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词条 Open Mike Eagle
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

     Music  Podcasts and comedy  Film and television 

  3. Personal life

  4. Style and influences

  5. Discography

     Studio albums  Extended plays  Singles  Guest appearances  Compilation appearances 

  6. References

  7. External links

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Open Mike Eagle
| background = solo_singer
| image = Open Mike Eagle.png
| image_size =
| caption = Open Mike Eagle in 2015.
| birth_name = Michael W. Eagle II
| alias = Mike Eagle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|14}}
| origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = Rapper
| years_active = 2004-present
| label = {{flatlist|
  • Mush Records
  • Fake Four Inc.
  • Hellfyre Club
  • Mello Music Group
  • Auto Reverse Records

}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
  • Project Blowed
  • Thirsty Fish
  • Swim Team

}}
| website = {{URL|mikeeagle.net}}
}}Michael W. Eagle II[1] (born November 14, 1980[2]), better known by his stage name Open Mike Eagle, is an American hip hop artist and comedian. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he is now based in Los Angeles, California,[3] where he is a member of the hip hop collective Project Blowed.[4] He is also a member of Thirsty Fish and Swim Team.[5]

Early life

Mike grew up in Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes and lived with his grandparents until he was 13 at which point he moved in with his mother.[6] Mike also has a younger brother and sister.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} He attended Whitney M. Young Magnet High School and went on to Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he majored in psychology. There he became good friends with Hannibal Buress after being his resident adviser.[6]

He did a year of grad school, but quickly moved to Los Angeles to live with his dad. He began working for AmeriCorps for six months before getting a job at a non-profit halfway house.[6] As he continued to work odd jobs, Mike rapped as a hobby before discovering Project Blowed and then creating Thirsty Fish.[6]

Career

Music

Open Mike Eagle, with Dumbfoundead and Psychosiz, formed the rap trio Thirsty Fish.[7] They released the first album Testing the Waters in 2007 and the second album Watergate on Mush Records in 2011. All three members of Thirsty Fish are also co-founders of the battle crew Swim Team. In 2008, Swim Team released the mixtape Ocean's 11.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

In 2010, Open Mike Eagle released his first solo album, Unapologetic Art Rap, on Mush Records.[8] The album features Nocando, Busdriver, and Serengeti.[9] His second album, Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes, was released on Hellfyre Club in 2011.[10] It features vocal contributions from P.O.S and MC Paul Barman.[11][12]

In 2012, he released an album, 4nml Hsptl, on Fake Four Inc.[13] It is entirely produced by Awkward.[14] In that year, he co-authored and participated in a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health that observed the locations of increased brain activity during freestyle rapping.[15]

In 2014, he released an album, Dark Comedy.[16] In 2016, he released Hella Personal Film Festival, a collaborative album with Paul White.[17] In 2017, he released Brick Body Kids Still Daydream, a concept album about the Robert Taylor Homes, a public housing project in Chicago, Illinois.[18] It was placed at number 34 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s "50 Best Albums of 2017" list,[19] as well as number 49 on Pitchfork{{'}}s "50 Best Albums of 2017" list.[20] In 2018, he released an EP, What Happens When I Try to Relax.[21]

Podcasts and comedy

Mike Eagle has expressed his appreciation for the Cartoon Network animated television series Adventure Time.[22] In June 2015, Eagle along with John Moe, launched "Conversation Parade", a podcast in which the two discuss the show. The podcast has featured guests like Jeremy Shada, John DiMaggio, Hynden Walch, Adam Muto, Kent Osborne, Niki Yang, Olivia Olson, Jesse Moynihan, Jessica DiCicco, Elizabeth Ito, and Neko Case.[23] More recently, Open Mike Eagle podcasts regularly on his podcast Secret Skin.[24] Mike Eagle also co-hosts the pro-wrestling podcast Tights and Fights with Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford on the Maximum Fun Network.[25]

Film and television

During the Adventure Time's ninth season, he appeared in the episode "Son of Rap Bear," voicing a rapping gingerbread man.[26] On April 18, 2017, Comedy Central announced they were greenlighting The New Negroes, a stand-up and musical series co-hosted by Open Mike Eagle and Baron Vaughn.[27]

Personal life

He met his wife Tiffany at a TransAfrica conference at UCLA and they have one son together.[6]

