Vic Mensa has been fairly quiet since the release of his There’s Alot Going On EP last year, but that’s because he’s been busy working on his debut album for Roc Nation. Andrew Barber of Fake Shore Drive recently got the chance to sit down with his old Chicago friend Vic Mensa, who played him the new project. With Vic’s blessing, he wrote a lengthy piece about the album, revealing details about the sound, theme and the all-important collaborators.
Here’s how Andrew described it:
Vic has traditionally been a very guarded person, but on this album (which I cannot reveal the title of) he’s an open book. Sharing his feelings on life, love and the perils of fame. It’s personal, and personal is the most powerful. It’s not as carefree and easy going as INNANETAPE or as politically charged as There’s A Lot Going On, but it finds a way to merge the two and bring the best elements out of both. It’s not as rock-ish as some of Vic’s most recent work, but a few of the tracks definitely have that edge.
Features on the project include Pharrell, Mr. Hudson, Ty Dolla $ign, Chief Keef, The-Dream, Joey Purp and Rivers Cuomo, with No I.D. serving as executive producer. Other production comes from the likes of 1500 or Nothin’, Smoko Ono and Papi Beatz, with Pharrell also chiming in with beats.
Read the entire piece HERE.
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