NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician and rapper Mick Jenkins about creative freedom and his latest album, "The Patience." Mick Jenkins has been thinking a lot about how he makes music. On his latest ...

It’s been two years since Mick Jenkins last released a new album, 2023’s The Patience. Given he’s released albums at a clip of just about every two years, that means he more than likely plans to ...

For his latest album, Mick Jenkins and his production team worked every day from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. As they developed the lyrics and verses, they worked through each song, carefully embedding the ...

Though he’s a spiritually in tune emcee, Mick Jenkins’ patience didn’t come from piety. There was no humble decision to wait, only the wisdom to focus on a future beyond the immovable present. That’s ...

Mick Jenkins is going on tour next year. To commemorate his latest album, The Patience, the rapper has unveiled a run of dates for 2024 and will be taking Canadian artist TOBi as his special guest.

MICK JENKINS: (Rapping) Ay, speakers knock, but I didn't get in by my lonely. Lighters up, I got to burn one for the homies that forever stayed down since the only island that we seen was stony - ...

Mick Jenkins has been thinking a lot about how he makes music. On his latest album "The Patience," the rapper says he's finally come into his own. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MICHELIN STAR") MICK JENKINS: ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with musician and rapper Mick Jenkins about creative freedom and his latest album, "The Patience." Mick Jenkins on his latest album 'The Patience' SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Mick ...