Vic Mensa and Chance the Rapper Reconcile on Premiere of The Vic Mensa Show
Vic Mensa and Chance the Rapper publicly apologised to each other during the debut episode of The Vic Mensa Show, a new interview series that premiered on 26 August 2026 on Mensa's official YouTube channel.
The first episode, titled "Chance The Rapper: SaveMoney, Save Friendship," put Chance the Rapper in the guest seat. The two Chicago rappers have known each other since their teens as part of the collective SaveMoney, and Complex described Chance as one of Mensa's longest friends Complex.
Mensa told Chance that his personal animosity stemmed from jealousy. Around the time Chance released the mixtapes Acid Rap (2013) and Coloring Book (2016), Mensa said he resented the scale of Chance's success and let that feeling colour their friendship Billboard.
Chance offered his own apology. He admitted that during the Acid Rap era he declined to have Mensa open for him on tour, saying he did not want to split or share the stage at that point in his career Billboard.
Mensa became tearful recounting what that refusal cost him. He said he had needed the money from the tour so badly that he had been searching couch cushions and his sister's piggybank for cash at the time Billboard.
The exchange is the emotional centre of an episode that the show's trailer had teased with lighter fare, including roasting Chance Complex. Billboard's coverage carries a URL slug describing the item as a podcast, while the article body notes that readers can watch the full conversation Billboard.
The Vic Mensa Show is published on Mensa's YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/vicmensa, where an official trailer had been posted ahead of the premiere. The series was first announced on 12 August 2026, with Chance confirmed as the inaugural guest That Grape Juice.
For two artists whose careers grew out of the same Chicago circles, the premiere turned a long-running tension into something concrete: a specific refusal, a specific reason, and a specific cost. Whether the series continues in this confessional register or moves toward the roasting tone of its trailer will become clear with future episodes.
