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Vic Mensa Says His Girl Loves The Mirror (Audio)

Vic Mensa and frequent producer Cam made a jazzy track, "She Loves The Mirror." Interpret as you will, as this free-from record has the live band feel we got a bit of on Mos Def's Black On Both Sides and subsequently after. As the beat/ad-libs suggest, this one's curated by... Read more

December 3, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Vic Mensa & Clams Casino Go On The Spot With Egyptian Cotton (Video)

During a live-streamed, HP-sponsored studio session, Chicago's Vic Mensa and New Jersey's Clam Casino made "Egyptian Cotton." The song will appear in an upcoming campaign, and was made soliciting input from fans who watched the link happen live. Previously, Clams made joints for Lil B, Mac Miller, and A$AP Rocky.... Read more

December 3, 2013 Fresh, Video

This Week in Video Was Dominated By Kanye West’s Epic Meltdown on Sway…But There Was So Much More. Here’s a Playlist of the Kanye Highlights and Anything Else Worth Watching from the Past Week (Video Playlist)

Kanye West shut down the web with his extremely heated exchange with Sway. In the midst of the furor, last week was one of the best of the year for Hip-Hop video programming--Eminem's Rap God video, Snoop talking TDE vs. Death Row, A Tribe Called Quest discussing their farewell shows,... Read more

November 30, 2013 Playlists, Video

Vic Mensa Was Already a Microphone Beast in 2010. Here’s Proof…Children of the Sun (Audio)

Vic Mensa, along with Chance the Rapper, is one of the breakout Hip-Hop stars of 2013. Some may know him from Kids These Days and he's only flourished now that he's gone solo. Even when he was with the band, he dabbled in some solo material and he's released a... Read more

November 30, 2013 Throwback

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 the band Kids These Days for four-plus years, Vic's solo move earlier in 2013 has allowed him to showcase all... Read more

November 25, 2013 Featured-homepage, Video

Vic Mensa, A$AP Rocky & Bun B Drop Bars In Rap Fix Freestyle (Video)

Think Vic Mensa takes an appearance alongside Bun B, Kool DJ Red Alert, A$AP Rocky, A$AP Yams, Sway Calloway and Nadeska lightly? Hardly. When was the last time you've seen an MC go so far that he nearly had to be pried off the mic. A$AP, a disciple of Bun's... Read more

November 14, 2013 Fresh, Video

AFH: The Week in Video (11/10/13) (Video Playlist)

The past week in video brought Eminem's first ever live performance of Rap God, super creative videos from Vic Mensa and Deltron 3030 featuring Zach De La Rocha, as well as strong interviews with J. Cole and Black Milk. You can check those videos out and more below and, if... Read more

November 10, 2013 Playlists, Video

Vic Mensa & Eliza Doolittle Shape-Shift On YNSP (Video)

Without a deal, Vic Mensa damn sure gets it done. In the video to "YNSP," some ill post-production allows the MC to change shape and trail like some retro special EFX that looks super-tight in the visual to the INNANET TAPE joint. With the song talking about labels trying to... Read more

November 7, 2013 Fresh, Video

Vic Mensa Delivers One of the Best Backroom Freestyles Ever and the First Rap Genius Version (Video)

Vic Mensa is a microphone killer. He gave a taste of his freestyle capabilities last week on The Sway in the Morning Show and he's upped the ante with his Backroom freestyle. Mensa combines an unorthodox flow with complex metaphors to to deliver one mind-bending line after another. To give... Read more

October 30, 2013 Video

Take a Look Back at the Best Video Content of the Past Week (Video Playlist)

The past week in video brought new music videos from Ice Cube, Schoolboy Q and DJ Khaled featuring Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, Akon, John Legend & Anthony Hamilton, dope freestyles from Crooked I and Childish Gambino and pieces on Mike Tyson, J. Cole, Ab-Soul and more. Check out the video... Read more

October 27, 2013 Featured-homepage, Playlists, Video

Vic Mensa Discusses His New Ceative Team and the Making Of His Innanet Mixtape (Video)

Vic Mensa is one of the most talented MCs to emerge in quite a while. Though not exactly new to the scene, Vic is being re-introduced to the world as a solo artist post the split of his former band Kids These Days. His Innanet mixtape is one of the... Read more

October 24, 2013 Video

AFH: The Week in Video (10/20/13) (Video Playlist)

This week in video brought Cyphers from TDE, Slaughterhouse, Action Bronson, Jon Connor, Rapsody, Rittz and more as well as new videos from Method Man, Jill Scott, Chance the Rapper, Yelawolf & Paul Wall, Joey Bada$$ and more. Check it all out below. The BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers The... Read more

