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Afropunk was back in its birthplace for the first time since 2019 this past weekend.

Mick Jenkins has a chip on his shoulder when it comes to defending hip-hop’s under-appreciated underground. “We’re celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, and a lot of artists like myself who’ve been in this joint for 10, 15 years, underground the whole time, don’t get to be a part of the celebration, but artists who’ve been here for six months get to be on stage at the award show,” he points out in conversation with Dylan Green on this week’s episode of The FADER Interview. “We’re celebrating 50 years of hip hop, not 50 years of rap.

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Mick Jenkins's The Patience, Fiddlehead's Death Is Nothing To Us, Addison Rae's AR and more.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter a three-year hiatus, the Brooklyn edition of the Afropunk festival will return this fall, taking place over the weekend of September 10-11 at its traditional location of Commodore Barry Park in the New York City borough’s Fort Greene neighborhood.The lineup, announced Tuesday, (June 14th) includes  the Roots, Lucky Daye,m= Tierra Whack, Burna Boy, Freddie Gibbs, Isaiah Rashad, Earl Sweatshirt, Bartees Strange, Adekunle Gold, Fana Hues, Pink Siifu, Butcher Brown, Alex Mali, Mick Jenkins, and others.The festival is divided into two stages: the “Brooklyn Baby” stage and the “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” stage.See the full lineup below.The Afropunk franchise continues to expand, holding its first-ever Midwestern event this weekend at Minneapolis’ Sheridan Memorial Park. Titled Planet Afropunk Live: Minneapolis, the lineup will include Ari Lennox, Noname, and Mereba just to name a few performers who will make an appearance on both days.

Adam Levin (Defcee) has been grinding toward a rap career since his teenage years. He started out in the Young Chicago Authors program, making his rounds at open mics across the city, crossing paths with generational talents such as Chance the Rapper, Noname, and Mick Jenkins, and eventually running his own rap and poetry workshops with the program.

In advance of So Much Fun’s release, Young Thug talked about his plans to release another album in a few weeks. It would be titled Punk.

The latest full-length from the Houston rap superstar collects the freestyles she's shared over the past year on social media, plus a bunch of new songs. Her latest hit "Thot Shit" appears on the tracklist's 21 songs.

APPOINTMENTSBBC Group MD Bob Shennan has been elected as the next Chair of music charity Help Musicians, a role he will take up in April 2022. “The last twelve months have shown just how important and essential the work of Help Musicians really is for the wellbeing of the musical creative community”, he says.

Mick Jenkins teamed up with producer KAYTRANADA for his latest single "Designer Frames," released late Monday night. Currently available only on SoundCloud, the rapper shared the track and hinted at the release of a new album.

Kaytranada has released a new instrumental version of his critically-acclaimed album ‘Bubba’.The original record, which featured guest appearances from Kali Uchis, Estelle, Tinashe, Mick Jenkins, Pharrell and others, was released back in December.In a four-star review, NME‘s Thomas Smith called the album “one of the year’s most addictive club records,” saying it “has the feel of an expertly curated DJ set, where tracks transition smoothly into one another and beats disappear as soon as they

Juneteenth looks to be a special holiday for the Black community on Friday as Live Nation Urban and LiveXLive Media, Inc. collaborate with Color of Change for a 90-minute showcase titled Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Special. 

The follow-up to 2015's 'Caracal' will feature the likes of Common, Kelis and Slowthai

Critically-acclaimed Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins is known for his conceptual songwriting, and his latest single, “Carefree,” details the psychological impact of police harassment. Today’s episode of Verified, which premiered exclusively on Apple Music, is his first time on the series, but Jenkins has been writing annotations on Genius since 2013.

Mick Jenkins just dropped his latest EP, The Circus. The tracklist includes the previously released single, “Carefree.” This is his first release since 2018’s Pieces of a Man.

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services.

Earlier this month, Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins shared a Black Milk-produced song called "Carefree" from his upcoming project The Circus. Today, the song appears in a new music video titled "Carefree 'Black Boy'," directed by Jack Begert.

Mick Jenkins has shared a new song called “Carefree.” It’s out January 10 on a seven-song release titled The Circus. Take a listen to “Carefree” and check out the album art below.

Canadian producer Kaytranada has released new album Bubba. The album, released via RCA Records, was announced earlier this week alongside the single "10%," featuring Kali Uchis.

KAYTRANADA just dropped his sophomore album, BUBBA. The LP includes the previously released single, “10%.” This is his first full-length since 2016’s 99.9%.