{"title":"Mick Jenkins","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Mick Jenkins\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eJayson Jenkins, performing as Mick Jenkins, was born in Huntsville, Alabama on April 14, 1991 and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He launched his recording career on the Chicago underground hip hop scene in the early 2010s and signed with Cinematic Music Group. His 2014 mixtape The Water[s] became a critical breakthrough with its conceptual water-as-truth thematic approach. He has continued releasing material across multiple decades, with creative authority over his catalog. His work has been positioned within the contemporary conscious hip hop and alternative hip hop scene alongside contemporaries like Chance the Rapper, Saba, Noname, and Vic Mensa (all part of the broader Chicago underground hip hop scene).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMick Jenkins's sound combines hip hop, conscious hip hop, alternative hip hop, jazz rap, neo-soul, and underground hip hop with his distinctive vocal delivery and lyrical content addressing Black American experience, identity, religion, and broader philosophical themes drawing on literary and political reference points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Water[s] (2014, Cinematic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWave[s] EP (2015, Cinematic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Healing Component (2016, Cinematic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePieces of a Man (2018, Cinematic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Circus EP (2020, Cinematic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElephant in the Room (2021, Cinematic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Patience (2023, RBC\/Free Nation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCinematic Music Group and Free Nation Records pressings of the Mick Jenkins catalog have been issued in color variant editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Mick Jenkins typically start with The Water[s] (2014) or Pieces of a Man (2018). \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":"mick-jenkins-wave-s-vinyl","title":"Wave(s) LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeeking truth in a system designed to obscure it, as an uncompromising, conscientious moralist unafraid to cut through the noise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540859334839,"sku":"210000089484","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4341180-3183070.jpg?v=1781154522"},{"product_id":"mick-jenkins-the-water-s-vinyl","title":"The Water(s) LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released online in late 2014, \"The Water[s]\" features appearances from fellow rising stars Joey Bada$$ and Noname Gypsy, plus production from Statik Selektah, Kirk Knight, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, DJ Dahi, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540930965687,"sku":"210000034320","price":30.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/mick.jpg?v=1781154760"},{"product_id":"mick-jenkins-the-patience-instrumental-deluxe-edition-color-vinyl","title":"The Patience (Instrumental Deluxe Edition) LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMick Jenkins presents The Patience (Instrumental Deluxe Edition) LP on color vinyl. This edition includes new tracks along with all instrumentals from the original album. It's a solid pick for those who appreciate thoughtful hip-hop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785859018935,"sku":"210000090113","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4341192-3189696.jpg?v=1783046123"},{"product_id":"mick-jenkins-the-patience-yellow-vinyl","title":"The Patience LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Patience is the fourth studio album from Mick Jenkins. Jenkins explained the concept behind the album via a press release: \"The Patience: As best I can be, I am a person who does everything within his power to change his situation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48860503539895,"sku":"210000084812","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/mick_edc0b71e-2ea5-4fb7-a314-56edaa34eaf7.jpg?v=1783653950"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/mick-jenkins.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}