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词条 Vic Mensa
释义

  1. Life and career

     1993–2012: Early life  2013–14: Innanetape and XXL Freshman Class  2015–present: There's Alot Going On, The Autobiography and Hooligans  

  2. Artistry

  3. Discography

  4. Awards and nominations

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Vic Mensa
| background = solo_singer
| image = Vic Mensa 2014.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = Vic Mensa performing in 2014
| birth_name = Victor Kwesi Mensah
| alias = Vino
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|06|06}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter|record producer}}
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2009–present[1]
| label = {{hlist|Roc Nation|Def Jam|Capitol|Closed Sessions|Virgin EMI}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Kids These Days|Savemoney|Chance the Rapper|Joey Purp|Kanye West|Malik Yusef|Om'Mas Keith|Ty Dolla Sign}}
| website = {{URL|vicmensa.com}}
}}

Victor Kwesi Mensah (born June 6, 1993), known professionally as Vic Mensa, is a Grammy award nominated American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Chicago, Illinois.[2][3][4] He is currently signed to Roc Nation. Mensa was a member of the group Kids These Days, which broke up in May 2013, after which he released his debut solo mixtape Innanetape.

Mensa is also a founder of the hip-hop collective Savemoney which includes frequent collaborator Chance the Rapper. He also is the founder of the SavemoneySavelife foundation which combats American racism and funds three programs in Chicago centered on health and the arts.[5] His debut single "Down on My Luck" was released in June 2014 by Virgin EMI.[6] His debut studio album The Autobiography was released in July 2017.

Life and career

1993–2012: Early life

Victor Kwesi Mensah was born on June 6, 1993.[3] His father is from Ghana and his mother is a White American.[7] Mensa grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.[8] He attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School and while a freshman, met Chancelor Bennett in passing (Bennett would later be known as Chance the Rapper).

Mensa began his career when he formed a band called Kids These Days in 2009. The band would eventually release two projects, an extended play titled Hard Times in 2011,[9] and a mixtape titled Traphouse Rock in 2012.[10]

2013–14: Innanetape and XXL Freshman Class

{{main|Innanetape}}

Following the band's split up in May 2013,[11] Mensa performed with Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn at Albarn's 2014 performance at the Governors Ball Music Festival, where he performed the track "Clint Eastwood", filling in for MC Del the Funky Homosapien.[12] When announcing a tour for 2015, Mensa said that he has plans to collaborate with Albarn sometime in the near future.[13]

On September 18, 2013, it was announced, that Mensa would be joining J. Cole and Wale on the What Dreams May Come Tour.[14] Mensa would eventually release his debut mixtape, Innanetape, which was released on September 30, 2013.

Following the end of the What Dreams May Come Tour, he toured Europe with Danny Brown, for the beginning of February 21, 2014 and ending on March 8.[15] To cap off his rise to stardom, Mensa was chosen to be on the cover of XXL for the Freshman Class of 2014.[16] Mensa's debut single "Down on My Luck" was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2014.[17] On the same day, the music video for the song was released.[18] "Down on My Luck" was then released for digital download in international markets on June 6, 2014, by Virgin EMI Records.[19][20]

2015–present: There's Alot Going On, The Autobiography and Hooligans

{{main|There's Alot Going On|The Autobiography (Vic Mensa album)}}

On February 12, 2015, Kanye West debuted a song, titled "Wolves" at his Adidas Originals showcase. The song featured Mensa himself, along with Sia.[21] Mensa later performed "Wolves" alongside West and Sia on Saturday Night Live's 40th Anniversary Celebration three days later.[22][23] Mensa would later release an official collaboration with Kanye West, titled "U Mad" on April 10.[24] 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. Later on in 2015, 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".[25]

On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Mensa, along with Travis Scott and iLoveMakonnen, will be a part of Alexander Wang's "WANGSQUAD" campaign.[26] On February 19, Mensa released a single, titled "No Chill" onto iTunes with Skrillex. It was produced by Skrillex and Jahlil Beats.[27] Mensa's collaboration on Kanye West's "Wolves", would eventuality be released after West updated the album's Tidal track list off his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo with a reworked version of "Wolves", which included previously removed guest vocals from Mensa and Sia, and separated Frank Ocean vocals into a separate track on March 16, 2016.[28]

On June 3, 2016, Vic Mensa released his debut extended play titled, There's Alot Going On. With only one guest feature from Ty Dolla Sign, the EP tackled issues such as the Flint water crisis, the Shooting of Laquan McDonald, and self-inflicted wounds.[29] Mensa's EP debuted at number 127 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[30]

He and his friends were stopped by police for assumed stealing after his spending spree at Barney's of $4,000.

[31]

He has performed as the opening act during Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour in Europe.[32]

Leading up to the release of Mensa's debut studio album, he released his second extended play, The Manuscript on June 8, 2017.[33] Three days later, Mensa announced and revealed the album's title of his debut studio album titled The Autobiography.[34] Mensa would release the lead single titled "Wings" featuring Pharrell Williams and Saul Williams on July 13.[35] The Autobiography was released on July 28, 2017, through Roc Nation.[36] The album featured guest appearances from Weezer, Syd, The-Dream, Chief Keef, Joey Purp, Pharrell Williams, Saul Williams, Ty Dolla Sign, and Pusha T.[37] The album debuted at number 27 on the US Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 15,000 copies first week.[38][39][30]

In October 2018, as part of his BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher, Mensa dissed late rapper XXXTentacion, referencing his domestic abuse charges. Subsequently he received backlash on social media as well as from other artists.[40]

Vic's latest EP, Hooligans, was released on December 14, 2018.[41]

Artistry

In interviews with XXL and Complex, Mensa cites 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, Nas, 2Pac and Hieroglyphics, as well as rock artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Gorillaz and Nirvana among his influences.[2][42] In 2013, XXL called his breakthrough mixtape Innanetape "lyrical nourishment" and commented on his ability to "bend words at will, cramming syllables into lines with obvious glee."[43]

Discography

{{Main|Vic Mensa discography}}
  • The Autobiography (2017)

