Open Mike Eagle

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Open Mike Eagle

| image = Open Mike Eagle Treefort 2017 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Open Mike Eagle performing in 2017

| birth_name = Michael W. Eagle II

| alias = Mike Eagle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|14}}

| origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| genre = {{flatlist|

Alternative hip hop{{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|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005340/https://www.vox.com/2016/6/7/11870416/they-might-be-giants-art-rap-open-mike-eagle|archive-date=October 31, 2018|url-status=live}}
hip hop

}}

| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 2003–present

| label = {{flatlist|

}}

| current_member_of = {{hlist|Thirsty Fish|Swim Team|Cavanaugh|Project Blowed|Previous Industries}}

| website = {{URL|mikeeagle.net}}

}}

Michael W. Eagle II{{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|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020140855/http://www.dailycal.org/2017/09/18/open-mike-brick-body-kids-still-daydream/|archive-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live}} (born November 14, 1980),{{cite web|first=David|last=Jeffries|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/open-mike-eagle-mn0002113916/biography|title=Open Mike Eagle – Biography|work=AllMusic|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020062628/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/open-mike-eagle-mn0002113916/biography|archive-date=October 20, 2018}} 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,{{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|access-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326031738/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/sxsw-2011-politicking-with-shabazz-palaces-and-open-mike-eagle-.html|archive-date=March 26, 2011|url-status=live}} where he is a member of the hip hop collective Project Blowed.{{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|access-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722121107/http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2010/07/open_mike_eagle_unapologetical.php|archive-date=July 22, 2012|url-status=dead}} He has also been a member of Thirsty Fish, Swim Team,{{cite web|author=Monster|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2012/06/a-conversation-with-open-mike-eagle|title=A Conversation With Open Mike Eagle|work=Complex|date=June 28, 2012|access-date=April 4, 2020}} and Cavanaugh.{{cite web|first=Timmhotep|last=Aku|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/11/04/454636266/first-watch-cavanaugh-open-mike-eagle-serengeti-screen-play|title=First Watch: Cavanaugh (Open Mike Eagle & Serengeti), 'Screen Play'|work=NPR|date=November 4, 2015|access-date=April 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014065400/https://www.npr.org/2015/11/04/454636266/first-watch-cavanaugh-open-mike-eagle-serengeti-screen-play|archive-date=October 14, 2019|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite web|title=BA #064:'Open' Mike Eagle|url=http://boxangeles.com/2015/02/15/ba-064-open-mike-eagle/|website=Box Angeles podcast|date=February 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219065245/http://boxangeles.com/2015/02/15/ba-064-open-mike-eagle/|archive-date=February 19, 2015|url-status=live}} 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 and also became the 2nd African American homecoming king in the schools centuries old history and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/4/18/18619639/open-mike-eagle-baron-vaughn-hybrid-tv-series-showcases-comics-singers|title=Open Mike Eagle, Baron Vaughn hybrid TV series showcases comics, singers|work=Chicago Sun-Times|first=Moira|last=McCormick|date=April 18, 2019|access-date=May 18, 2020}}

He attended graduate school for one year, 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. As he continued to work odd jobs, Mike rapped as a hobby before discovering Project Blowed and then creating Thirsty Fish.

Career

=Music=

Open Mike Eagle, with Dumbfoundead and Psychosiz, formed the rap trio Thirsty Fish.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/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|access-date=October 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031052455/https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/rbed56/open-mike-eagle-interview-profile|archive-date=October 31, 2018|url-status=live}} 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.{{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}} The album features Nocando, Busdriver, and Serengeti.{{cite web|url=http://ugsmag.com/2010/05/open-mike-eagle/|title=Open Mike Eagle|work=UGSMAG|date=May 10, 2010|access-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221094030/http://ugsmag.com/2010/05/open-mike-eagle/|archive-date=February 21, 2012|url-status=dead}} His second album, Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes, was released on Hellfyre Club in 2011.{{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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107043739/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/125947-open-mike-eagle-rappers-will-die-of-natural-caus/|archive-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=live}} It features vocal contributions from P.O.S and MC Paul Barman.{{cite web|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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208132931/http://ugsmag.com/2011/06/open-mike-eagle-why-pianos-break-ft-p-o-s/|archive-date=February 8, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522072326/http://potholesinmyblog.com/open-mike-eagle-rappers-will-die-of-natural-causes/|archive-date=May 22, 2013|url-status=live}}

In 2012, he released an album, 4nml Hsptl, on Fake Four Inc.{{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|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516234105/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2012/05/exclusive-premiere-open-mike-eagle-ft-serengeti-universe-man.html|archive-date=May 16, 2012}} It is entirely produced by Awkward.{{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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723052647/http://www.imposemagazine.com/reviews/4nml-hsptl--open-mike-eagle|archive-date=July 23, 2012|url-status=live}} 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.{{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}}

In 2014, he released an album, Dark Comedy.{{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|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031010600/https://www.laweekly.com/music/open-mike-eagle-is-indie-raps-sharpest-funniest-social-critic-5304481|archive-date=October 31, 2018|url-status=live}} In 2016, he released Hella Personal Film Festival, a collaborative album with Paul White.{{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|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225215042/https://pitchfork.com/news/63348-open-mike-eagle-and-paul-white-team-for-hella-personal-film-festival-share-check-to-check/|archive-date=December 25, 2018|url-status=live}} In 2017, he released Brick Body Kids Still Daydream, a concept album about the Robert Taylor Homes, a public housing project in Chicago, Illinois.{{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|date=July 31, 2017 |access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906052549/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/07/open-mike-eagles-new-album-brick-body-kids-still-daydream-this-year/|archive-date=September 6, 2017|url-status=live}} It was placed at number 34 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s "50 Best Albums of 2017" list,{{Cite magazine|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|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=December 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213234414/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2017-w511763/open-mike-eagle-brick-body-kids-still-daydream-w511797|archive-date=December 13, 2017|url-status=live}} as well as number 49 on Pitchfork{{'}}s "50 Best Albums of 2017" list.{{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|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005223/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-50-best-albums-of-2017/?page=1|archive-date=October 31, 2018|url-status=live}} In 2018, he released an EP, What Happens When I Try to Relax.{{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|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020140554/https://www.thefader.com/2018/10/18/new-open-mike-eagle-ep-what-happens-when-i-try-to-relax|archive-date=October 20, 2018|url-status=live}}

=Podcasts and comedy=

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In June 2015, Eagle along with John Moe, launched "Conversation Parade", a podcast in which the two discuss the Cartoon Network animated television series Adventure Time. 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.{{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|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630025834/http://www.infiniteguest.org/conversation-parade/|archive-date=June 30, 2015|url-status=live}} More recently, Open Mike Eagle podcasts regularly on his podcast Secret Skin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.apmpodcasts.org/secret-skin/|title=Secret Skin ® {{!}} Podcast {{!}} APM Podcasts|website=APM Podcasts|access-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203164459/https://www.apmpodcasts.org/secret-skin/|archive-date=February 3, 2017|url-status=live}} Mike Eagle also co-hosts the pro wrestling podcast Tights and Fights with Hal Lublin and Danielle Radford on the Maximum Fun Network.{{cite web|url=http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/tights-and-fights|title=Tights and Fights|date=August 5, 2016|work=Maximum Fun Network|access-date=November 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015442/http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/tights-and-fights|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}} Mike Eagle also hosts the podcast "What Had Happened Was," during which he conducts in-depth interviews with hip-hop artists about their careers. During Season 1, Mike Eagle spoke with producer Prince Paul, and during Season 2 he interviewed rapper and producer El-P.{{cite web |title=What Had Happened Was {{!}} Starburns Audio |url=https://starburns.audio/podcasts/what-had-happened-was/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809050802/https://starburns.audio/podcasts/what-had-happened-was/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |publisher=Starburns Audio |access-date=12 June 2021}} Season 3 featured Mike interviewing producer and record executive Dante Ross, while Season 4 featured Questlove.

=Film and television=

Mike Eagle has expressed his appreciation for Adventure Time.{{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|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630114356/http://suvudu.com/2014/06/rapper-open-mike-eagle-talks-adventure-time-art-rap-and-xtc.html|archive-date=June 30, 2015|url-status=live}} During Adventure Time{{'}}s tenth season, he appeared in the episode "Son of Rap Bear", voicing a rapping gingerbread man.{{cite episode|title=Son of Rap Bear|series=Adventure Time|network=Cartoon Network|season=10|number=3|credits=Lafyatis, Diana (supervising director); Sandra Lee (art director); Seo Kim & Somvilay Xayaphone (storyboard artists)|airdate=September 17, 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://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|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131003037/https://deadline.com/2017/04/comedy-central-corporate-the-new-negroes-taskmaster-series-pilots-1202071296/|archive-date=January 31, 2020|url-status=live}} The New Negroes premiered on Comedy Central on April 9, 2019, and includes a new music video each episode in which Eagle collaborates with other hip-hop artists including MF Doom,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAU5I696xg|title=Open Mike Eagle & MF Doom – 'Police Myself' (Music Video)|work=YouTube|date=April 25, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522230736/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAU5I696xg|archive-date=May 22, 2019|url-status=live}} Danny Brown,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYxYtelBOU|title=Open Mike Eagle & Danny Brown – 'Unfiltered' (Music Video)|work=YouTube|date=April 15, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514124156/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oYxYtelBOU|archive-date=May 14, 2019|url-status=live}} Phonte,{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOOrOOQqsE|title=Open Mike Eagle & Phonte – 'Woke as Me' (Music Video)|work=YouTube|date=May 2, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510000251/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOOrOOQqsE|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} and Lizzo.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HslbuwTMhrw|title=Open Mike Eagle & Lizzo – 'Extra Consent' (Music Video)|work=YouTube|date=May 9, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617153440/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HslbuwTMhrw|archive-date=June 17, 2019|url-status=live}} He also appeared in three episodes of Netflix's 2020 show History of Swear Words.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13617060/|title=IMDB History of Swear Words|website=IMDb |access-date=7 January 2021}} He writes original songs for AppleTV+'s Strange Planet.

