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Michael Jordan Bonema (born October 13, 1998), known professionally as MIKE (stylized in all caps), is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer based in New York City. Bonema's atypical upbringing, having experienced life in New Jersey , England , Philadelphia and New York City, has had an audible influence on his diverse and ...
Accompanying the album release, Mike shared an Alex Huggins-directed music video for the song "What U Say U Are" on October 13. Both album and video were promoted at an album release event at Roxy Cinema in New York City. [1] Mike promoted the album through a 51-date tour from February to May 2024 in Europe and North America. [3]
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Showbiz! received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 from 6 critic scores. [15]Dash Lewis of Pitchfork described the album as Mike's "most spiritual-sounding album, full of '80s boogie bands pitch-shifted to resemble gospel choirs, reverberant saxophones reaching up to the heavens, and keyboards that shine like ...
The album followed a trend of many of Mike's albums, releasing on a solstice. [2] [1] [3] The album is named after a horoscope Mike saw in a Chinese restaurant.[4] [5] [6]On October 13, 2022, Mike announced the album and released its first single, "nuthin i can do is wrng", alongside a music video directed by Ryosuke Tanzawa.
Its single "Basketball", a cover version of Kurtis Blow's 1984 song, reached number 44 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 25 on the Hot Rap Songs in the US and number 53 on the Swiss Hitparade and number 81 in GfK Entertainment charts. The album also features two previously released singles — "Rule" and "Take Ya Home".
The single peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and topped the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States. It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on September 19, 1990 for selling 500,000 units. It also made it to number 11 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.
The Raid made its debut in the U.S. with Trapanese and Shinoda's version at Sundance 2012. [6] On his blog, Shinoda stated that his score was over 50 minutes and almost all instrumental. After film production, he had room for two more songs, but did not want to sing or rap, so he posted pictures of two music artists. [7]
"Reagan" is a song by the American rapper Killer Mike from his fifth studio album R.A.P. Music (2012). Williams Street Records released it on vinyl as the album's fourth single on November 6, 2012, coinciding with U.S. Election Day.