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2015 mtvU Woodie Awards[44] Best Video Woodie "Down on My Luck" {{nom}}
2016 Grammy Awards Best Rap Song "All Day" (as a songwriter) {{nom}}
2018 NAACP Image Awards[45] Outstanding New Artist Himself {{nom}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/07/25-new-rappers-to-watch-out-for/vic-mensa |title=Vic Mensa — 25 New Rappers to Watch Out For |publisher=Complex |date= |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-freshmen-2014/2014/05/vic-mensa-2/|title=Vic Mensa – XXL|publisher=Xxlmag.com}}
3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/06/happy-birthday-vic-mensa/|title=Happy Birthday, Vic Mensa!|work=XXL|first=Sidney|last=Madden|date=June 6, 2016|access-date=June 18, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5-influential-rappers-that-broke-the-mental-health_us_57896a66e4b0e7c873500ec7 |title=5 Influential Rappers That Broke The Mental Health Stigma |last= |first= |date=2016-07-27 |publisher=The Huffington Post }}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8247168/vic-mensa-savemoneysavelife-foundation-interview|title=vic-mensa-savemoneysavelife-foundation-interview|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
6. ^Top Of The Year: The Deans List (Top 25 Artists of 2013). OK-Tho (January 2014). Retrieved on 2016-01-08.
7. ^{{cite web|last1=McQuaid|first1=Ian|title=Vic Mensa: meet Kanye's punk protege|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/aug/04/vic-mensa-rapper-kanye-west-protege|publisher=The Guardian}}
8. ^{{cite web|last1=Spanos|first1=Brittany|title=How Rap Phenom Vic Mensa Cheated Death and Charmed Kanye|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-chicago-rap-phenom-vic-mensa-cheated-death-and-charmed-kanye-20151015?page=2|publisher=Rolling Stone}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Young|first=Alex|title=Album Review: Kids These Days – Hard Times EP|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/06/album-review-kids-these-days-ihard-timesi-ep/|accessdate=March 3, 2018|newspaper=Consequence of Sound|date=June 23, 2011}}
10. ^{{cite web|last=Vitale|first=Alyssa|title=Jeff Tweedy producing Chicago band Kids These Days’ debut record|url=http://www.avclub.com/chicago/articles/jeff-tweedy-producing-chicago-band-kids-these-days,65530/|accessdate=March 3, 2018|newspaper=The A.V. Club|date=November 21, 2011}}
11. ^{{cite web|last=Buyanovsky|first=Dan|title=Exclusive: Vic Mensa Announces End Of Kids These Days, Drops Solo Video|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/05/exclusive-vic-mensa-announces-end-of-kids-these-days-drops-solo-video/|accessdate=March 3, 2018|magazine= XXL|date=May 8, 2013}}
12. ^Young, Alex. (2014-06-09) Watch: Damon Albarn performs with De La Soul, Vic Mensa at Governors Ball. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved on 2016-01-08.
13. ^{{cite web|last1=Moskovitch|first1=Greg|title=Vic Mensa Confirms Early 2015 Tour|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/vic-mensa-confirms-early-2015-tour/|website=Music Feeds|publisher=Music Feeds|accessdate=May 17, 2015}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.illroots.com/read/vic-mensa-joins-j-coles-what-dreams-may-come-tour |title=Vic Mensa Joins J. Cole's 'What Dreams May Come Tour' |publisher=Illroots |date=September 18, 2013 |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}
15. ^{{cite web|author=C. Vernon Coleman |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/01/vic-mensa-joining-danny-brown-upcoming-european-tour/ |title=Vic Mensa Joining Danny Brown For Upcoming European Tour – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=January 11, 2014 |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}
16. ^{{cite web|last=Sia |first=Nicole |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/05/xxl-freshmen-2014-cover-revealed/ |title=XXL Freshmen 2014 Cover Revealed - XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date=May 5, 2014 |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/playlist|title=BBC Radio 1Xtra Playlist|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613121623/http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/playlist/|dead-url=no|archivedate=June 13, 2006|df=mdy-all}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-freshmen-2014/2014/05/isaiah-rashard/ |title=Isaiah Rashad – XXL |publisher=Xxlmag.com |date= |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/down-on-my-luck-single/id874930430 |title=iTunes – Music – Down On My Luck – Single by Vic Mensa |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=June 6, 2014 |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}
