Vic Mensa Expands His ‘Orange Tree’ Video Series to Podcast Format with Chance the Rapper as First Guest
Vic Mensa expands his Orange Tree series into a podcast, debuting August 26 with Chance the Rapper as his first guest. The post Vic Mensa Expands His ‘Orange Tree’ Video Series to Podcast Format with Chance the Rapper as First Guest appeared first on The Quintessential Gentleman.
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Chicago rapper, actor, and activist Vic Mensa is stepping behind the podcast microphone with the launch of his new video and audio series, The Vic Mensa Show.
Set to premiere on August 26, the 24-episode first season kicks off with a heavyweight guest: his longtime friend, collaborator, and fellow Chicagoan, Chance the Rapper.
Produced in partnership with Mass Appeal, Blank Square Productions, and Pickup Media, the weekly show is an expanded, long-form evolution of Mensa’s Webby Award–winning Orange Tree video series. Known for delivering social commentary and cultural discussion in front of an orange tree, Mensa is translating that intimate setup into deeper dialogues exploring the intersections of music, politics, and the human condition.
Reflecting on how his activism and creative journey led to the project, Mensa told Billboard that storytelling across mediums has always been core to his practice.
“Music, culture and politics have always been intrinsically intertwined in my practice and in the larger tradition from which I emerge,” he explained. “From that evolution, The Vic Mensa Show was born — a space to deepen the dialogue by involving artists, thinkers, loved ones and brilliant minds across mediums in the many discussions I’ve been holding about the human condition.”
Following the inaugural episode with Chance the Rapper, the debut season will bring on an impressive lineup of cultural figures and creative minds, including Durand Bernarr, Rapsody, Lena Waithe, Aja Monet, and Van Lathan Jr.
New episodes of The Vic Mensa Show will drop every Wednesday across YouTube, Spotify Video, Apple Video, and all major podcast platforms.
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