![]() ![]() Shortly after releasing the project, Jenkins announced he would be touring during the fall on the 2014 Smoker's Club World Wide Roller's Tour alongside Method Man, Redman, B-Real, Trademark da Skydiver, and Berner. Considered by many to be Jenkins' breakout project, The Water is centered on the idea of comparing water to life's truths. Mick continues to find creative ways to convey his message and on August 12 released his project The Water to critical acclaim. Martyrs has led to prominent figures in the hip-hop community such as Timbaland, to reach out and praise Jenkins for his musical talent and intricate lyricism. The thought-provoking single held various underlying messages and subtle notions. ![]() In July 2014, Mick received significant attention after the release of his single and a visual of Martyrs, which juxtaposed into a harsh societal truths with a catchy hook. Only few months after its release, a collaboration between him and fellow Chicago rappers Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa came in the form of the single Crossroads, which garnered both attention and praise. The tape quickly became a local favorite, featuring acid jazz-influenced production, biblical allegory, and his lacerating lyricism. In April 2013, Mick released a mixtape, titled Trees & Truths. Free Nation is "a hip hop group that promotes creative thought without accepting narrow views imposed by the powers that be". ![]() Other members include Prop, J-Stock, Burman, and Maine The Saint. Jenkins is a member of a hip-hop group, called Free Nation. The two then collaborated on the track, called Heaux, which was featured on Saba's mixtape GETCOMFORTable (2012). This is where he would perform his first a cappella verse, which would feed some attention for the local recording artist and a leader of Chicago's Pivot Gang collective, Saba. During 2012, Mick returned to Chicago and joined the YCA (Young Chicago Authors), poetry collective. These consecutive mixtapes included production from several record producers such as After the Smoke, Swisha House, Chris Calor, Quincy Banks, Chuck Inglish, Vanilla, and Dijon, among others. In August 2012, he then released his second mixtape, titled The Pursuit of HappyNess: The Story of Mickalascage. On January 13, 2012, Mick released his first official mixtape, The Mickstape. Musical career 2012: Career beginnings, FreeNation, and mixtapes ![]()
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