Victor (Vic Mensa album)

Victor is the second studio album by American rapper Vic Mensa. It was released on September 15, 2023, through Roc Nation.

Victor
Studio album by Vic Mensa
Released	September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
Length	49:29
Label	Roc Nation
Producer	BongoByTheWay Demibby Aesha Dominguez El Michels Affair Lpeezy Thelonious Martin Vic Mensa The Mxnxstxr Stefan Ponce Subroza
Vic Mensa chronology
93' to 23': Victor (2023) Victor (2023)
Singles from Victor
"Strawberry Louis Vuitton" Released: January 27, 2023 "Swish" Released: April 21, 2023 "Eastside Girl" Released: July 28, 2023 "Blue Eyes" Released: August 25, 2023 "Lvln Up" Released: September 11, 2023

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	7/10[1]
The Guardian	[2]

Background and singles

The album was produced mainly by the rapper himself, along with executive production by BongoByTheWay.^[3] He shared an album trailer and announced the record on August 21. The clip shows Mensa sitting shirtless in the center of an art gallery while artists around him paint and closes out with a portrait of him that one of the artists painted.^[4] A few days later, Mensa revealed more details on the project. He explained that the album stems from the "rubble of a bad crash, literally and metaphorically" and follows his "journey into spirituality" as well as a return to Chicago, Ghana and to himself.^[5]

The lead single "Strawberry Louis Vuitton" was released on January 27 and features Thundercat and Maeta. An accompanying music video was inspired by the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh.^[6] On August 25, he released a single called "Blue Eyes", an "emotional" track that see Mensa talking about "heartbreaking admissions" and "damage inflicted by racism".^[7] The final single preceding the album "Lvln Up", a "raw" and "reflective" song, was released on September 11 and was inspired by trip from Accra to Keta "through the Ghanian countryside".^[8]

Track listing

Victor track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sunday Morning Intro" (featuring Omari Hardwick)	Vic Mensa Omari Hardwick	Stefan Ponce Mensa[c] Aesha Dominguez[c] Johan Lenox[a]	1:48
2.	"Victor"	Mensa Uforo Ebong Adam Wright Malik Yusef	BongoByTheWay Mensa[a] Lenox[a] Dwayne Verner Jr[a]	3:14
3.	"Rumors"	Mensa Wright Yusef	Mensa BongoByTheWay[c] Dustin Corbett[a] Peter Cottontale[a] DJ Eway[a] Dominguez[a] Lenox[a] Dominic Marino[a]	0:50
4.	"Lvln Up"	Mensa Wright Yusef	Mensa BongoByTheWay[c] Corbett[a] Cottontale[a] DJ Eway[a] Dominguez[a] Lenox[a] Marino[a]	2:08
5.	"The Weeping Poets" (featuring Jay Electronica)	Mensa Elpadaro Allah Louis Farrakhan Yusef	Thelonious Martin Mensa[c] BongoByTheWay[c] Subroza[c] Corbett[a] Lenox[a]	2:46
6.	"Swear"	Mensa Ebong Wright	BongoByTheWay Diego Ave[c] Lenox[c]	2:51
7.	"Swish" (featuring G-Eazy and Chance the Rapper)	Mensah Chancelor Bennett Mek'kel Carter Gerald Gillum Ebong Wright Yusef	BongoByTheWay Lenox[a]	3:45
8.	"Sunset on the Low End"	Mensa Ebong Wright Yusef	BongoByTheWay Ponce[c] Corbett[a] Lenox[a]	4:08
9.	"Strawberry Louis Vuitton" (featuring Thundercat and Maeta)	Mensa Leon Michels Nick Movshon Paul Spring Homer Steinweiss Thundercat Wright Yusef	Mensa El Michels Affair Thundercat[c] Dominguez[a] Lenox[a]	2:38
10.	"Southside Story" (featuring Common)	Mensa Lonnie Lynn Yusef	BongoByTheWay Lenox[a]	3:16
11.	"Law of Karma"	Mensa Swavell Toliver	BongoByTheWay	3:49
12.	"Blue Eyes"	Mensa Ebong William Jones	BongoByTheWay	2:55
13.	"Blue Eyes (Interlude)" (with Rapsody)	Marlanna Evans	Demibby Subroza	1:13
14.	"Sunday Evening Reprise" (featuring Dixson and Lekan)	Mensa Darius Dixson	Mensa Dominguez Ponce Lenox[a]	2:08
15.	"All I Kno"	Mensa Ebong Carter Wright Yusef	BongoByTheWay Lenox[a]	3:05
16.	"Blessings" (featuring Ant Clemons and D Smoke)	Mensa Ebong Daniel Farris Wright	BongoByTheWay Corbett[a] Lenox[a]	3:23
17.	"14 Days" (featuring Mr Hudson)	Mensa Dominguez Ebong Benjamin McIldowie	BongoByTheWay Dominguez Lenox[a]	2:30
18.	"Eastside Girl" (Bonus Track; featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Mensa Tyrone Griffin, Jr.	Mensa Lpeezy The Mxnxstxr Subroza	3:02
Total length:				49:29

Notes

• ^{^[c]} signifies a co-producer.
• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• "Swish" is stylized as "$wish".
• "Southside Story" is stylized as "$outside Story".
• "Blessing" is stylized as "Ble$$ings".

Personnel

Musicians

• Vic Mensa – vocals
• Lekan – additional vocals (tracks 1, 16)
• Omari Hardwick – additional vocals (1)
• Elpadardo Allah – additional vocals (5)
• Johan Lenox – additional vocals (5, 9)
• Thundercat – additional vocals (9)
• BongoByTheWay – additional vocals (10)
• Aesha Dominguez – additional vocals (10)
• Lonnie Lynn – additional vocals (10)
• Brandon Mahone – additional vocals (10)
• Malik Yusef – additional vocals (10)
• Demibby – background vocals, guitar, piano (13)
• Subroza – bass, guitar (13)
• Anthony Clemons Jr. – additional vocals (16)
• Benjamin McIldowie – additional vocals (17)

Technical

• DJ Riggins – mastering, mixing
• Aesha Dominguez – recording (1–12, 14–17)
• Vic Mensa – recording (2–5, 7–11, 18)
• Rafe Noonan – recording (9)
• Rapsody – recording (13)
• Tyrone Griffin, Jr. – recording (18)