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With influences from various genres like hip-hop, experimental pop, and underground club music, they continue to push the boundaries of what it means to be an artist in today's ever-evolving music industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"broken-hearts-and-beauty-sleep","title":"Broken Hearts and Beauty Sleep","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst official release in nearly five years from the rapper, poet, and trailblazer Mykki Blanco, since their debut full-length \u003ci\u003eMykki\u003c\/i\u003e. This 9-track body of work also marks their debut release as part of a recently signed deal with Transgressive Records in London. Features special guests Blood Orange (Dev Hynes), Big Freedia, Kari Faux and more. Produced by FaltyDL. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe music of this new mini-album introduces a more nuanced and genre-spanning set of work, suggesting the reflective wisdom of one who has experience and maturity on their side. 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Adventurous and expansive, it shatters any previously held assumptions about Mykki’s artistry, leaving them free to define their sound for themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout their evolution, poet, artist, musician Mykki Blanco has continuously blurred genres - pulling rave, trap, grunge and punk influences into a swirling pool of experimental hip hop that celebrated queer and trans experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe songs spun together through numerous jam sessions, with writing taking place in Lisbon, Paris, New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. By 2019, Mykki realized that they were working on two different records concurrently. 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