{"title":"MAVI","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout MAVI\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOmavi Edoro Minder, performing as MAVI, was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 25, 1999. He attended Howard University. He launched his recording career in the late 2010s with self-released material and has been independent across his catalog. He has been positioned within the contemporary alternative hip hop and conscious hip hop scene alongside Earl Sweatshirt, Navy Blue, Pink Siifu, MIKE, and others - a loose collective of contemporary rappers exploring abstract, jazz-influenced production and literary lyrical approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMAVI's sound combines hip hop, alternative hip hop, conscious hip hop, abstract hip hop, jazz rap, and underground hip hop with his distinctive vocal delivery, dense literary lyrical content addressing Black American experience, identity, family, and broader philosophical themes, and arrangements drawing on contemporary alternative hip hop production aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet the Sun Talk (2019, MAVI Records)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnd of the Earth EP (2021, MAVI Records)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaughing So Hard, it Hurts (2022, MAVI Records\/De Rap Winkel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShadowbox (2024, MAVI Records)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMAVI Records and De Rap Winkel pressings of the MAVI catalog have been issued in color variant editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to MAVI typically start with Let the Sun Talk (2019) or Laughing So Hard, it Hurts (2022). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hip-hop-vinyl-records\"\u003eHip-Hop\/Rap\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mavi-the-pilot-purple-vinyl","title":"The Pilot LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eShips 5\/1\/26 - The project marks a significant transition in his career, written during his first year of sobriety and serving as a \"proof of concept\" for his evolving sound\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540858876087,"sku":"210000103839","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/mavi-purple.jpg?v=1781154521"},{"product_id":"mavi-laughing-so-hard-it-hurts-vinyl","title":"Laughing So Hard, It Hurts LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMavi's second album Laughing so Hard It Hurts addresses topics such as addiction, the loss of his uncle \/ cousin, fear of changing after growing in popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540931096759,"sku":"210000102697","price":30.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4484785-3506076.jpg?v=1781154762"},{"product_id":"mavi-shadowbox-vinyl","title":"Shadowbox LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMavi's latest album Shadowbox is his most fully realized work to date, exploring the nuances of new experiences and perspectives within substantive layers of abstraction and metaphor.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541038411959,"sku":"210000101646","price":41.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4459112-3452402.webp?v=1781155178"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/mavi.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}