Vic Mensa

Chicago has a long history of producing incredible rappers: from Common to Kanye, Twista to Chance The Rapper. The city’s latest star-to-be is Towkio. After consistently impressing with the release of a slew of stellar singles, Towkio cements his status as one of best on the rise with WWW. Executive produced by FUXWITHIT favourite Lido, the 13 track effort is…

Although a large portion of my writing tends to focus on electronic music, hip-hop and rap have always been my first love. I fell in love with the genre 20 years ago and it’s one of the few things that’s remained constant over the greater part of my life. One of the elements that always made rap so special is…

Chicagoan Vic Mensa is at his best on his latest project The Manuscript. From the jump he lets you know this, “This for all my fans that say they want that old Vic, I’ve grown too much to ever be the old Vic/I’m new and improved call me Vic 2.0/ Still making two points every time I move an O.” With…

After more than half a year from premiering the track on the road, Vic Mensa and Skrillex finally let the wraps off of their collaboration title ‘No Chill’. The track features the big sound production you could expect from Skrillex while Mensa goes in. You may have heard live or unfinished versions of this track before but now you can…

As 2015 wraps up, it’s time to reflect on another incredible year in music. To do so, we’re counting down the top 100 songs of the year. In developing this list we weighed each track against the following criteria: overall song quality, impact and popularity, and support (blogs, charts, DJs, etc.). We will be counting down 20 tracks per day and…

The recent Roc Nation signee let off some shots over Biggie’s ‘Who Shot Ya’ instrumental and the whole way through Vic doesn’t let up. Sporting a new Roc A Fella tat on his neck in the artwork, Vic Mensa pokes Travis Scott with a couple bars and makes it clear he’s not trying to talk to the media about anything.…

Kaytranada and Vic Mensa are artists on the cusp of their respective crafts and they’ve collaborated for a new song called ‘Drive Me Crazy.’ This track highlights Kaytranada’s dynamic production by incorporating several different styles into one song. Similarly, it shows Mensa’s versatility as both a singer and rapper. This isn’t their first time recording together; last year’s ‘Wimme Nah’…

Attempting to brand one’s self as a representative for his hometown is not a new phenomenon in the rap game. Jay-Z in New York, Drake in Toronto, etc. In this remix of Vic Mensa’s ‘Wimme Nah’, Smoko Ono latches on to phrases most loyal to Chicago and releases them on repeat over a slow groove that makes you want to…

Seattle based producer Swish recently reworked Vice Mensa’s – ‘Feel That’ and it’s awesome! The remix starts out with a trap feel as Vic drops bars. As it builds you might expect to get hit with a gritty trap drop but you’ll be in for a surprise. Instead Swish mixes things up with a wild wonky space jazz drop that sees the…