◇ image via WikipediaMick Jenkins
Mick Jenkins is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of BADBADNOTGOOD, Smino, Gil Scott-Heron, Gamblers and Pro Era. Those roots explain a lot about how Mick Jenkins arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Isaiah Rashad, EARTHGANG, Ab-Soul, Saba and Lute, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Vic Mensa, Method Man, Redman, B-Real and Berner, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 55 connections around Mick Jenkins, reaching back through BADBADNOTGOOD and forward to Vic Mensa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jayson Andrew "Mick" Jenkins is an American rapper based in Chicago and signed to Cinematic Music Group. His mixtape, The Waters, was released in 2014, followed by the Waves EP in 2015.
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Mick Jenkins connections
Mick Jenkins grew out of BADBADNOTGOOD, Smino, Gil Scott-Heron and Gamblers, shares an orbit with Isaiah Rashad, EARTHGANG, Ab-Soul and Saba, went on to shape Vic Mensa, Method Man, Redman and B-Real. 55 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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