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| Released | September 15, 2023 | |||
| Length | 49:29 | |||
| Label | Roc Nation | |||
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| Clash | 7/10 [1] |
| The Guardian |   [2] |
Victor is the second studio album by American rapper Vic Mensa. It was released on September 15, 2023, through Roc Nation.
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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunday Morning Intro" (featuring Omari Hardwick) |
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| 1:48 |
| 2. | "Victor" |
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| 3:14 |
| 3. | "Rumors" |
| 0:50 | |
| 4. | "Lvln Up" |
| 2:08 | |
| 5. | "The Weeping Poets" (featuring Jay Electronica) |
| 2:46 | |
| 6. | "Swear" |
| 2:51 | |
| 7. | "Swish" (featuring G-Eazy and Chance the Rapper) |
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| 3:45 |
| 8. | "Sunset on the Low End" |
| 4:08 | |
| 9. | "Strawberry Louis Vuitton" (featuring Thundercat and Maeta) |
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| 2:38 |
| 10. | "Southside Story" (featuring Common) |
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| 3:16 |
| 11. | "Law of Karma" |
| BongoByTheWay | 3:49 |
| 12. | "Blue Eyes" |
| BongoByTheWay | 2:55 |
| 13. | "Blue Eyes (Interlude)" (with Rapsody) | Marlanna Evans |
| 1:13 |
| 14. | "Sunday Evening Reprise" (featuring Dixson and Lekan) |
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| 2:08 |
| 15. | "All I Kno" |
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| 3:05 |
| 16. | "Blessings" (featuring Ant Clemons and D Smoke) |
| 3:23 | |
| 17. | "14 Days" (featuring Mr Hudson) |
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| 2:30 |
| 18. | "Eastside Girl" (Bonus Track; featuring Ty Dolla Sign) |
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| 3:02 |
| Total length: | 49:29 | |||
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