Rapper Vic Mensa Announces He Privately Welcomed A Baby 8 Months Ago

Rapper Vic Mensa Announces He Privately Welcomed A Baby 8 Months Ago

Vic Mensa is a dad!

The rapper shared with Us Weekly that he and his girlfriend Melanie welcomed their son, Mansa Musa Mensa, eight months ago.

He opened up about his decision to keep the major life change private and said,

“With the world being the way it is and the internet, I just wanted to take my time. I wanted to protect our peace and protect Melanie’s peace and the process of pregnancy and his infancy and [it] just felt like the right time.”

Baby Mansa stars in Vic Mensa’s new video “I Wanna Be Ready.” The rapper said of moment:

“I really wanted to make this art piece to present his birth to the world through this art piece. So, once I really put that together, then that’s when I felt like I wanted to share with the world.”

 

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He also explained the significance of his baby boy’s name:

“Mansa Musa [is] a 13th-century emperor of Mali and the Mali Empire was widely regarded as being the wealthiest man in all of human history … Mansa Musa is just a very well-known figure in African history and amongst African people of the diaspora all across the globe, primarily for his wealth.”

He credits his son for helping be “more centered” following his battle with dr*g and @lcohol abuse. As for his future plans, he said he’s putting the finishing touches on his new album.

Congrats Vic and Melanie!