October 20, 2013 Playlists, Video

Vic Mensa Discusses His Innanet Mixtape and Spits a Blistering Freestyle (Video)

Vic Mensa sat down with Sway to discuss his Innanet mixtape, staying away from the violence in Chicago, his influences and more, and also dropped an incredible verse. His flow is so unorthodox yet so in the pocket it's CRAZY! Just watch Sway's face while Vic rhymes. It tells the... Read more

October 17, 2013 Video

Vic Mensa – INNANETAPE (Mixtape)

The year of Chicago continues with Vic Mensa's latest project, INNANETAPE. This effort features Chance The Rapper, BJ The Chicago Kid, Ab-Soul, Kenna, Rockie Fresh and plenty of others. Between Chance, Keef, Reese, King L, do you think the Chi is going to have the kind of breakthrough year that... Read more

September 30, 2013 Fresh, Mixes

AFH: The Week in Video (9/29/13) (Video Playlist)

This week brought new music videos from Pusha T, A$AP Rocky, Drake and Talib Kweli, as well as performances from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and J. Cole and a freestyle from Slaughterhouse. And, of course, a one of a kind interview from Kanye West. You can watch it all in the video... Read more

September 29, 2013 Featured-homepage, Video

Vic Mensa – Lovely Day (Video)

Here's another unbelievably good song from Vic Mensa. Lovely Day features lush instrumentation, a rollicking drum beat and Mensa's trademark unorthodox flow. Good vibes. Check out the video. Related: Vic Mensa – YNSP ft Eliza Doolittle (Audio)... Read more

September 26, 2013 Video

Vic Mensa – YNSP ft Eliza Doolittle

Vic Mensa (formerly of Kids These Days) releases the full version of his song YNSP. Once again, he straight beats up the track. He's 4 for 4 with his last set of releases. His mixtape INNANETAPE, which drops next week, is sounding like it's going to be special. Related: Vic... Read more

September 19, 2013 Audio

Vic Mensa – Yung Net (Sneak Preview) (Video)

Vic Mensa (formerly of Kids These Days) is about to be a MAJOR problem. After releasing Orange Soda and Hollywood LA, 2 laid-back grooves, he lays down a lyrical assault on the Bout It Bout It track Freddie Gibbs used last year. Check out this extended preview of Yung Net.... Read more

September 4, 2013 Video

AFH: Best Hip-Hop of August 2013 (Audio Playlist)

August may well go down as the hottest month of the year (literally and musically) when all is said and done. It will no doubt be remembered as the month Kendrick Lamar set the Hip-Hop world aflame with 1 verse and woke up the Hip-Hop Nation. In addition to Big... Read more

September 2, 2013 Audio, Featured-homepage, Playlists

Chance The Rapper – Cocoa Butter Kisses ft Twista & Vic Mensa (Lollapalooza Performance Video)

Chance The Rapper had some hometown love this weekend at Lollapalooza 2013. The Chicago sensation hit the stage with Speedknot Mobstaz O.G. Twista and his contemporary Vic Mensa to perform the catchy, sentimental Acid Rap cut "Cocoa Butter Kisses." This quickie video has HQ audio, which is a testament to... Read more

August 5, 2013 Fresh, Video

Vic Mensa – Time Is Money ft Rockie Fresh & Beldina

Vic Mensa gets one of the biggest looks to date, with Boi-1da & The Maven Boys production. "Time Is Money" sounds like its name: cocky and confident, with Maybach Music Group's Rockie Fresh on the assist, along with Beldina. The Kids These Days front-man is part of the West Coast... Read more

August 1, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Mick Jenkins – Cross Roads FT Chance The Rapper & Vic Mensa

Chicago is having one helluva year for music. This is a pensive track from rising star Mick Jenkins, featuring the scorching-hot Chance The Rapper, and another artist we're into here at A4H, Vic Mensa. Related:... Read more

July 19, 2013 Audio, Fresh

Vic Mensa – Hollywood LA (Video)

Vic Mensa is a STAR. The former Kids These Days frontman recently embarked on a solo career and is quickly establishing himself as one of the dopest MCs in the new West Coast movement. He effortlessly switches from a laid-back sing-songy flowy to spitting fire, much the way The Pharcyde... Read more

July 17, 2013 Video

Vic Mensa – Orange Soda (Video)

If you know Vic Mensa from Kids These Day, you know dude has skills. If not, now's the time to get familiar. You can hear a hint of The Pharcyde in his flow + a whole lotta originality. Check out his new video for Orange Soda. Related: Kids These Days... Read more

May 31, 2013 Video