Channel: Vic Mensa

Category: Music

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Description: KWAKU by Vic Mensa from the album I Tape EP © 2021 STREAM I TAPE: vicmensa.lnk.to/iTape 🔔 Subscribe & turn on notifications to stay updated with official Vic Mensa music: bit.ly/Subscribe_Vic_Mensa​ Listen to all Vic Mensa songs: vicmensa.lnk.to/Vic​ Follow Vic Mensa Website: vicmensa.com​​ Twitter: twitter.com/VicMensa​​ Instagram: instagram.com/vicmensa​​ Facebook: facebook.com/vicmensa1​​ Tumblr: cakemensa.tumblr.com​ Lyrics: I was born in Asokore, Koforidua in the eastern region of Ghana And I started schooling in a one room school house Now I can look back and say everybody was poor But we didnʼt know we were poor because we had food all the time Loving family The main problem was trying to go fetch water because there was no running water in the house The bathroom is somewhere there outside We didnʼt have the clean shoes that everybody had We didnʼt have good clothing It wasnʼt particularly very comfortable being under British colonial domination And then I came to the United States in 1977 Just before the winter Chicago then had a murder rate of close to 1,000 a year It was a very violent city Thatʼs when it earned itʼs nickname as the Beirut on the lake But again I didnʼt let that scare me I went to 63rd We used to say that 47th Street was so dangerous that if you died Your parents may not come for your body Yeah it was bad but still the city was fun Well when I had a son And I just thought that it was better to stay in Chicago to raise kids The good thing about Chicago is you learn the truth about America There is no sugarcoating nonsense in this town I was scared though, I got scared because I thought you could be shot When you started getting in trouble I started graying, I started graying very fast My heart is beating and I was having nightmares because you were having real problems with the police Anytime im called to come and look for the police station where my son could be I was scared that one of these days I maybe called to the mortuary to identify your body Your growing up in Chicago gave me a lot of heart ache and head ache But around the time you did the Innanetape The enthusiasm with which you handled that And the friends all around you How mature they become All of you Made me think these kids have made it I think my father in his grave would be very happy that I brought up some good kids in America And particularly also I see it as a great success If I leave I have very little regrets Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Vic rose to public awareness as a member of the eclectic hip-hop band Kids These Days and founder of the Chicago collective SAVEMONEY alongside Chance The Rapper and other local upstarts Joey Purp and Peter CottonTale. His solo debut mixtape INNANETAPE dropped in 2013, igniting immediate accolades (including a spot on the XXL Freshman cover in 2014), and a fortuitous introduction to Jay Z that led to a record deal with Roc Nation. Mensa went on to help Kanye West pen his esoteric song “Wolves” from The Life of Pablo, drop three critically acclaimed EPs (2016’s There’s A Lot Going On, 2018’s Hooligans, and 2020’s V TAPE) and his debut full length The Autobiography (2017), as well as furthering social causes in his hometown through his nonprofit SAVEMONEYSAVELIFE. In both music and his social activism, Vic challenges the American system responsible for a history of overcriminalization, racial injustice, and issues that affect the lives of people in underserved communities, while showcasing profound levels of consciousness and self-reflection. #VicMensa​ KWAKU #ITAPE​ #OfficialVisualizer