#206 - Mick Jenkins INTERVIEW

Listen/Watch on: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube

I’ve been listening to the music of today’s guest for over a decade now. I have vivid memories of telling anyone that would listen, some variation of “Mick Jenkins is the TRUTH”.

Ever since I first heard The Water(s), I was sold. So it’s such a full circle moment to welcome him on the show.

Mick Jenkins is an artist who’s matured both on and off the mic. On the mic, he’s chiselled away at his craft with each passing album, with recent highwater marks in 2023’s The Patience, and his brand new album with EMIL, A MURDER OF CROWS. Off the mic, he’s worked hard to maintain his autonomy and independence as an artist.

In this episode, we discuss how Mick Jenkins has evolved as an artist, the ways he and other fellow artists can seize their power and circumvent the fruitless industry structure, and the creative process behind the brilliantly dark new collaborative album with EMIL, A MURDER OF CROWS.

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*timestamps provided for YouTube version

The Plug (1:05).

The Interview (2:43).

Mick’s love for writing (4:36).

Mick’s artistic growth throughout his career (8:57).

Mick’s mature perspective (27:43).

How artists can take back the power (33:12).

The lyrical inspirations behind A MURDER OF CROWS (55:20).

The greatness of EMIL’s production on A MURDER OF CROWS (1:03:14).

Upcoming projects / tour dates / merch (1:10:35).

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Buy/stream A MURDER OF CROWS here.

Follow Mick Jenkins on Twitter here.

Follow Mick Jenkins on Instagram here.

Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING

Video animation by: Big Flowers