MYKKI BLANCO

Mykki Blanco is the stage name of American poet and performing artist Michael David Quattlebaum Jr. Quattlebaum is an interdisciplinary artist who uses contemporary hip hop as a performance medium to express his larger ideas. In 2011 he published his first book of poems "From the Silence of Duchamp to the Noise of Boys". He also began performing two new projects, crushing industrial rock under the name No Fear and glamorous, ghetto-fabulous riot grrrl rap under the name Mykki Blanco. In 2012, Mykki made her grand entrance with the Mykki Blanco and the Mutant Angels EP, featuring cuts like "Join My Militia (Nas Gave Me a Perm)" and "Gay Dog. Later in 2012 Blanco dropped the seminal "Cosmic Angel Mixtape", dubbed "From Teenage Runaway to Hip Hop Queen" in a profile by the New York Times Mykki Blanco was solidified as a young artist whose creative work with hip hop had just begun. On May 21, 2013 Blanco released his second work "Betty Rubble: The Initiation" EP, Chris Kelly, in his review for FACT, commented, "For those that have watched and listened to Mykki Blanco's hypercharged evolution, Betty Rubble: The Initiation isn't just a culmination of what she's done — it's a sign of what's to come." Hip Hop Giant XXL wrote, "Blanco's strength is that he sounds like no one else in rap, and his presentation is still more innovative than ever."