1. Vic Mensa has been involved in political activism and charitable efforts in his hometown of Chicago, being heavily outspoken on the issue of gun violence.
19 Facts About Vic Mensa
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Vic Mensa is the founder of the SavemoneySavelife foundation, whose mission is to use art and entertainment to foster sustainable change, and funds three programs in Chicago centered on health and the arts.
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Vic Mensa's father is from Ghana and his mother is a white American.
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Vic Mensa grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.
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Vic Mensa began his career when he formed a band called Kids These Days in 2009.
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On September 18,2013, it was announced, that Mensa would be joining J Cole and Wale on the What Dreams May Come Tour.
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Vic Mensa later performed "Wolves" alongside West and Sia on Saturday Night Live's 40th Anniversary Celebration three days later.
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Eleven days later, Roc Nation announced that Vic had signed to its label, and a video of Mensa signing the deal alongside Jay-Z backstage at his On the Run Tour in Chicago was released on Tidal.
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Later on in 2015, Vic Mensa received a nomination for Best Rap Song at the 58th Grammy Awards as a songwriter for co-writing Kanye West's single "All Day".
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Vic Mensa guest appeared on Kanye West's single "Wolves", from his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo.
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On June 3,2016, Vic Mensa released his second extended play, There's Alot Going On.
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Vic Mensa's EP debuted at number 127 on the US Billboard 200.
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Vic Mensa has performed as the opening act during Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour in Europe.
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Three days later, Vic Mensa announced and revealed the album's title of his debut studio album titled, The Autobiography.
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Vic Mensa released his fourth EP, Hooligans, on December 14,2018.
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In January 2019, Vic Mensa formed a punk rock and rap band named 93Punx, which subsequently released a cover of the Cranberries song "Zombie".
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Also in 2020, Vic Mensa would take a leap into acting in the TIFF film Akilla's Escape, in which he played the character Prince.
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On March 26,2021, Vic Mensa put out the album I Tape, again under Roc Nation.
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In interviews with XXL and Complex, Vic Mensa cited hip hop artists such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Earl Sweatshirt, A Tribe Called Quest, Timbaland, Eminem, Biggie Smalls, Missy Elliott, Lupe Fiasco, UGK, J Dilla, The Pharcyde, DMX, Nas, 2Pac, Hieroglyphics, De La Soul, Wu-Tang Clan, Lil Wayne, Kid Rock, and Snoop Dogg as musical influences.