Vic Mensa will join Jay-Z on his 4:44 tour this October. The Chicago rapper released his debut album The Autobiography through Jay-Z's Roc Nation label in July.
Vic recently spoke of how Jay offered him advice on his album. More specifically, the rap legend suggested that Mensa remove a diss that was on the album, which he took to heart. "There was a situation where I had a line that was kind of dissin' somebody else and it wasn't really necessary," he told Big Boy in July. "I just wanted it [on there] because it was a good bar... [but] I took it off. I didn't want to take it off, at all. I played it for [Jay-Z] and he didn't really say to take it off—we was all having a conversation about it, me, him and Dion and everybody in the room—and then, later on, he hit me after thinking about it, and he was like, 'You know, I think you should take [that line] off'."
Jay had high praise for Vic at his listening party. "Vic is a very special talent," he said. "He can do everything – sing well, rap well. He even engineers himself sometimes. He’s an incredible artist, like a once in a lifetime artist."
The tour kicks off October 27th in Anaheim. So far, Mensa is the only opening act that has been announced. Check out the full list of dates below.
10/27 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
10/28 - Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
11/01 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center at Fresno State
11/03 - Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
11/05 -Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena
11/07 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
11/08 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
11/09 - New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
11/11 - Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
11/12 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
11/14 - Atlanta, GA @ Philips Arena
11/15 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
11/16 - Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
11/18 - Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
11/19 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
11/21 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
11/22 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
11/25 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden
11/26 - Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
11/29 - Washington, DC @ Verizon Center
12/02 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12/05 - Chicago, IL @ United Center
12/06 - Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
12/09 - Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
12/11 - Vancouver, BC @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
12/13 - Seattle, WA @ KeyArena
12/14 - Portland, OR @ Moda Center
12/16 - Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
12/17 - Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
12/19 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
12/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum