There has been talk about Vic Mensa getting a new record deal for the past several days but now it’s official. The Chicago rapper has blown up since his debut mixtape Straight Up in 2010 and his follow-up 2013 project INNANETAPE. Now that he’s being featured on major hits like Kanye West’s “Wolves,” the 21-year old spitter is moving on to bigger and better things. Find out which label Vic Mensa has signed to after the jump.
RocNation has officially signed Vic Mensa. The news was exclusively streamed on Tidal, Jay Z’s new music streaming service. The imprint that houses the likes of J. Cole, Rihanna and Jay Electronica has released an official statement about Mensa’s new deal on their website.
“Welcome Vic Mensa to the Roc Nation Family. At the age of 21, Vic Mensa has already established himself as an integral part of Chicago culture, first co-founding the SAVEMONEY collective and releasing two mixtapes in two years and now as a solo artist signed with the Roc Nation family. His debut mixtape ‘Straight Up’ in 2010, followed by 2013’s ‘INNANETAPE’, brought Mensa’s solo work to a new and larger audience. In addition, The Chicago native’s critically acclaimed 2nd project helped earn him a top spot on XXL Magazine’s 2014 freshman class.
After closing out 2013 with US dates on the J. Cole and Wale “What Dreams May Come” tour and a European tour with Danny Brown, Mensa released his biggest single to date; 2014’s “Down On My Luck.” In 2015, Vic Mensa will release new music and thus far has collaborated with Kanye West and Sia on “Wolves” – the first track on Kanye West’s upcoming album ‘So Help Me God’. Vic Mensa’s live performances to date include Wireless Festival, The Governors Ball Festival, the Emmy Award-winning comedy show Saturday Night Live and the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival.”
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