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Album Review: Vic Mensa - The Autobiography

Evan Young

"After several years refining his craft he's ready to take on the world, armed with an exciting body of work."

Vic Mensa

Initially slated for 2015 (it was scrapped to create a "more authentic" project), the debut LP from Chicago MC Vic Mensa has finally dropped.

The Autobiography is a striking collection of woozy trap pop and intimate personal anecdotes, immediately recalling Kanye West's Graduation. In a way, the record represents Mensa's own valedictory: after several years refining his craft he's ready to take on the world, armed with an exciting body of work.

Down For Some Ignorance, Wings and Rollin' Like A Stoner - a lavish earworm juxtaposing party sonics with musings on the pitfalls of excessive partying, ala Kendrick Lamar's Swimming Pools - exhibit Mensa's impressive ear for melody and ability to dissect the minutiae of his existence.