By: Michael Bayliss
In a way Mick Jenkins is in one of the many sweet spots of the rap game. For one thing he is almost unknown to people, which is a shame, but nonetheless when you hear his name brought up in conversation about music you immediately start nodding your head in agreement. That one other person in your group of friends who is hip to Mick Jenkins is now your soul brother/sister in the world of hip/ hop, isn't that beautiful. But lets get back to Mick, the Chicago MC's second water themed album titled "Wave[s]" is a more refined version of his first "Water[s]". Its kinda like the comparison between Dasani and Figi water one just has gone through a longer process of quality and that is what you get it "Wave[s]". Its not better than Water[s] but its not worse its just consistently good music from a guy who could challenge any of the bigger names in hip/hop right now.
Its a smooth and put together piece, and Mick's sound can somewhat be described as a combination of Chicago's drill music and the kind of sounds being made by Chance and the Social Experiment. In other words it goes hard when it needs to and smooth when it has too. A song that shows this "Mick Jenkins" sound is the first track ''Alchemy". A song that combines Mick's philosophy about life and water with a fantastic sample of sounds that make you wanna go ape-shit. Other tracks like "Get Up Get Down" and "40 Below" get a bit more funky and groove with the selected samples that provide a relaxed sound, with high hat snares and an indescribable use of a drum machine that just makes Micks music so much more sweeter and stand out compared to other artist these days. As he takes you on a trip about his thoughts of love and life it's a nice change of pace from the hardcore shit happening in Chicago drill music.
In a way Mick Jenkins is in one of the many sweet spots of the rap game. For one thing he is almost unknown to people, which is a shame, but nonetheless when you hear his name brought up in conversation about music you immediately start nodding your head in agreement. That one other person in your group of friends who is hip to Mick Jenkins is now your soul brother/sister in the world of hip/ hop, isn't that beautiful. But lets get back to Mick, the Chicago MC's second water themed album titled "Wave[s]" is a more refined version of his first "Water[s]". Its kinda like the comparison between Dasani and Figi water one just has gone through a longer process of quality and that is what you get it "Wave[s]". Its not better than Water[s] but its not worse its just consistently good music from a guy who could challenge any of the bigger names in hip/hop right now.
Its a smooth and put together piece, and Mick's sound can somewhat be described as a combination of Chicago's drill music and the kind of sounds being made by Chance and the Social Experiment. In other words it goes hard when it needs to and smooth when it has too. A song that shows this "Mick Jenkins" sound is the first track ''Alchemy". A song that combines Mick's philosophy about life and water with a fantastic sample of sounds that make you wanna go ape-shit. Other tracks like "Get Up Get Down" and "40 Below" get a bit more funky and groove with the selected samples that provide a relaxed sound, with high hat snares and an indescribable use of a drum machine that just makes Micks music so much more sweeter and stand out compared to other artist these days. As he takes you on a trip about his thoughts of love and life it's a nice change of pace from the hardcore shit happening in Chicago drill music.
However Micks sound in its developing stages like all artist his age, the main positive from that is he can only get better and he will. The main is only in the early stages of becoming a real genius in the rap game.