Stereogum — For a while there, I was worried about Chance The Rapper. He’d come to national prominence in 2013 with Acid Rap, a mixtape that showed ridiculous levels of promise but also the sort of tendency toward self-indulgence that ruins a lot of rappers’... more info

Perez Hilton — Kanye West may be in Armenia, thousands of miles from Coachella, but he's still having a major music weekend anyway. Not only did Vic Mensa drop U Mad, which features some egotastic lyrics from Yeezy, but one of Mr. Kardashian's own songs seems to h... more info

Stereogum — Vic Mensa performed “U Mad” with Kanye West in London and previewed the studio version in a DJ set this week. The recording has made its way to Mensa’s SoundCloud this afternoon while Mensa was on stage at Coachella, and it appears to be a Mens... more info

Stereogum — Towkio is a young Chicago rapper without a whole lot of credits to his name yet. But he has the right connections within the fluid, jazz-addled side of his city’s rap underground. .Wav Theory, Towkio’s forthcoming album, has appearances from scen... more info

Stereogum — Two sonic snippets related to Kanye West’s upcoming album So Help Me God appeared online last night. First: During a DJ set, Vic Mensa played a verse from the studio version of “U Mad,” the song Kanye and Mensa performed live in London. Second:... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Sweetlife Festival comes to Columbia, MD's Merriweather Post Pavillion on May 30-31 with a lineup of Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Pixies, Billy Idol, Phantogram, Charli XCX, Lucius, Vic Mensa, SZA, Raury, Sinkane, San Fermin, Goldlink, Bishop Nehr... more info

Stereogum — Vic Mensa’s 2013 mixtape Innanetape was the kind of project that creeps up on you, gradually ingratiating itself over days and weeks. In the 17 months since, Mensa has kept gradually but unmistakably building a head of steam, showing he’s every b... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kaytranada & Vic Mensa Last year, Montreal producer Kaytranada signed to XL and said he'd be releasing an EP on the label. He since decided to turn that into a full album, and while details like a title and release... more info

Perez Hilton — WOW! Kanye West hits the world with another track! Yeezus just revealed a surprise song off of his as-yet-untitled upcoming album that also features Vic Mensa and none other than Sia! [ Related: Kylie Jenner Makes Her Model Debut For Kanye West! ] Wh... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo via Adidas So far this year, Kanye West has released the Paul McCartney collaboration "Only One," the Macca/Rihanna collab, "FourFiveSeconds," and earlier today at his Fashion Week appearance (in support of his new Adidas shoe) he debuted anoth... more info