◇ image via WikipediaMick Jenkins
Mick Jenkins is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Smino, Gil Scott-Heron, BADBADNOTGOOD, 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 EARTHGANG, Isaiah Rashad, Ab-Soul, Lute and Bas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Method Man, Redman and B-Real, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Mick Jenkins, reaching back through Smino and forward to Chance the Rapper. 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 Smino, Gil Scott-Heron, BADBADNOTGOOD and Gamblers, shares an orbit with EARTHGANG, Isaiah Rashad, Ab-Soul and Lute, went on to shape Chance the Rapper, Vic Mensa, Method Man and Redman. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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