While the nation is still recovering from last night's first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, Chicago's Vic Mensa is putting his political views into action for all to see. The Roc Nation signee and former XXL Freshman took part in the new Vevo mini-series "Why I Vote," out today (Sept. 27).

"Affecting change in the hood is why I vote," proclaimed the 22-year-old Chicago native in the beginning of the video. Interlaced with images of poverty stricken Southside Chicago, the "16 Shots" rapper explained that all of his earliest memories with police officers have been overwhelmingly violent and negative.

"Southside Chicago has more killings in a year than soldiers dying in Iraq," said Vic.

In the four-minute clip, Mensa goes on to detail the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald last year at the hands of the police. An officer shot Laquan 16 times when he was 10 feet away from him. Vic explained how Laquan was the little homie of one of his close friends and while the officer who shot the teen was charged with first-degree murder, Vic and his friends led a peaceful protest through the streets of Chicago to denounce his death and order the resignation of local officials.

Vic dropped his debut EP There's Alot Going On under Roc Nation earlier this June and used the project to further drive home his stance on the issues happening in Chicago. "16 Shots," the lead single off the project, was inspired by McDonald's wrongful death.

Check out Vic's full profile, courtesy of Vevo, above.

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