Vic Mensa’s debut LP, ‘The Autobiography’ is originally suppose to be released on July 28. Thanks to NPR’s First Listen, the album is available for streaming a week early. The 17 track LP includes features from Ty Dolla $ign, Weezer, Pharrell, Chief Keef, Joey Purp, and more.
Last week at Vic Mensa’s listening party in Los Angeles, Jay-Z had nothing but great things to say about his Roc Nation artist. “Vic is a very special talent. He can do everything – sing well, rap well,” Jay-Z said. “He even engineers himself sometimes. He’s an incredible artist, like a once in a lifetime artist.”
Shortly after, Mensa spoke on what his debut album meant to him. “This album is called ‘The Autobiography’. This album is really my blood, sweat, and tears, and everything that I’ve learned up to this point in life,” Vic said. “I kind of had to go through a lot of different things to even be able to put this album down on wax… When I talk about this album, I often say that somebody listening to it would know me better than a casual acquaintance that has known me for twenty years, if you listen to this album and really digest it. The things that I’m saying on there are so personal and real to me, but I wanted to make it in a way that everybody could relate to those situations to their own lives… This is just my story, ‘The Autobiography’.”
Click here to stream ‘The Autobiography’ from Vic Mensa and checkout the official track list below.
Vic Mensa’s ‘The Autobiography’ Tracklist
1. “Didn’t I (Say I Didn’t)”
2. “Memories on 47th St.”
3. “Rollin’ Like a Stoner”
4. “Homewrecker” Feat. Weezer
5. “Gorgeous” Feat. Syd
6. “Heaven on Earth” Feat. The-Dream
7. “Card Cracker (Skit)”
8. “Down 4 Some Ignorance (Ghetto Lullaby)” Feat. Chief Keef & Joey Purp
9. “Coffee & Cigarettes”
10. “Wings” Feat. Pharrell Williams & Saul Williams
11. “Heaven on Earth (Reprise)”
12. “The Fire Next Time”
13. “We Could Be Free” Feat. Ty Dolla $ign
14. ”Rage (Bonus Track)”
15. “OMG” Feat. Pusha T (Bonus Track)
