{"id":67034,"date":"2023-09-11T19:47:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=67034"},"modified":"2023-09-11T19:47:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:47:53","slug":"vic-mensa-is-lvln-up-on-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/entertainment\/vic-mensa-is-lvln-up-on-new-single\/","title":{"rendered":"Vic Mensa is "LVLN UP" on New Single"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the latest cut off his sophomore album VICTOR<\/em>,\u00a0Vic Mensa is showing off his witty wordplay. On “LVLN UP”, the Chicago rapper reminds us that he’s here to stay.<\/p>\n

The two-minute cut is led by a crisp, hard-hitting beat, over which Mensa runs through his list of worthy flexes. “I got a whole new gameplan, I’m doin’ numbers like Rain Man \/ How many years I’ve been dope, man? \/ I said f*ck it and started a weed brand \/ And I’m connected like Edison, ay \/ Meeting with African presidents, ay,” he delivers with confidence on the verse.<\/p>\n

Mensa wrote in an Instagram caption: “I made this beat when I was on a long drive from Accra to Keta through the Ghanian countryside. I sampled an old African record from the 70s, sum dusty and full of character. I wrote the hook about the direction I’m taking my life right now. About taking that dark cloud from above my name and shaping it, forming it into something formidable. Into a force of nature. This is about reimagining how the world has pigeonholed you, and taking flight on these n*ggas.”<\/p>\n

“LVLN UP” takes a different tune than Mensa’s last single off VICTOR<\/em>, “Blue Eyes”, which is a raw, reflective cut. “$WISH”, with G-Eazy and Chance the Rapper, “STRAWBERRY LOUIS VUITTON” with Thundercat and Maeta and “Eastside Girl” with Ty Dolla $ign also see spots on the 18-track album.<\/p>\n

“LVLN UP” is now available to stream on Spotify and Apple Music. According to Apple Music, the single is the fourth track on VICTOR<\/em> \u2013 which hits streaming everywhere this Friday, September 15.<\/p>\n