Pursuit of Happiness: Open Mike Eagle Believes in Long Walks, Comic Books, and Mutual Aid
Open Mike Eagle is one of rap’s greatest abstract thinkers, but he’s more pragmatist than galaxy-brained rambler. When I ask him about how creative outlets like podcasting and streaming help keep him balanced, he eschews the dramatics to get a much more immediate truth: “They pay me.” He’ll get into the spiritual benefits of his online communities later, but for now, I’m enjoying his blunt honesty. If I want poetry, I’ll burrow into any one of the incredible albums he’s […]