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Home » The Water[s]

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Mick Jenkins fills the short Circus EP with considered, complex verses

by Leor Galil January 24, 2020August 18, 2021

With his 2014 breakout release, The Water[s], Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins demonstrated that his complex vision and deep lyrics benefit from the large canvas of a full-length record. That said, he cooks on EPs too. At the top of January, he dropped The Circus (Free Nation/Cinematic Music Group), which despite running less than 20 minutes […]

Posted inMusic

Operation Hennessy digs a new channel for Chicago hip-hop

by Leor Galil April 23, 2019August 18, 2021

Keen-eyed rapper Qari hooks up with producer Green Sllime for Operation Hennessy—and opens the floodgates on his friend’s reservoir of irreverent old-school beats.

Posted inBlogs

Mick Jenkins commands his own future on the brand-new EP Or More; the Frustration

by Leor Galil February 26, 2018August 18, 2021

Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins is ending his deal with Brooklyn indie label Cinematic, and he’s self-released two EPs that demonstrate where he’s going next.

Posted inMusic

Pitchfork’s hometown heroes

by Leor Galil July 1, 2016August 18, 2021

Pitchfork booked a record-breaking nine Chicago acts this year.

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Chicago singer the Mind makes romance sound huge and feel intimate on his debut mixtape

by Leor Galil June 30, 2016August 18, 2021

After adding his voice to music by the likes of Mick Jenkins, Chance the Rapper, and Joey Purp, the Mind steps out on his own with Summer Camp.

Posted inBlogs

South-side MC Mick Jenkins goes deep on new mixtape The Water[s]

by Leor Galil August 13, 2014August 18, 2021

The rapper takes inspiration from a natural element for his vital new project.

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: “The Water,” icy twilight rap from Mick Jenkins

by Tosten Burks September 11, 2013August 19, 2021

Listen to Mick Jenkins’s new single, “The Water,” hip-hop for the dead of night.

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