MIKE

With a floating, woozy baritone flow and dreamlike self-produced beats, rapper MIKE continues pushing rap in more experimental directions. He began reaching more listeners near the end of the 2010s, frequently releasing mixtapes, collaborating with Earl Sweatshirt, and finding critical acclaim with his heavy, grieving 2019 album Tears of Joy. Subsequent projects such as 2020's Weight of the World, 2021's Disco!, and 2023's Burning Desire, along with collaborative albums made with Wiki and the Alchemist (2023's Faith Is a Rock) and Tony Seltzer (2024's Pinball) have been similarly well-received.