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Vic Mensa Biography

Vic Mensa

Facts of Vic Mensa

Date of Birth: 1993 , June-6
Birth Nation: United States

Quick Timeline of Vic Mensa

1993 Born in Chicago,USA
2006 Completed Schooling From Whitney Young Magnet High School
2014 His debut Single 'Down on My Luck' released
2015 He received nomination for Grammy Award

Detail Timeline of Vic Mensa

June 6 , 1993

Born in Chicago,USA

Vic Mensa is an American rapper born on June 6, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois.  His debut single 'Down on My Luck' released in June 2014 and became a huge hit. He is currently working for Roc Nation.

2006

Completed Schooling From Whitney Young Magnet High School

He did his schooling from Whitney Young High School in Chicago. Although he was a good student he could not further continue his studies after he got caught in shoplifting and dealing Marijuana. However, his music aspiration continued.

2014

His debut Single 'Down on My Luck' released

On June 2014, his debut single 'Down on My Luck' was released by Virgin EMI-a British record label owned by Universal Music Group- which helped him gain a lot of popularity and acceptance among the audiences.  

2015

He received nomination for Grammy Award

In 2015, he received a nomination for Best Rap Song at 58th Grammy Awards for co-writing Kanye West's song 'All Day. It was his first ever nomination in the prestigious Grammy Awards as a songwriter.

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Vic Mensa is a popular rapper who is American by Nationality and belongs to the black ethnicity. He previously used to be an active member of a band named 'Kids These Days'  which unfortunately split in 2013. He is currently signed by Roc Nation, and entertainment, and music company, and is still working for it.

Following the break-up of his band, he released his solo mixtape named 'Innatape', which brought him into the limelight. In June 2014, his first single 'Down on My Luck' was released by Virgin EMI-a a British record label owned by Universal Music Group- which proved to be a major success. Later in 2015, he appeared alongside Sia on Kanye West's single 'Wolves' following which Kanye was also seen featuring 'U Mad', Mensa's first single for his new label, Roc Nation. His latest album 'There is a Lot Going On' was released on June 3, 2016. He also received a nomination for Best Rap Song at 58th Grammy Awards for co-writing Kanye West's song 'All Day.

Besides, he has also performed with Justin Bieber in his Purpose World Tour in Europe. He is an unmarried man, aged 23 years. Information regarding his affairs and girlfriends has not been revealed so far. As a celebrity, he makes a lot of money, however, he has not revealed any information regarding his earning or net worth either.