Vic Mensa Enlists Chance the Rapper, Wyclef Jean for New Track “Shelter”
Written by SOURCE on February 5, 2021
Vic Mensa returns with the politically charged track “Shelter,” featuring Wyclef Jean and fellow Chicago native Chance the Rapper.
“Shelter is a spiritual note, a healing frequency…” Mensa explained a press release. “It was inspired not by Hollywood or Paris, but by what’s going on on the ground – in the real world, with the real people.”
The song address the many challenges facing America’s underserved communities, specifically the effects of the broken criminal justice system. Mensa references the police killings of Breonna Taylor, Philando Castile, and Elijah McClain, and continues to advocate for Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Jones.
“The journey of this song was so important,” Wyclef added. “It’s very crucial we, as musicians, use our voice to represent those who are not so easily able to be heard.”
You can stream “Shelter” now on Apple Music and via Spotify below. The song, which will be accompanied by an Andre Muir-directed video, is said to be a preview of Mensa’s I TAPE project, the follow-up to last year’s V TAPE.
Fans can also catch the rapper on OkayPlayer’s Passage series next week. The episode, titled The Practice of Healing, can be livestreamed at 7 p.m. Feb. 9.
