Mick Jenkins
Elephant in the Room
Release Date: Oct 29, 2021
Genre(s): R&B, Contemporary R&B, Underground Rap, Midwest Rap, Alternative R&B, Left-Field Rap
Record label: Cinematic Music Group
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Album Review: Elephant in the Room by Mick Jenkins
Great, Based on 3 Critics
Based on rating 8/10
On "Jazz," a song from Mick Jenkins' 2014 mixtape The Water[s], the emcee's poetic prowess is on display for all to see. He has always utilized his voice as his greatest weapon--that devastating baritone--but the way he masterfully contorts it on this particular track is chilling. From illuminating alliteration to his potent use of imagery, "Jazz" is Jenkins at his biggest, his most brazen, his most powerful.
Based on rating 7.2/10
Mick Jenkins has spent his career holding a mirror to America and delving into the furthest corners of his soul. The loquacious Chicago rapper is fiercely ambitious when it comes to the album as an art form. We're talking about a man who tried to define the meaning of love on The Healing Component, walk the path of Gil Scott-Heron on the intensely personal Pieces of a Man, and submerge himself into the conceptual depths of The Water(s).
Opinion: Fantastic
The last time we caught up with Mick Jenkins was at the start of 2020 when he took us to 'The Circus'. Although brief, the project was a welcome reminder of the 30-year-old rapper's sprawling capabilities, touching upon US race relations and personal struggle over muted, silky beats. Almost two years later and a global pandemic sandwiched in-between releases, the Chicago-based rap extraordinaire is back with his third LP, 'Elephant In The Room'.
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