"And being that my father is gone in immigrant and I have you know - that I owe my existence to immig..." — Vic Mensa

I wanted to go to a place with my first album that was just to the root, to the heart of emotion, and just unbridled by anything that wasn't truly in my heart.

I mean, Common was and is like my favorite rapper.

Coming from Chicago, Lollapalooza is the one weekend of the summer when actual Chicagoans are kept out.

I always try to take performances as an opportunity to implant my spirit into the hearts and minds of anyone in a hundred-yard vicinity.