How cool is this? Vic Mensa, one of Chicago’s biggest hip-hop stars, announced his debut album on Twitter yesterday with this tweet:
I hid the tracklist for #TheAutobiography in some of my favorite books at @bucketoblood in Chicago… pic.twitter.com/nshGg7nz03
— vino (@VicMensa) July 13, 2017
That’s right…Vic visited an independent bookstore and record shop in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood, Bucket O’Blood, and left behind a scavenger hunt for fans. In each of the books listed above, Vic left a bookmark with track listing that included the featured artists joining him on the album, like Weezer, Pharrell, and fellow Chicago rapper Chief Keef.
The Tracklist pic.twitter.com/FyGyF16Lik
— vino (@VicMensa) July 13, 2017
With some help we found it!!! @VicMensa #vicmensa pic.twitter.com/dh1bR1yEM8
— Esteban Espinoza (@estebane_1) July 13, 2017
Vic Mensa also revealed the album’s cover art with a “book cover” that one lucky fan snagged at the bookstore:
Dude just snagged a one-of-a-kind @vicmensa book cover! Check out #TheAutobiography on @RocNation! #VicMensa #hiphop #Chicago pic.twitter.com/2EgHNIzdmK
— Bucket O’Blood (@Bucketoblood) July 13, 2017
Vic Mensa’s first full-length album “The Autobiography” debuts July 28, but you can preorder it right now.