McKinley! Dixon! Interview!?

Success to McKinley Dixon feels like companionship. He entreats you not only to listen, but to join. Beginning with a recitation of Toni Morrison’s Jazz by poet and music writer Hanif Abdurraqib, Richmond rapper-songwriter McKinley Dixon’s newest album 'Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?' takes listeners on a journey through longing and familial bonds, with little regard for the laws governing time and space. With two EP's and three full-length albums under his belt, Dixon's fourth, due June 2 on City Slang Records, goes deeper: boasting features from Ms. Jaylin Brown, Angélica Garcia and Des Moines' Teller Bank$. “I think an artist is really good when," says Dixon, "you can take what they're saying, and not only put... you either put yourself in it, or you have them and you're watching. And I think what I'm trying to do is have somebody sitting right next to me as we do this journey. And that's the in-between, that's what I'm trying to work on." Dixon sat down with IPR's Lucius Pham in Iowa City during Mission Creek Festival weekend to discuss his new record, touring with Tank and the Bangas, asking Dr. Cornel West for a verse and remembering his final email exchange with Sean Price. Read the full story "McKinley! Dixon! Interview!?" here: https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-m...