Artist

McKinley Dixon

Jazz Rap

About the Artist

McKinley Dixon is a Richmond, Virginia-based rapper whose work sits at the intersection of jazz rap and experimental hip hop, drawing on live instrumentation and dense lyrical construction. His 2022 album Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? earned widespread critical attention for its orchestral arrangements and explicitly Black American storytelling. His records are built around ensemble performance, which tends to translate directly into how his live sets are structured.