Listen: The Artful Dodger - @MickJenkins (prod by @kaytranada & @thempeoplemusic)

Mick Jenkins teams up with frequent collaborators Kaytranada and THEMpeople on his latest offering, The Artful Dodger.

Kaytranada and THEMpeople deliver a simple but groovy synthesized beat with some boom bap percussion. I really like the beat change in the second part of the song. The Chicago emcee continues preaching. The Artful Dodger is first up for his first studio album, [T]he[H]ealing[C]omponet. First time H2O wasn't any in the title. Listen to The Artful Dodger below.

Listen Grenade Theory/ $3,000 Advice - @mickjenkins feat. @themind (prod by @thempeoplemusic)

Word on the street is Mick Jenkins is cooking up a new project after a stellar 2015.

After dropping Wave(s) last year people are expecting the Chicago emcee to really break out this year. He kicks off this year by giving us two songs on a new project he's working on called Sip! It's essentially a collaboration with producers THEMpeople and theMIND whom we've seen on Wave(s).

lol this aint no project. its just a sip... two songs. thats it. enjoy. #thehealingcomponent #spreadlove https://t.co/ER47kiO6eB

— The Water[s] (@mickjenkins) January 7, 2016

Mick Jenkins has a healthy obsession with water huh? Anyways listen to Grenade Theory and $3,000 Advice after the break.

@KirkKnight Late Knight Special Preview

For a long time I felt as if Kirk Knight was overlooked in comparison to his labelmates and colleagues. When hearing the announcement of an entire project, I knew that wasn't the case.

If any of you are Pro Era fans, like myself I know you couldn't wait to hear this Kirk Knight offering. For a long time we knew him as a producer as he's laid beats for his labelmates and others including Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly, and even Chelsea Reject. Not only is he a producer but he's talented as a rapper and does well providing guest verses for the aforementioned artists and many more. Since hearing his verse on Amethyst Rockstar from Joey's Summer Knights mixtape and his spot on the Pro Era Cypher I knew this cat was ready for stardom.

According to the Pro Era site "This fall Kirk Knight will deliver his debut project, Late Knight Special via Pro Era/Cinematic on October 30th. The project features, Joey Bada$$, Mick Jenkins, Thundercat, & more and is fully produced by Kirk Knight himself with coproduction by Thempeople." It's safe to say we have a lot to look forward to. It's safe to say his last name's play on words is a recurring theme we can expect from the Brooklyn spitter. He's actually released a few singles that you can listen to after the break. It's also safe to say you can expect a review of the project in it's entirety soon after. You can pre-order Late Knight Special on iTunes now!