Style and influences

Open Mike Eagle has coined his own term for the style of some of his music, which he calls "art rap".[28] In a 2016 interview, he stated that They Might Be Giants influenced him.[29][30]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Testing the Waters (Bell Rang Records, 2007) {{small|(with Dumbfoundead and Psychosiz, as Thirsty Fish)}}
  • Ocean's 11 (Project Blowed, 2008) {{small|(with Dumbfoundead, et al., as Swim Team)}}
  • Unapologetic Art Rap (Mush Records, 2010)
  • Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes (Hellfyre Club, 2011)
  • Watergate (Mush Records, 2011) {{small|(with Dumbfoundead and Psychosiz, as Thirsty Fish)}}
  • 4nml Hsptl (Fake Four Inc., 2012) {{small|(with Awkward)}}
  • Dark Comedy (Mello Music Group, 2014)
  • Hella Personal Film Festival (Mello Music Group, 2016) {{small|(with Paul White)}}
  • Brick Body Kids Still Daydream (Mello Music Group, 2017)

Extended plays

  • Art Rap After Party (Mush Records, 2011)
  • Extended Nightmares Getdown: The Dark Blue Door (Hellfyre Club, 2011)
  • Rent Party Extension (Hellfyre Club, 2012)
  • Sir Rockabye (Hellfyre Club, 2013)
  • A Special Episode Of (Mello Music Group, 2015)
  • Time & Materials (Mello Music Group, 2015) {{small|(with Serengeti, as Cavanaugh)}}
  • What Happens When I Try to Relax (Auto Reverse Records, 2018)

Singles

  • "I Rock" (Mush Records, 2010)
  • "Home Movies" (self-released, 2012) {{small|(with Dumbfoundead and Psychosiz, as Thirsty Fish)}}

Guest appearances

  • Abstract Rude - "Thynk Eye Can (Blowedian Next Generation Mix)" from Rejuvenation (2009)
  • Nocando - "DSD2" from Jimmy the Lock (2010)
  • Busdriver - "Deer God" from Computer Cooties (2010)
  • Flash Bang Grenada - "In a Perfect World" from 10 Haters (2011)
  • Mega Ran - "Now Hiring" from Mega Ran 10 (2011)
  • Myka 9 & Factor - "5 Mikes" from Sovereign Soul (2012)
  • Zilla Rocca - "Full Spectrum 2" from Full Spectrum (2012)
  • Busdriver - "Werner Herzog" from Arguments with Dreams (2012)
  • Cars & Trains - "Stay Awake" from We Are All Storms (2012)
  • Sole - "Definition of Slave" from A Ruthless Criticism of Everything Existing (2012)
  • Premrock & Willie Green - "Jogger" from Premrock & Willie Green (2012)
  • Ras G - Kampala Blackouts (2012)
  • Random - "Super Move" from Language Arts Volume 2 (2012)
  • Illogic & Blockhead - "From Scratch" from Preparing for Capture 2 (2012)
  • Curly Castro - "My Beloved" (2013)
  • Loden - "An Evening with Open Mike Eagle" from The Star-Eyed Condition (2013)
  • Milo - "The Otherground Pizza Party" from Things That Happen at Night (2013)
  • Kool A.D. - "Red Wine" from 63 (2013)
  • Billy Woods - "Fool's Gold" from Dour Candy (2013)
  • Steel Tipped Dove - "Hyperbolic Chamber Music II" (2013)
  • Gregory Pepper & Madadam - "Stirring Dead Leaves" from Big Huge Truck (2013)
  • Factor - "Stone Cold" from Woke Up Alone (2013)
  • Armand Hammer - "New Museum" from Race Music (2013)
  • MC Frontalot - "Much Chubbier" from Question Bedtime (2014)
  • Megabusive w/ Awkward - "Apexes and Peaks" and "So Much" from Hell on Hell (2014)
  • Drummachinemike - "The Anti-Socialite's Theme Song", "Bowling Tips" and "The Kids Don't Like Me" from Drum Machine Music (2014)
  • Busdriver - "When the Tooth-lined Horizon Blinks" from Perfect Hair (2014)
  • Milo - "Objectifying Rabbits" from A Toothpaste Suburb (2014)
  • Eligh - "Get Like Me" from 80 Hrtz (2015)
  • Abstract Rude - "Kan of Whoop Ass Reprise" from Keep the Feel: A Legacy of Hip Hop Soul (2015)
  • L'Orange & Kool Keith - "Meanwhile, Back Home" from Time? Astonishing! (2015)
  • Memory Man - "Funtastic" from Broadcast One (2015)
  • Milo - "True Nen" from So the Flies Don't Come (2015)
  • Aesop Rock - "Syrup" from The Impossible Kid deluxe edition (2016)
  • Blu & Fate - "Oblivia" from Open Your Optics to Optimism (2016)
  • Factor Chandelier - "Dozer II" from Factoria (2016)
  • P.O.S - "Infinite Scroll" from Chill, Dummy (2017)
  • Uncommon Nasa - "Extra Lives" from Written at Night (2017)
  • Buy My Drugs - "American Robot" from Buy Muy Drugs (2017)[31]
  • Czarface & MF Doom - "Phantoms" from Czarface Meets Metal Face (2018)
  • Left at London - "I Split My Ribs Open" from Transgender Street Legend Vol. 1 (2018)
  • MC Paul Barman - "Echo Chamber" and "Believe That" from Echo Chamber (2018)
  • The Skull Eclipses - "Gone" from The Skull Eclipses (2018)

