“And being that my father is gone in immigrant and I have you know - that I owe my existence to immigration, I think that the fear of immigration that has existed in American history from the first day, I just find it to be wrong.”

American rapper and activist

Vic Mensa is an American rapper and activist from Chicago. Born Victor Kwesi Mensah, he came up in the city’s hip-hop scene and first gained notice as a member of Kids These Days and Savemoney before beginning his solo career. He released his debut solo mixtape, Innanetape, in 2013. Since then he has worked as a solo artist with Virgin EMI Records, Def Jam Recordings, Capitol Records, and Roc Nation, and his public work has also included activism.