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The Pursuit of HappyNess: The Story of Mickalascage
Hip-Hop · 2012 · 16 tracks · 42m

The Pursuit of HappyNess: The Story of Mickalascage

Mick Jenkins

A dusty, jazz-heavy blueprint of Chicago conscious rap. Deep baritone flows meet soulful samples in a raw search for meaning.

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It's like a jazz club in a basement where the rapper is actually a philosopher.

A grounded, soulful search for peace amidst the friction of urban life.

The Pursuit of HappyNess: The Story of Mickalascage · vs · Mick Jenkins
Late Night+1.0σ

Late Night saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 42m
01
Formal Introduction
1:54
02
On My Mind
2:40
03
The Session
3:01
04
Tip Your Hat
3:16
05
Happy Thoughts
3:05
06
Ox n Pab
0:29
07
Happily Screwed Interlude
2:00
08
The Mike Love Joint
1:48
09
We Out Here
4:15
10
You Been Told
2:59
11
Talkin $hit
4:10
12
Ox n Pab, again
0:34
13
Brake Lights
3:31
14
Gang Bang
3:20
15
A.M.F.O.S. Interlude
2:26
16
Mirage [outro]
2:52
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition into the smooth, jazz-inflected piano loop on 'The Session' that anchors his rhythmic delivery.
The raw, unpolished vocal grit on 'Brake Lights' where the flow becomes more urgent against the beat.
The cinematic, spoken-word quality of the interludes that frame the album as a cohesive narrative journey.
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