Vic Mensa is from Houston, Texas.
Victor Kwesi Mensah -LRB- born June 6 , 1993 -RRB- , better known by his stage name Vic Mensa , is a Grammy-nominated American rapper from Chicago , Illinois .. Chicago. Chicago. Illinois. Illinois. stage name. stage name. Grammy. Grammy Award for Best Rap Song. He is currently signed to Roc Nation and was a member of the group Kids These Days , which broke up in May 2013 .. Roc Nation. Roc Nation. Kids These Days. Kids These Days ( band ). He released his first solo mixtape Innanetape .. Innanetape. Innanetape. Mensa is also founder of the hip-hop collective Savemoney which includes frequent collaborator Chance the Rapper .. Chance the Rapper. Chance the Rapper. Savemoney. Savemoney. His debut single `` Down on My Luck '' was released in June 2014 by Virgin EMI .. Down on My Luck. Down on My Luck. Virgin EMI. Virgin EMI