Compilation appearances

  • "Silent Protest (A Modest Proposal)" on Prometheus (2011)[32]
  • "Celebrity Reduction Prayer" and "Dark Comedy Late Show" on Persona (2015)[33]

References

1. ^{{cite web|first=Annalise|last=Kamegawa|url=http://www.dailycal.org/2017/09/18/open-mike-brick-body-kids-still-daydream/|title=Open Mike Eagle turns an American hero in 'Brick Body Kids Still Daydream'|work=The Daily Californian|date=September 18, 2017|accessdate=October 20, 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|first=David|last=Jeffries|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/open-mike-eagle-mn0002113916/biography|title=Open Mike Eagle - Biography|work=AllMusic|accessdate=October 20, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020062628/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/open-mike-eagle-mn0002113916/biography|archivedate=October 20, 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/sxsw-2011-politicking-with-shabazz-palaces-and-open-mike-eagle-.html|title=SXSW 2011: Politicking with Shabazz Palaces and Open Mike Eagle|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 19, 2011|accessdate=February 16, 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2010/07/open_mike_eagle_unapologetical.php|title=Open Mike Eagle Unapologetically Talks About "Art Rap"|work=LA Weekly|date=July 8, 2010|accessdate=February 16, 2012}}
5. ^{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Taylor|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2012_07_4NML.html|title=Open Mike Eagle - 4NML HSPTL - Fake Four Inc.|work=RapReviews.com|date=July 31, 2012|accessdate=October 30, 2018}}
6. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|title=BA #064:'Open' Mike Eagle|url=http://boxangeles.com/2015/02/15/ba-064-open-mike-eagle/|website=Box Angeles podcast|accessdate=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/rbed56/open-mike-eagle-interview-profile|title=Fly Like an (Open Mike) Eagle: Soaring with Rap's Comedic Genius|work=Noisey|first=Max|last=Bell|date=June 9, 2014|accessdate=October 31, 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|first=Kevin|last=Jones|url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/HipHop/Open_Mike_Eagle_-_Unapologetic_Art_Rap|title=Open Mike Eagle - Unapologetic Art Rap|work=Exclaim!|date=May 2010|accessdate=}}
9. ^{{cite web|author=319|url=http://ugsmag.com/2010/05/open-mike-eagle/|title=Open Mike Eagle|work=UGSMAG|date=May 10, 2010|accessdate=February 16, 2012}}
10. ^{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Weiss|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/125947-open-mike-eagle-rappers-will-die-of-natural-caus/|title=Open Mike Eagle - Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes|work=The Phoenix|date=August 30, 2011|accessdate=}}
11. ^{{cite web|author=319|url=http://ugsmag.com/2011/06/open-mike-eagle-why-pianos-break-ft-p-o-s/|title=Open Mike Eagle - "Why Pianos Break ft. P.O.S."|work=UGSMAG|date=June 7, 2011|accessdate=}}
12. ^{{cite web|first=Fred|last=Castano|url=http://potholesinmyblog.com/open-mike-eagle-rappers-will-die-of-natural-causes/|title=Open Mike Eagle – Rappers Will Die Of Natural Causes|work=Potholes in My Blog|date=June 19, 2011|accessdate=}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2012/05/exclusive-premiere-open-mike-eagle-ft-serengeti-universe-man.html|title=Premiere: Open Mike Eagle ft. Serengeti - "Universe Man"|work=Pigeons & Planes|date=May 14, 2012|accessdate=|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516234105/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2012/05/exclusive-premiere-open-mike-eagle-ft-serengeti-universe-man.html|archivedate=May 16, 2012|df=}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/reviews/4nml-hsptl--open-mike-eagle|title=Open Mike Eagle, 4NML HSPTL|work=Impose|first=Matt|last=Sullivan|date=July 2, 2012|accessdate=}}
15. ^{{cite journal|last1=Liu|first1=Siyuan|last2=Chow|first2=Ho Ming|last3=Xu|first3=Yisheng|last4=Erkkinen|first4=Michael G.|last5=Swett|first5=Katherine E.|last6=Eagle|first6=Michael W.|last7=Rizik-Baer|first7=Daniel A.|last8=Braun|first8=Allen R.|title=Neural Correlates of Lyrical Improvisation: An fMRI Study of Freestyle Rap|journal=Scientific Reports|date=2012|volume=2|doi=10.1038/srep00834|pmid=23155479|pmc=3498928|doi-access=free|page=834|bibcode=2012NatSR...2E.834L}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/music/open-mike-eagle-is-indie-raps-sharpest-funniest-social-critic-5304481|title=Open Mike Eagle Is Indie Rap's Sharpest, Funniest Social Critic|work=LA Weekly|first=Jeff|last=Weiss|date=December 24, 2014|accessdate=October 30, 2018}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/63348-open-mike-eagle-and-paul-white-team-for-hella-personal-film-festival-share-check-to-check/|title=Open Mike Eagle and Paul White Team for Hella Personal Film Festival, Share "Check to Check"|work=Pitchfork|first=C. G.|last=Matera|date=February 4, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2018}}
18. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/open-mike-eagles-new-album-brick-body-kids-still-daydream-this-year/|title=Open Mike Eagle's New Album 'Brick Body Kids Still Daydream' Due This Year - XXL|website=XXL|accessdate=August 26, 2017}}
19. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2017-w511763/open-mike-eagle-brick-body-kids-still-daydream-w511797|title=50 Best Albums of 2017|website=Rolling Stone|accessdate=December 14, 2017}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-50-best-albums-of-2017/?page=1|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2017 (page 1 of 5)|work=Pitchfork|date=December 12, 2017|accessdate=October 30, 2018}}
21. ^{{cite web|first=Salvatore|last=Maicki|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/10/18/new-open-mike-eagle-ep-what-happens-when-i-try-to-relax|title=Open Mike Eagle shares new EP What Happens When I Try To Relax|work=The Fader|date=October 18, 2018|accessdate=October 20, 2018}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://suvudu.com/2014/06/rapper-open-mike-eagle-talks-adventure-time-art-rap-and-xtc.html|title=Rapper Open Mike Eagle Talks Adventure Time, Art Rap, and XTC|last1=Staggs|first1=Matt|date=June 13, 2014|work=Suvudu|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.infiniteguest.org/conversation-parade/|title=Conversation Parade: An Adventure Time Podcast|last1=Eagle|first1=Mike|last2=Moe|first2=John|date=2015|work=Infinite Guest Podcast Network|accessdate=June 27, 2015}}
24. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.apmpodcasts.org/secret-skin/|title=Secret Skin ® {{!}} Podcast {{!}} APM Podcasts|website=APM Podcasts|accessdate=February 3, 2017}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/tights-and-fights|title=Tights and Fights|date=August 5, 2016|work=Maximum Fun Network|accessdate=November 2, 2017}}
26. ^{{cite episode|title=Son of Rap Bear|series=Adventure Time|network=Cartoon Network|season=9|number=17|serieslink=|credits=Lafyatis, Diana (supervising director); Sandra Lee (art director); Seo Kim & Somvilay Xayaphone (storyboard artists)|airdate=September 17, 2017}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/04/comedy-central-corporate-the-new-negroes-taskmaster-series-pilots-1202071296/|title=Comedy Central Picks Up ‘Corporate’, ‘The New Negroes’ & ‘Taskmaster’ To Series, Orders 9 Pilots|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 18, 2017}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.laweekly.com/music/wtf-is-art-rap-2165868|title=WTF Is Art-Rap?!|work=LA Weekly|first=Jeff|last=Weiss|date=July 8, 2010|accessdate=February 16, 2012}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/2016/6/7/11870416/they-might-be-giants-art-rap-open-mike-eagle|title=How They Might Be Giants influenced art-rapper Open Mike Eagle|work=Vox|first=Estelle|last=Caswell|date=June 7, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2018}}
30. ^{{cite web|url=https://news.avclub.com/put-a-little-birdhouse-in-your-rhymes-how-they-might-b-1798248676|title=Put a little birdhouse in your rhymes: How They Might Be Giants influenced Open Mike Eagle|work=The A.V. Club|first=Chris|last=Dart|date=June 23, 2016|accessdate=October 30, 2018}}
31. ^{{Cite web|url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-310751-Buy-Muy-Drugs-sells-community-and-chaos|title=Buy Muy Drugs sells community and chaos {{!}} Atlanta Creative Loafing|website=Atlanta Creative Loafing|accessdate=June 19, 2018}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/pop-and-hiss-premiere-the-hellfyre-clubs-prometheus-mixtape.html|title=Pop & Hiss premiere: The Hellfyre Club's 'Prometheus' mixtape|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 11, 2011|accessdate=February 16, 2012}}
33. ^{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/02/open-mike-eagle-teams-with-oddisee-for-celebrity-reduction-prayer-listen/|title=Open Mike Eagle teams with Oddisee for "Celebrity Reduction Prayer" — listen|work=Consequence of Sound|first=Ben|last=Kaye|date=February 27, 2015}}

External links

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  • {{Official website|http://mikeeagle.net/}}
  • Open Mike Eagle on Mush Records
  • {{Discogs artist|Open Mike Eagle}}
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