Vic Mensa Addresses XXXTentacion Controversybr on New Song The rapper shared his track, “Empathy,” br where he addressed his past admission br of choking an ex during a fight. Mensa posted a tweet with the song and captioned it, “in response to all the controversy.” The controversy stems from a freestyle br Mensa gave during the taping of the br 2018 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Mensa dissed XXXTentacion during the freestyle. Vic Mensa, at 2018 BET Hip-Hop Awards Critics later brought br up the choking br incident Mensa br admitted to in his br song, “There’s A br Lot Going On.” The rapper br acknowledged br the hypocrisy.