Ghanaian- American rapper, Vic Mensa is set to star in an upcoming South African feature film.
Titled ‘African/American’, the film is a biopic based on the life of the late rapper, ProKid. ProKid is being honored through this biopic, and Vic Mensa is set to play an instrumental role in the movie.
Vic has been cast as Syd Money, who brought a lot of record producers together to compile ProKid’s album back in the day. Vic Mensa, who is obviously honored to have received the role took to social media to say that his “next stop is South Africa”.
Details about the movie
The film, which is set during the post-apartheid Renaissance period in South Africa, follows Howard University alumni, Syd Money in a story about his time with South African Hip-Hop pioneer, ProKid.
It is worth noting that Vic Mensa has shown that he is not only good at rapping but also has acting skills. It can be recalled that Vic Mensa recently made his debut in acting when he was seen on the Showtime series “The Chi” and now, he is quickly making his mark on the big screen again.
Well, some of his fans have suggested that he will soon be receiving awards in the movie industry if he keeps up with the acting career based on how good he is at acting.
ProKid, who passed away in 2018 after suffering a seizure, is known for popularizing ‘Kasi rap’. The film which serves as a tribute to ProKid seeks to draw parallels between the African and African American experiences.
The film’s logline states: “When an African American man travels to Africa in search of his roots, he bonds with a young South African in search of the ‘American Dream.'”
Prokid changes the face of hip-hop in South Africa
The Soweto-born artist, Prokid is known for helping popularize rapping in a mixture of both English and “vernac” (IsiZulu and South African township slang), also known as ‘Kasi rap’.
To help create the critically acclaimed album ‘Heads and Tales’, Syd Money assembled a group who later became some of the most prolific South African hip hop producers to this day. He worked with very famous producers including Draztik, Omen, AMU, Dome, Dplanet, Hoodlum, Beatmaker, and Nyemz.
According to reports, they came together and changed the course of South African Hip Hop forever. ProKid’s albums ‘Heads & Tales’, ‘DNA’ and ‘Dankie San’ are considered three of the most influential albums in South African hip hop history. His most popular songs include ‘Soweto’ and ‘Wozobona’.
It is worth mentioning that the hip hop drama is written by actor and writer Jamie Burton-Oare and writer and director, Skye Dennis, who are also both directors of the movie.
That notwithstanding, Oscar-winning costume designer, Ruth E. Carter, who is making her directorial debut is also part of the directing team. ‘African/American’ is being produced by Producer, Lanre Idewu, Hall, and Dennis for A Mama’s Boy Productions and Rashidi Hendrix for Metallic Entertainment.
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