Produced by BADBADNOTGOOD. Directed by Nathan R. Smith. The release of Mick Jenkins’ debut album, The Healing Component is finally upon us, and Mick decided to take today to release a new track in conjunction with Red Bull Sound Select titled “Drowning.” But the goodness doesn’t stop there, he also unveiled the ridiculously stacked track list….
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oddCouple f/ Mick Jenkins & WebsterX – Blinded
Chicago-based producer oddCouple seemingly can do it all. Yes, he knows how to bless us with bad ass backdrops, and he’s proved to know how to put a song together, And this afternoon, he pushes the envelope yet again with his new single featuring MKE’s WebsterX and Chicago hero Mick Jenkins. Feeling “Blinded” by the…
Calez f/ Alex Wiley, Mick Jenkins & Donnie Trumpet – Still Good
Fresh off premiering “Still Good” on Beats 1 Radio with Ebro, Calez drops the all-star posse cut online. Calez called in the big guns for this big boy record, including features from Mick Jenkins, Donnie Trumpet and Alex Wiley. Yeah, he really did that. This will appear on Calez’ forthcoming mixtape, Baby. Your day went…
Video: theMIND f/ Mick Jenkins, Noname & Jesse Boykins III – Animated Ambition
Produced by Ricci Riera & THEMpeople. Video animated by Tristan Zammi. On this fine day, theMind gets animated alongside his cronies Mick Jenkins, Noname and Jesse Boykins III. Yes, “Animated Ambition” gets the animation treatment, and the video is a vibrant and engaging watch. Dare I remind you to listen to theMind’s Summer Camp project if…
Mick Jenkins f/ theMIND – Sunkissed
Produced by Da-P. While we wait to find out what’s happening with Mick’s [T]he [H]ealing [C]omponent LP, Mick teams up with theMind and 1800 Tequila to bring everyone a brand new joint — “Sunkissed.” New music from Mick is always a good thing. Listen to “Sunkissed” below.
Watch Mick Jenkins on The Interview Show
Mick Jenkins was a recent guest on Mark Bazer’s long-running talk show, The Interview Show, which was recently picked up by WTTW (a big congrats to Mark on that.) Anyhoo, Mick dropped by to talk about a slew of subjects including racist cops, his career, his art, society and much more. It’s a really dope chat. It…
Chance The Rapper f/ Mick Jenkins & Alex Wiley – Grown Ass Kid
Produced by Cam O’Bi and Nascent. Chano, Mick and Wiley on the same track? Yup. Three of the city’s best connect for this awesome new record from Chance 3. All three spitters snapped on this one, for real. Listen for yourself below. Chance 3 hits iTunes tonight at 10pm CST.
Green Sllime f/ Mick Jenkins – Zoo
Produced by Green Sllime Welcome to the Chicago Zoo, where things can turn ugly in a minute’s notice. Where you come to see a show, only to find you’ve become a part of it. Who’s watching who? Enter “Zoo,” the latest track from Chicago producer/DJ/artist Green Sllime. A few years back, Green had a number of tracks…
Mick Jenkins – Artful Dodger
Words by Aaron Navarro (@aaronlarnavarro) Produced by THEMPEOPLE and Kaytranada The Artful Dodger is a character from Charlie Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist, who is best known for being skillful and cunning. Mick Jenkins is a rapper from Chicago, best known for his skillful flow and cunning wordplay. Everything is connected. #staywoke Check out Mick’s latest…
The Case of Chicago Artists and the XXL Freshman Cover — How Will We Fare This Year?
Words by Quentin Yarolem (@QuentinYarolem) XXL just released their list of potential 2016 freshmen candidates, and Chicago is represented very nicely. Of the roughly 150 candidates, 10% are repping the Chi. To put that into perspective, only two cities have more and that’s Atlanta with 15% and Brooklyn with 10.5%. If a Chicago artist is…