Cover Story – PAUSE Meets: @VicMensa A state of stillness and flow, contradictory, but that’s the life we live—one of duality, highs and lows, light and darkness, shallow and deep. The roots tugged on today were Victor Kwesi Mensah’s, Mensah meaning “the third born son”, mostly known as Vic Mensa. Chicago raised but Ghanian through and through. Mensa winds us into the tape that is his state of being at this current time, which to us can be described as “characterised by the absence of fear” much like how Mensa describes Chi-town. Like an eclipse Mensa doesn’t allow unwanted light to disrupt his channel, what he shares with PAUSE is his symbiosis of being Ghanian as well as from Chicago but also a Black Man that is a beacon of light when it comes to wellness, creativity, style and flow. PAUSE took a moment to discuss the transitional period between Mensa’s early tapes as well as an appearance from then to now, along with how fashion and culture differed from then to now. Photographer: @mrollieali Stylist & Interviewer: @rhysmarcusjay Grooming: @danperrihair Project Manager: @johnson_gold #pauseonline.