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Mick Jenkins
Mick Jenkins

Watch Mick Jenkins Interview + Freestyle on Ebro In The Morning

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

A few weeks ago, Mick Jenkins dropped one of the better songs I’ve heard this year with the modern day spiritual, “Drowning.” If you haven’t seen the video, go ahead and check that. Yesterday,the Chicago emcee was a guest on Ebro in the Morning to discuss the song amongst many other topics.

Mick speaks on the popularity of “mumble rap” and the evolution of hip-hop, Mick’s inspirations, Chance The Rapper’s success, and more. After all the talk, around the 18 minute mark Mick hits Rosenberg, Ebro, and Laura Styelz with some bars. Aside from being a great lyricist, Mick is always insightful with these interviews, watch it all below. Mick's next project, The Healing Component, will be out September 23rd.