MIKE: the story and songs to start with

MIKE’s catalog shows a young rapper building intimacy into every release

MIKE is presented here as a New York rapper working in hip hop with a reputation for candor and community-minded collaboration. Early coverage describes him as having a “gravely baritone voice” and “an ear for otherworldly, pitch-shifted samples,” while also noting that he was already using his music to address personal struggle and family history. Bandcamp pages show a run of releases from WaR through Burning Desire and Showbiz!, alongside collaborations that bring in Earl Sweatshirt, Liv.e, Venna, Larry June, and others.