Vic Mensa on Going Sober, Drugs, Suicidal Thoughts, Miss Education, The Autobiography

Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili sits down with Vic Mensa for in-depth interview. Part 1 starts with Vic painting the picture of what his childhood was like growing up in Chicago. As the interview continues, Vic breaks how he felt school was feeding him miss education because most classes focused their narrative through an Anglo perspective. Vic shares how he came to fall in love with writing again through the process of working on his latest album The Autobiography. Part 1 ends with Vic opening up about references he has made in his album about sitting in bathroom stall with a gun to his head contemplating suicide. Vic is very candid about his battle with drug abuse, getting caught up in the hollywood scene, going sober and the stigma in black and brown communities about mental health and seeking therapy. We are just getting started! Make sure to subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv to be the first to be notified for the next part of Vic and Nick’s conversation. The Autobiography is out now.