Vic Mensa According to reports, he was recently seen in New York City. TMZ. Mensa, as the outlet caught him up, delivered a freestyle that alludes to Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant.
“My mama keep telling me to stop, I can’t / the second time they caught me with that gun: damn, I feel like Ja Morant,” he rapped.
The lines are about Morant twice brandishing his gun on social media. resulting in a suspension. Mensa, who used the incident as an inspiration for some of his bars, then offered Morant benedictions and said that he hoped Morant could grow from this situation.
“I think God blessed Ja Morant, man,” said Mensa. “I pray that that brother gets it together and he figures it out because he’s too brilliant and so talented. He’s got a gift, he’s got a real gift. So, I don’t want to see him have to go down that path because he’s so good.”
Morant’s social media posts displaying his firearms has been criticized. Chandler Parsons, a former Grizzlies’ player who played from 2016 to 2019 suggested that Morant receive a one-year suspension. Mensa has continued to support Morant.
“I think God blessed him,” said Mensa. “I’m not gonna say anything to disparage him. There’s enough people doing that.”
