New York underground rapper MIKE has been a fixture on the alt-indie hip-hop scene since his teenagers, however that doesn’t make it any much less spectacular that his subsequent album, Showbiz!, would be the tenth of his profession thus far, following 2024’s Pinball. There are rappers twice his age (26) who’ve half that quantity, however on January thirty first, he’ll attain uncommon air for any artist, not to mention one nonetheless a presidential time period from his thirtieth birthday.
Right now, he launched the tracklist for Showbiz!, together with a signature low-key video for its opening observe, “Bear Entice.” As with most of his music so far, his dense, mumbly circulate is paired with a murky, however fairly, soul loop. The video is shot at a laundromat, with tremendous tight closeups of the coin-operated capsule toy machines. The observe ends with a loving voice mail from his father, which highlights the down-to-earth vibes he’s espoused all through his profession.
Watch MIKE’s “Bear Entice” video above.
Showbiz! is out on 1/31 through 10k Initiatives. You possibly can pre-save it right here.
Showbiz! Tracklist
01. “Bear Entice”02. “Clown of the Class (Work Tougher)”03. “Then We May Be Free..”04. “Watered Down”05. “Man In The Mirror”06. “Artist Of The Century”07. “What U Bouta Do?/A Star Was Born” Feat. 45408. “Stomach 1”09. “Da Roc”10. “The Weight (2k20)”11. “Misplaced Scribe”12. “You’re The Solely One Watching”13. “Fortunate”14. “#82”15. “Too Scorching (Interlude)”16. “Items Of A Dream”17. “Unusual Feeling”18. “Zombie Pt. 2”19. “Burning Home”20. “Showbiz! (Intro)”21. “Spun Out”22. “Miss U” Feat. Duendita23. “When It Rains”24. “Diamond Dancing (Broke)”
