![]() As the Philly staple “What We Do” by Freeway blared through the TLA’s sound system, Jenkins smiled at the crowd, clad in a hoodie that simply read “DON’T BE MAD.” The beat for fan favorite “All That Jazz” dropped (amplified by an energetic live drummer) and Mick went off as the very receptive audience rapped along. He proved to be a very good DJ as the night progressed, so perhaps he should stick to that.ĭJ GreenSlime (who also spun for jSTOCK) didn’t even leave the turntables, only playing a couple records before Mick emerged from backstage to a roaring ovation from the still reasonably small crowd of about 300. However, I later found out he was GreenSlime, Mick Jenkins’ tour DJ, and it all made sense as to why he was booked to do his own stuff on the tour. I was confused as to how he got on the tour, since stylistically he didn’t have much in common with Mick’s more “conscious” sound at all, performing songs about “playing with pussies like PlayStations” that would fit in much better opening for Too $hort. His voice and flow were serviceable, as was the solid but somewhat boring throwback, boom-bap production he rhymed over, but his lackluster stage presence and juvenile humor (“who here love sucking on titties?”) didn’t do much for me. But, such is life.Īs for the first act, whose name I didn’t immediately catch, I was honestly not impressed. There were no local openers on this show, though I think a buzzing up and comer could’ve really helped out with the draw. I honestly expected a larger audience for Mick, but I knew it was still early and we were in Philly, after all. sharp (rare for most rap shows) as I walked into the venue to see a crowd of maybe 200 people gathered in front of the first opener, who had just begun his set. After another solid EP and his debut LP, I got my wish, as Mick’s “Spread Love” tour stopped in Philadelphia at the much larger TLA this past Friday. I saw him perform a somewhat surprisingly explosive set at the 150-capacity Barbary shortly after its release, and looked forward to seeing him on a bigger stage. Then, in 2014, his magnum opus (so far) Water mixtape dropped and Mick became much more known by hip-hop heads nationally. ![]() I also dug the jazzy production which suited his gravelly, deep, weathered-beyond-his-years voice as well. I enjoyed his lyrics the most his storytelling is vivid and his metaphors and similes clever without ever being trite. for WXPN | Ĭhicago-bred rapper Mick Jenkins first caught my ear a couple years ago when I stumbled upon his Trees & Truths mixtape, before he blew up ‘cause I’m hip as all hell.
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