20. ^{{cite web|last=Montanez |first=Eric |url=http://hypetrak.com/2014/05/vic-mensa-down-on-my-luck-2/ |title=Vic Mensa – Down On My Luck |publisher=Hypetrak |date=May 12, 2014 |accessdate=July 13, 2014}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/54746/kanye-unleashes-wolves-at-fashion-show/|title=Kanye Unleashes 'Wolves' Featuring Sia And Vic Mensa At His 750 Boost Fashion Show|publisher=|accessdate=March 4, 2018}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/02/everything-we-know-kanye-west-wolves|title=Everything We Know About Kanye West's "Wolves"|website=Complex|accessdate=March 4, 2018}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6472986/watch-kanye-west-perform-new-song-wolves-on-snl-saturday-night-live-40-anniversary|title=Watch Kanye West Perform New Song 'Wolves' on 'SNL' 40th Anniversary Special|publisher=|accessdate=March 4, 2018}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/u-mad-feat-kanye-west-single/987725958|title=U Mad (feat. Kanye West) by Vic Mensa on Apple Music|work=April 20, 2015|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/6785974/grammy-nominations-2016-full-list|title=Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees|work=Billboard|date=December 7, 2015|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/travis-scott-vic-mensa-makonnen-to-be-featured-in-new-alexander-wang-campaign-news.20050.html|title=Vic Mensa part of Wang Campaign|last=Smith|first=Trevor|work=Hotnewhiphop|accessdate=February 8, 2016}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-chill/1083783884|title=No Chill - Single by Vic Mensa & Skrillex on Apple Music|date=February 19, 2016|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}
28. ^{{cite news|last1=Brandle|first1=Lars|title=Kanye West Shares Reworked Version of 'Wolves' on Tidal|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7262733/kanye-west-reworked-version-wolves-tidal|accessdate=March 3, 2017|work=Billboard|date=March 16, 2016}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7393451/vic-mensa-theres-a-lot-going-on-interview|title=Vic Mensa Talks Emotional 'There's Alot Going On' EP, Encourages Fans to Vote|publisher=|accessdate=March 4, 2018}}
30. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/vic-mensa/chart-history/billboard-200|title=Vic Mensa – Chart history: Billboard 200|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}
31. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1892666/lapd-accuse-vic-mensa-of-stealing-from-barneys/video/ |title=Vic Mensa and his friends stopped by police |last=Robinson |first=Collin |date=August 5, 2016 |website=Stereogum |access-date=August 5, 2016}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=http://hypetrak.com/2016/08/vic-mensa-justin-bieber-announce-european-tour/|title=Vic Mensa & Justin Bieber Announce European Tour|last=Huynh|first=Davis|work=Hypetrak|accessdate=August 12, 2016}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-manuscript-ep/1244207336|title=The Manuscript - EP by Vic Mensa on Apple Music|date=June 10, 2017|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}
34. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/07/vic-mensa-announces-the-autobiography/|title=Vic Mensa Announces Debut Album ‘The Autobiography’|website=Vibe|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}
35. ^{{cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/nevqqb/listen-to-wings-vic-mensas-new-single-with-pharrell-and-saul-williams|title=Listen to "Wings," Vic Mensa's New Single with Pharrell and Saul Williams|work=Vice|date=July 14, 2017|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}
36. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/07/11/vic-mensa-announces-debut-album-the-autobiography|title=Vic Mensa Announces Debut Album The Autobiography|work=The Fader|first=Ben|last=Dandridge-Lemco|date=July 11, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2017}}
37. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/vic-mensa-the-autobiography-album-cover-tracklist-song-wings/|title=Vic Mensa Shares ‘The Autobiography’ Album Cover, Tracklist and New Song "Wings"|work=XXL|first=Peter A.|last=Berry|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=July 28, 2017}}
38. ^{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44294/title.hip-hop-album-sales-vic-mensas-the-autobiography-is-his-biggest-project-yet|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Vic Mensa's "The Autobiography" Is His Biggest Project Yet|work=HipHopDX|first=Kyle|last=Eustice|date=August 7, 2017|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}
39. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/12/first-week-album-numbers-2017/|title=Here Are the First Week Album Numbers in 2017|work=Complex|first=Edwin|last=Ortiz|date=December 30, 2017|accessdate=March 3, 2018}}
40. ^[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/vic-mensa-xxxtentacion-controversy-empathy-739396/amp/ Vic Mensa addressee diss towards XXXTentancion] - Rolling Stone Reports
41. ^{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/12/vic-mensa-hooligans-ep-stream/|title=Vic Mensa drops new Hooligans EP: stream|work=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=December 14, 2018}}
42. ^Vic Mensa: Who is the New Chicago Rapper?. Complex (2014-02-06). Retrieved on 2016-01-08.
43. ^Xxlmag.com. Xxlmag.com. Retrieved on 2016-01-08.
44. ^{{cite web|title=mtvU Announces '2015 mtvU Woodie Awards' Nominees|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/18/mtvu-announces-2015-mtvu-woodie-awards-nominees/364577/|publisher=tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}
45. ^{{cite web | url=http://deadline.com/2017/11/naacp-image-awards-netflix-own-annapurna-universal-pictures-open-road-films-anthony-anderson-1202212017/| title=NAACP Image Awards Nominees | work=Deadline | date=November 20, 2017 | accessdate=October 27, 2018}}

External links

  • {{Official website|vicmensa.com}}
{{Vic Mensa}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mensa, Vic}}

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