— MIKE returns with “Stop Worry!” featuring Sister Nancy alongside yet another visual ahead of his upcoming album, Beware of the Monkey.
Ahead of his forthcoming album, MIKE enlists legendary Jamaican Dancehall artist Sister Nancy for new single & video “Stop Worry!” which honors his late mother and arrives on her birthday. His new full-length Beware of the Monkey, is out December 21st via his own label 10k and follows his widely-praised 2021 album Disco!.
“Stop Worry!” releases alongside a Ryosuke Tanzawa-directed video and MIKE also unveils the album’s cover artwork and its official tracklist. The new song is delivered on the heels of MIKE’s 3-song project with Wiki and The Alchemist which was released on Friday and included “One More,” as part of Patta’s new collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger. “Stop Worry!” follows previously released BotM singles “What Do I Do?” and “nuthin i can do is wrng,” which were coupled with videos directed by Xin Wang and Tanzawa respectively.
Earlier this month, MIKE announced his upcoming Ipari Park Tour, featuring support from 454 and Slauson Malone. Amounting to the most extensive North American tour run of his career so far, the run of dates spans across the continent including headline shows in Boston, Toronto, LA, Atlanta, and Philadelphia before concluding with a hometown show in Brooklyn at Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets on sale now HERE.
The title of Beware of the Monkey, which is the 7th full-length project in the last 5 years from the prolific 24-year-old producer and rapper, is a reference to a Chinese horoscope MIKE saw for his birth year (year of the Tiger) in a Chinese restaurant, which imparted that warning. As MIKE has grown older, and amassed a larger fanbase, the more pitfalls and tricks he has had to navigate: both within his personal life and the music industry. Beware of the Monkey speaks to those experiences with the same intense introspection that is characteristic of a MIKE project, but also showcases his most commanding and engaging production work to-date. On Beware of the Monkey, MIKE is confident and resolute in his message, as he crosses the line from child prodigy to full-fledged artist and stakes out his place as a trailblazing force to be reckoned with in the current rap landscape.
Beware of the Monkey follows MIKE’s Young World II festival that took place this summer in Brooklyn and featured performances from Slick Rick, Junglepussy, TisaKorean, Maassai and more. The forthcoming album also follows the 2021 full length Disco!, which MIKE also released via 10k, entirely produced by his producer alias dj blackpower and includes features from Sideshow and Assia and the stand out tracks “Crystal Ball” and “Evil Eye.”
Check out “Stop Worry!” featuring Sister Nancy and pre-order/save Beware of the Monkey now, see the full Ipari Park Tour routing and full album details below, and stay tuned for more from MIKE coming soon.
The Ipari Park Tour
*= with 454
^= with Slauson Malone
Tickets available HERE
3/9 – Boston, MA @ Middle East (Upstairs) *
3/10 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz *
3/11 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *
3/12 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s *
3/14 – Detroit, MI @ Sanctuary *
3/15 – Des Moines, IA @ xBk *
3/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ Underground Music Cafe *
3/17 – Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club *
3/18 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall *
3/19 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck *
3/22 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake *
3/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell *
TBA – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
3/25 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s *
3/26 – Portland, OR @ TBA *
3/28 – Sacramento, CA @ The Starlet Room *
3/29 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone *
3/30 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium *
4/1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent ^
4/2 – Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress (Club Stage) ^
4/4 – Austin, TX @ Ballroom ^
4/5 – Dallas, TX @ Cheap Steaks ^
4/6 – Houston, TX @ The Secret Group ^
4/7 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa ^
4/8 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Hell) ^
4/9 – Durham, NC @ Motorco ^
4/11 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Music Hall ^
4/12 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar ^
4/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church ^
4/14 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ^
MIKE – Beware of the Monkey
December 21, 2022
- nuthin i can do is wrng
- As 4 Me
- Eczema
- Light (if u can’t see) (feat. Jadasea)
- No Curse Lifted (rivers of love)
- What Do I Do?
- Ipari Park (feat. Klein)
- Swoosh 23
- Tapestry
- Stop Worry! (feat. Sister Nancy)
- WEARY LOVE
- Concrete (feat. King Carter)
- Closing Credits