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.

Background and singles
The album was produced mainly by the rapper himself, along with executive production by BongoByTheWay. 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. 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.

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. 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". 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".

Track listing
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 * title1 = Sunday Morning Intro
 * note1 = featuring Omari Hardwick
 * writer1 = {{hlist|Vic Mensa|Omari Hardwick}}
 * extra1 = {{hlist|Stefan Ponce|Mensa{{ref|c|[c]}}|Aesha Dominguez{{ref|c|[c]}}|Johan Lenox}}
 * length1 = 1:48


 * title2 = Victor
 * writer2 = {{hlist|Mensa|Uforo Ebong|Adam Wright|Malik Yusef}}
 * extra2 = {{hlist|BongoByTheWay|Mensa|Lenox|Dwayne Verner Jr{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length2 = 3:14


 * title3 = Rumors
 * writer3 = {{hlist|Mensa|Wright|Yusef}}
 * extra3 = {{hlist|Mensa|BongoByTheWay{{ref|c|[c]}}|Dustin Corbett{{ref|a|[a]}}|Peter Cottontale{{ref|a|[a]}}|DJ Eway{{ref|a|[a]}}|Dominguez{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}|Dominic Marino{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length3 = 0:50


 * title4 = Lvln Up
 * writer4 = {{hlist|Mensa|Wright|Yusef}}
 * extra4 = {{hlist|Mensa|BongoByTheWay{{ref|c|[c]}}|Corbett{{ref|a|[a]}}|Cottontale{{ref|a|[a]}}|DJ Eway{{ref|a|[a]}}|Dominguez{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}|Marino{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length4 = 2:08


 * title5 = The Weeping Poets
 * note5 = featuring Jay Electronica
 * writer5 = {{hlist|Mensa|Elpadaro Allah|Louis Farrakhan|Yusef}}
 * extra5 = {{hlist|Thelonious Martin|Mensa{{ref|c|[c]}}|BongoByTheWay{{ref|c|[c]}}|Subroza{{ref|c|[c]}}|Corbett{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length5 = 2:46


 * title6 = Swear
 * writer6 = {{hlist|Mensa|Ebong|Wright}}
 * extra6 = {{hlist|BongoByTheWay|Diego Ave{{ref|c|[c]}}|Lenox{{ref|c|[c]}}}}
 * length6 = 2:51


 * title7 = Swish
 * note7 = featuring G-Eazy and Chance the Rapper
 * writer7 = {{hlist|Mensah|Chancelor Bennett|Mek'kel Carter|Gerald Gillum|Ebong|Wright|Yusef}}
 * extra7 = {{hlist|BongoByTheWay|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length7 = 3:45


 * title8 = Sunset on the Low End
 * writer8 = {{hlist|Mensa|Ebong|Wright|Yusef}}
 * extra8 = {{hlist|BongoByTheWay|Ponce{{ref|c|[c]}}|Corbett{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length8 = 4:08


 * title9 = Strawberry Louis Vuitton
 * note9 = featuring Thundercat and Maeta
 * writer9 = {{hlist|Mensa|Leon Michels|Nick Movshon|Paul Spring|Homer Steinweiss|Thundercat|Wright|Yusef}}
 * extra9 = {{hlist|Mensa|El Michels Affair|Thundercat{{ref|c|[c]}}|Dominguez{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length9 = 2:38


 * title10 = Southside Story
 * note10 = featuring Common
 * writer10 = {{hlist|Mensa|Lonnie Lynn|Yusef}}
 * extra10 = {{hlist|BongoByTheWay|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length10 = 3:16


 * title11 = Law of Karma
 * writer11 = {{hlist|Mensa|Swavell Toliver}}
 * extra11 = BongoByTheWay
 * length11 = 3:49


 * title12 = Blue Eyes
 * writer12 = {{hlist|Mensa|Ebong|William Jones}}
 * extra12 = BongoByTheWay
 * length12 = 2:55


 * title13 = Blue Eyes (Interlude)
 * note13 = with Rapsody
 * writer13 = Marlanna Evans
 * extra13 = {{hlist|Demibby|Subroza}}
 * length13 = 1:13


 * title14 = Sunday Evening Reprise
 * note14 = featuring Dixson and Lekan
 * writer14 = {{hlist|Mensa|Darius Dixson}}
 * extra14 = {{hlist|Mensa|Dominguez|Ponce|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length14 = 2:08


 * title15 = All I Kno
 * writer15 = {{hlist|Mensa|Ebong|Carter|Wright|Yusef}}
 * extra15 = {{hlist|BongoByTheWay|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}}}}
 * length15 = 3:05


 * title16 = Blessings
 * note16 = featuring Ant Clemons and D Smoke
 * writer16 = Mensa · Ebong · Daniel Farris · Wright
 * extra16 = {{hlist|BongoByTheWay|Corbett{{ref|a|[a]}}|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length16 = 3:23


 * title17 = 14 Days
 * note17 = featuring Mr Hudson
 * writer17 = Mensa · Dominguez · Ebong · Benjamin McIldowie
 * extra17 = {{hlist|BongoByTheWay|Dominguez|Lenox{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
 * length17 = 2:30


 * title18 = Eastside Girl
 * note18 = Bonus Track; featuring Ty Dolla Sign
 * writer18 = Mensa · Tyrone Griffin, Jr.
 * extra18 = Mensa · Lpeezy · The Mxnxstxr · Subroza
 * length18 = 3:02

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 * total_length = 49:29

Notes
 * $undefined$ signifies a co-producer.
 * $undefined$ 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)