Chance The Rapper on Jealousy, Brotherhood and Black Liberation

Vic kicks off the series with the one person who's known him longest, Chance the Rapper, his brother since they were 13. They get into everything: their mentor Brother Mike and the YOUmedia scene that raised half of Chicago's greats, the making of "Cocoa Butter Kisses" (and the “trip” that fueled it), the falling out neither of them ever fully talked about, and the road back to real brotherhood. (00:00) Welcome to The Vic Mensa Show (03:31) Two 14-year-olds at an open mic (08:48) The first studio session (18:47) Brother Mike put the battery in our backs (24:20) A million dollars to Chicago public schools (31:15) Old photos, weed money and a duct-taped gun (43:36) How "Cocoa Butter Kisses" got made (51:06) The falling out (01:07:55) Ghana, Nkrumah and the birth of Star Line (01:23:59) The season of Job (01:35:15) No more old men (01:41:53) Vic converts Chance to Islam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices