Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Vic rose to public awareness as a member of the eclectic hip-hop band Kids These Days and founder of the Chicago collective SAVEMONEY alongside Chance The Rapper and other local upstarts Joey Purp and Peter CottonTale. His solo debut mixtape INNANETAPE dropped in 2013, igniting immediate accolades (including a spot on the XXL Freshman cover in 2014), and a fortuitous introduction to Jay Z that led to a record deal with Roc Nation. Mensa went on to help Kanye West pen his esoteric song “Wolves” from The Life of Pablo, drop three critically acclaimed EPs (2016’s There’s A Lot Going On, 2018’s Hooligans, and 2020’s V TAPE) and his debut full length The Autobiography (2017), as well as furthering social causes in his hometown through his nonprofit SAVEMONEYSAVELIFE. In both music and his social activism, Vic challenges the American system responsible for a history of overcriminalization, racial injustice, and issues that affect the lives of people in underserved communities, while showcasing profound levels of consciousness and self-reflection.

i like making things
 

contact me:
oshi@oshi.wtf

@zachfarache

MGMT: 
brad@r-m.art
BOOKING:
tom.windish@paradigmagency.com
zbluestone@paradigmagency.com

making you an interactive jukebox...brb!

coming in 2026. valentines day.

https://linktr.ee/darwinvanko 
http://dveloped.bandcamp.com

if u cant manage a few bucks hmu, ill give anyone free promo codes



darwinvanko@gmail.com

and if u can *or cant* read, i made a book:
rebrand.ly/dod-bak

Promos: dougenglishmusic@gmail.com

Releases with:
Sleazy G . Perfect Driver . Anabatic . Audiophile XXL/Deep . Country Club Disco . HotBOi Records .  House of Hustle . East Project . Blue Dye . NastyFunk . Monotonik . No Definition . Grooverdose . Mos Gyest

west coast based Dubstep Artist  
BOOKINGS: SIXTHSENSEDUBS@GMAIL.COM

Delaney Ryde is following