December 30, 2019

& just recently curated his own 3-day music festival to highlight black excellence? Sign me up.

Kyaira Ortloff
Contributor

Since previously covering New York lyricist, MIKE, almost exactly a year ago with the release of his War In My Pen album, there was no doubt in my mind that his music would continue to spread like wildfire. Looking back over the course of 2019, MIKE has had a pretty amazing one. From reaching #31 on Pitchfork’s “50 Best Albums of 2019” with his tears of joy album back in June to curating his own 3-day music festival called “YOUNG WORLD”, MIKE has been growing his influence heavily, while also giving back to his community and roots.

Though the festival was held December 13-15 in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in collaboration with Our Beautiful Planet, the intention set forth by MIKE himself is to celebrate other black artists, the coming of age in New York City as a whole, while also commemorating the beauty of hip-hop culture. His newest single “Numbered Dayz” just released via the Adult Swim Singles program, which also features Flying Lotus, serpentwithfeet, Machinedrum, & more. That’s 52 weeks straight of new music. What better could a true musichead ask for? With the roll that MIKE is on, it’s stamped that he will continue to make waves in his community & across the world.

Stream “Numbered Dayz” below:


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