Mykki Blanco

Mykki Blanco is one of the most visceral, inspiring personas to hijack the contemporary rap world in recent memory. The alias of performance artist/poet/activist Michael David Quattlebaum Jr., Mykki Blanco began as a Lil’ Kim-inspired YouTube character in 2010. Beginning in 2012, a series of incendiary mixtapes, videos and EPs, coupled with a number of world tours, launched Blanco into the global consciousness, making her not only a major transgender icon, but a full-on cultural event.

The roots of her persona are twisted. A fierce performer with a deep-seated punk ethos and a keen art-school flare, Blanco weaves disparate cultural elements seamlessly into her singular voice. In Mykki’s world, there is no distinction between high and low, in and out; she scoops up whatever reference is required, bends it into form, sets it aflame and moves forward. Which is not to say she is reckless. Beautiful mayhem that she is, Blanco is always on point.

In November of last year, she dropped an arresting single, ‘Coke White Starlight’, and announced big plans for 2016, promising a series of mixtapes to follow as a lead-up to her proper studio debut, Mommy, in late Spring. We couldn’t be more excited to get up close and personal with such a wild, progressive artist during what is sure to be a formative period. As Blanco states on her Twitter in mid-February: “i’ve given u my personality now it’s time 4 my legacy”.

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Performing May 28th at The Marquee Ballroom
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