Chance the Rapper capped off FADER & vitaminwater®’s fifth annual #uncapped concert series. He was preceded earlier that night by Willow Smith, whose infectious energy perfectly primed the hype of the night. Before the crowds gathered, they sat down to talk to each other and got personal straight away. With the characters they both are, would you expect anything less?
After publishing 100 issues, the FADER released their first video cover story on JMBLYA alumnus and Chicago-based rapper Vic Mensa. The FADER team, including director Aaron Brown, spent a week with Mensa and the SAVEMONEY crew back in May. We see Mensa in the studio, freestyle rapping in the subway and crawling through the streets of Chicago. The 12-minute piece doesn”t just give viewers a look into Vic Mensa as a rapper, but deconstructs the casino environment around him. The video includes a mix of shots that are home-video, VHS-style juxtaposed with crisp scenes of the crew and Mensa. FADER promises that this is the first of many short documentary features. Check out the full article on their site and watch the video below.
Following the release of his latest project Wave[s], Mick Jenkins sits down with the folks at Fader to talk about hot dogs and house music in their latest segment of “Everything You Need to Know.” Learn everything you need to know about this Chicago-rapper, and don’t miss his upcoming shows with STWO this month.