By Donna Cope
Performer: Vic Mensa
Sloss Fest: See up-and-coming rapper Vic Mensa on Saturday, July 14, on the Monster Energy Shed Stage from 9:45 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Type of Music: Rap, hip-hopAbout: Part of the Roc Nation family, Mensa hails from Hyde Park, Chicago. At 22, he helped co-found the SAVEMONEY collective and released two mixtapes. Now, at 24, Mensa has established himself as one of today’s artists, performing on Saturday Night Live and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. He was Justin Bieber’s opening act for the Purpose World Tour in Europe. Many of his songs deal with love and loss, and his personal demons — the struggle with drug addiction and depression. Mensa believes that a lot of people are pushed to violence and murder through desperation. He said that telling his stories, through his music, has allowed him to move past the problems. He is the founder of the SavemoneySavelife foundation that combats racism and funds three programs for health and the arts in Chicago.
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