaMn Funk With Her (Audio)

As if Chicago wasn’t already teeming with enough skilled artists, Kami de Chukwu and Joey Purp are making strides of their own as burgeoning members of the Vic Mensa associated
July 25, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Vic Mensa Kicks Freestyle Fire In The Booth For More Than 10 Minutes (Video)

Vic Mensa Kicks Freestyle Fire In The Booth For More Than 10 Minutes (Video)

Joining DJ/host Charlie Sloth on the BBC 1Xtra show, Vic Mensa ignites Fire In The Booth. The show’s series finds MCs kicking bars over some impromptu instrumentals. It’s unclear how
July 20, 2014 Fresh, Video
Vic Mensa Wilds Out On A Pyschedelic Trap Journey In Feel That (Video)

Vic Mensa Wilds Out On A Pyschedelic Trap Journey In Feel That (Video)

Already with an excellent 2014 narrative-style video under his belt, Vic Mensa keeps the trip going. “Feel That” takes a literal approach, with some aurally-taken meds and a subsequent trip
July 16, 2014 Fresh, Video
Chance The Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Vic Mensa, Kevin Gates & August Alsina Rock A XXL Cypher (Video)

Chance The Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Vic Mensa, Kevin Gates & August Alsina Rock A XXL Cypher (Video)

Five of 2014’s highest profile XXL Freshmen kick off this week’s recurring series of cyphers featuring the magazine’s upcoming cover stars. Two Chicago luminaries, Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa
June 2, 2014 Fresh, Video
Vic Mensa Releases One of the Best Music Videos of the Year (Video)

Vic Mensa Releases One of the Best Music Videos of the Year (Video)

Vic Mensa is a machine. With many styles in his repertoire, the Kids These Days MC turned star soloist released two different looks in one day. Accompanying longtime collaborator Donnie
May 12, 2014 Fresh, Video
Days After We Lose A Hip-House Pioneer, Vic Mensa Makes A Heartfelt Club Track (Audio)

Days After We Lose A Hip-House Pioneer, Vic Mensa Makes A Heartfelt Club Track (Audio)

In the last 48 hours, it was announced that DJ EZ Rock had died. The Harlem native, and musical partner of Rob Base was a prominent, gold-certified part of the
April 30, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Vic Mensa Talks Life, Death, Music, Save Money and More in His Most Candid Interview Yet. Get to Know On of Hip-Hop’s Most Talented MCs on the Rise (Video)

Vic Mensa Talks Life, Death, Music, Save Money and More in His Most Candid Interview Yet. Get to Know On of Hip-Hop’s Most Talented MCs on the Rise (Video)

Vic Mensa is one of the most talented MCs to burst onto the music scene in a long time. Though not technically new to Hip-Hop, having been a member of
November 25, 2013 Featured-homepage, Video

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