Album

The Autobiography

Vic Mensa

2017 · Hip Hop

Start your shelf →Open in app
The Autobiography by Vic Mensa

The Autobiography is a Hip-Hop album by Vic Mensa, originally released in 2017. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.

About

Few things have moved Kanye West to action like the blowback he received upon removing Vic Mensa from 2015 <i>Pablo</i> standout “Wolves.” They’d premiered it (alongside Sia) during an SNL performance, an introduction to Mensa that many apparently cherished. Kanye would bring Mensa back via another edit, but it would take his guest’s debut album for the world to really know who he is. The Autobiography covers Mensa’s upbringing in Chicago’s violent South Side (“Memories on 47th St.”), his struggles with drug use and infidelity (“Wings”), and his most pronounced legacy to date, Mensa’s Black Lives Matter activism (“We Could Be Free”). The alt-rock-tinged “Rage”—which Mensa once claimed was a favorite of Beyoncé's—and “Omg (feat. Pusha T)” appear as bonus tracks.

via Apple Music

The Clerk says

The Clerk knows this whole record — the pressing quirks, the credits, the take.

Start your shelf to read the full take →

Open this record in GatefoldThe full album page. Every pressing and its live price unlocks with Mosh Pit.→

Tracklist

  1. 1Say I Didn't5:15
  2. 2Memories On 47th St.4:02
  3. 3Rollin' Like a Stoner3:15
  4. 4Homewrecker (feat. Weezer)4:08
  5. 5Gorgeous (feat. Syd)4:30
  6. 6Heaven On Earth (feat. The-Dream)5:17
  7. 7Card Cracker (Skit)1:10
  8. 8Down for Some Ignorance (Ghetto Lullaby) [feat. Chief Keef & Joey Purp]4:25
  9. 9Coffee & Cigarettes4:30
  10. 10Wings (feat. Pharrell Williams & Saul Williams)4:02
  11. 11Heaven On Earth (Reprise)2:06
  12. 12The Fire Next Time3:44
  13. 13We Could Be Free (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)4:55
  14. 14Rage (Bonus Track)5:19
  15. 15OMG (feat. Pusha T) [Bonus Track]3:51

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • Alternative Hip-Hop
  • layered
  • earnest
  • confessional

Album notes

Discogs page for these notes (opens in a new tab)

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Rage listed as a bonus track.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Chief KeefFEATURING
  • Joey PurpFEATURING
  • Pharrell WilliamsFEATURING
  • Saul WilliamsFEATURING
  • SydFEATURING
  • The-DreamFEATURING
  • Ty$FEATURING
  • WeezerFEATURING

5 pressings tracked on Gatefold

View this release on Discogs →

Start your shelf.

Track your pressings of The Autobiography, get the Clerk's take, and see what the record is worth — free.

Start your shelf →

Free forever. Works with 10 records or 10,000.