Vic Mensa: The Power of Perspective
4/30/20262 hr 14 min
Trevor, Eugene, and David Kibuuka sit down with musician Vic Mensa for a conversation that moves easily between humor and hard truth. Drawing on his own experiences, Vic brings a raw, personal lens to topics like identity, privacy, and the strange contradictions of modern culture.
As the conversation unfolds, it becomes a candid look at the gap between how we’re seen and who we actually are—and how much that perspective can shift depending on where you’re standing.
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First 90 secondsTrevor Noah· Host0:00
[upbeat music] The worst thing about being robbed by somebody on a bicycle is, is that- It's fabulous ... it's, it's a very- It's crazy ... it's a very whimsical way to be robbed.
Eugene Khoza· Host0:12
Mm.
Vic Mensa· Guest0:12
Something extreme.
Trevor Noah· Host0:21
Yeah. So if someone pulls out a gun and they're like, "Give me-" A story to tell as well, yeah ... give me your phone, give me your wallet.
Eugene Khoza· Host0:25
Yeah.
Trevor Noah· Host0:25
No, but even after it happens, if, le- let's say if people were watching you, there's a certain amount of bravado that you get to maintain.
Eugene Khoza· Host0:31
For surviving a gunshot.
Trevor Noah· Host0:32
"Wow, man, I, I can't believe you got robbed. I saw what happened, and you were there, and you had to put your hands up, and the person..." Or even a knife, you know, you know what I mean?
Eugene Khoza· Host0:37
Yeah.
Trevor Noah· Host0:38
When you get robbed by somebody on a bicycle, it is one of... Because just think of a bicycle, and then the person grabs your phone. You said you were on a FaceTime.
Eugene Khoza· Host0:47
Yes.
Vic Mensa· Guest0:48
Mm.
Trevor Noah· Host0:48
So now they're on a FaceTime with this person.
Vic Mensa· Guest0:51
[laughs] [laughs] I never thought about that.
Trevor Noah· Host0:52
So one minute you, as Vic, are like, "Man, let me tell you what I'm doing out here. Let me..." [whooshing] "Let me tell you what I'm doing out here." [upbeat music] This is What Now? with Trevor Noah. All right, Eugene.
Eugene Khoza· Host1:11
Mm.
Trevor Noah· Host1:11
Let's play a little game. You know, make something fun. Two truths and a lie.
Eugene Khoza· Host1:16
Mm-hmm.
Trevor Noah· Host1:16
Here we go. One, I've had to tell a world leader that their fly was undone. Two, when getting dressed, I don't do sock, sock, shoe, shoe. I do sock, shoe, sock, shoe. Three,