NYC-based electronic duo, ASTR, grab hometown hero Mick Jenkins for their latest offering, “It’s Over.” This joint is straight space boogie, with Mr. Jenkins coming in to slay his verse at the very end. This proves Mick can kill anything he hops on, whether it be electronic, pop, rap — whatever. He’s got it. Grab…
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Video: Mick Jenkins – Get Up Get Down
Directed by Nathan R. Smith & Sebastian Sdaigui. Produced by Stefan Ponce & ThemPeople. Before we get into it, I just want everyone to know that Mick’s Wave[s] project is available today. You should purchase it. You should stream it. You should do whatever will bring Mick income for it. You understand? Good. Today, he’s…
New Project: Mick Jenkins – Wave[s]
Artwork by Hayveyah McGowan After months of leaks, teasers and previews (we ran ours back in April), Mick Jenkins’ long-awaited project, Wave[s] is finally here and available for “First Listen” courtesy of NPR. The project is nine tracks deep, and features production from Kaytranada, Stefan Ponce, THEMpeople and others. It’s a fantastic piece of work…
Mick Jenkins Premieres A New Song at Lollapalooza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDv7Ay-RTwM Early reports say Mick Jenkins had one of the best sets of the weekend at Lollapalooza. No seriously, he killed it. Fans and critics agreed, and as Mick’s legend continues to grow, he truly made a mark on a massive festival that includes over 140 acts. It’s hard to make a splash, but when…
Mick Jenkins Covers the Red Eye
Mick Jenkins is the latest Chicago artist to garner the coveted cover of Chicago’s Red Eye newspaper. As he gears up for the release of his new album Wave[s] (August 21st) as well as his high profile slot at Lollapalooza over the weekend (8/1), he has a lot of things to get off his chest….
Mick Jenkins Announces Nationwide Tour
Over the course of the past year, Mick Jenkins has stayed on tour, hitting select markets across the country. I do believe this is his third nationwide run. So in other words, the Water[s] is running. Today, Mick announced yet another domestic tour, bigger and badder than the previous runs. He kicks off his 31-date…
Mick Jenkins – Get Up Get Down
Produced by Stefan Ponce & ThemPeople Oh it’s lit. We warned you about this joint when we gave you our preview of Mick’s forthcoming Wave[s] project a few months back. Thankfully, the promo train for the album continues to roll along and a dope new joint has trickled out. “Get Up Get Down” is a…
Statik Selektah f/ Mick Jenkins – How You Feel
Beatsmith Statik Selektah and Mick Jenkins connect once again. This time around, Mick takes on production from Statik for track eight on Statik’s new Lucky 7 LP — “How You Feel.” Mick and Statik together? You should already know we’re feeling this one. Check it out for yourself below and be sure to cop Lucky 7 on…
Hurt Everybody f/ Mick Jenkins – Social Network
Produced by Mulatto Beats. If you caught Hurt Everybody’s performance at our show with Red Bull Sound Select last month, then you surely remember how crazy it was when the trio performed a record only known as “Gang” at the time. If you don’t remember or didn’t come to the show, then shame on you….
Watch Mick Jenkins Decode “P’s & Q’s”
Mick Jenkins’ “P’s & Q’s” is one of the dopest lyrical exercises of 2015. There’s no debating that. The video even elevated the track to another level, but one thing’s for sure: you couldn’t catch everything he spit on that first listen. Or the second. And probably not the third. Well, Mick comes to the…