Personal life

He met his ex-wife Tiffany at a TransAfrica conference at UCLA, and they have one son together. Mike Eagle and his wife divorced in 2020.

Style and influences

Open Mike Eagle has coined his own term for the style of some of his music, which he calls "art rap".{{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|access-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215110135/http://www.laweekly.com/music/wtf-is-art-rap-2165868|archive-date=February 15, 2015|url-status=live}} In a 2016 interview, he stated that They Might Be Giants influenced him.{{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|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005340/https://www.vox.com/2016/6/7/11870416/they-might-be-giants-art-rap-open-mike-eagle|archive-date=October 31, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.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|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005312/https://news.avclub.com/put-a-little-birdhouse-in-your-rhymes-how-they-might-b-1798248676|archive-date=October 31, 2018|url-status=live}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

Solo

Unapologetic Art Rap (Mush Records, 2010)
Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes (Hellfyre Club, 2011)
4nml Hsptl (Fake Four Inc., 2012) {{small|(produced by Awkward)}}
Dark Comedy (Mello Music Group, 2014)
Hella Personal Film Festival (Mello Music Group, 2016) {{small|(produced by Paul White)}}
Brick Body Kids Still Daydream (Mello Music Group, 2017)
Anime, Trauma and Divorce (Auto Reverse Records, 2020)
Component System with the Auto Reverse (Auto Reverse Records, 2022)
Another Triumph of Ghetto Engineering (Auto Reverse Records, 2023)

Collaborations

Testing the Waters (Bell Rang Records, 2008) {{small|(with Dumbfoundead and Psychosiz, as Thirsty Fish)}}
Watergate (Mush Records, 2011) {{small|(with Dumbfoundead and Psychosiz, as Thirsty Fish)}}
Time and Materials (Mello Music Group, 2015) {{small|(with Serengeti, as Cavanaugh)}}
Service Merchandise (Merge Records, 2024) {{small|(with Video Dave and Still Rift, as Previous Industries)}}

=Mixtapes=

Premeditated Folly (2008)
Ocean's 11 (Project Blowed, 2008) {{small|(with Dumbfoundead, et al., as Swim Team)}}
The Dark Dark Purple Tape (2018)

=EPs=

The Finger Booger EP (2003)
Another Roadside Attraction V2 (2009)
Art Rap After Party (Mush Records, 2010)
Extended Nightmares Getdown: The Dark Blue Door (Hellfyre Club, 2011)
Rent Party Extension (Hellfyre Club, 2012)
Sir Rockabye (Hellfyre Club, 2013)
Invasion (2013) {{small|(with Dumbfoundead and Psychosiz, as Thirsty Fish)}}
A Special Episode Of (Mello Music Group, 2015)
What Happens When I Try to Relax (Auto Reverse Records, 2018)
The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn & Open Mike Eagle: Season 1 Soundtrack (2019)
Quarantine Recordings (Auto Reverse Records, 2020) {{small|(with Serengeti, as Cavanaugh)}}

=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 Chandelier – "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)
Armand Hammer – "Fools Gold Remix" from Half Measures (2013)
Hot Sugar – "Watermelon" from Made Man (2013)
L'Orange & Stik Figa – "Decorated Silence" from The City Under the City (2013)
Mishka & Rad Reef – "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)
The MC Type – "Preacher Song" from A Good Tattoo (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)
Ardamus – "If Only I Gave Ah", from I Can't Replace Me, Pt. 1: Improve (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 Muy Drugs – "American Robot" from Buy Muy Drugs (2017)
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)
Blockhead – "Slippery Slope" from Free Sweatpants (2019)
Two Door Cinema Club – "Nice to See You" from False Alarm (2019)
Awol One – "I Can Do That" from Tony the Walrus (2020)
R.A.P. Ferreira – "Pinball" from Purple Moonlight Pages (2020)
Rav - "Ass Backwards" (2021)
Blockhead – "Mastering How To Land" from The Aux (2023)
COOLETHAN – "Know Us" from You Can Never Go Back (2024)
Aesop Rock - "So Be It" from Black Hole Superette (2025)

=Compilation appearances=

"Silent Protest (A Modest Proposal)" on Prometheus (2011){{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|access-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209144147/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/pop-and-hiss-premiere-the-hellfyre-clubs-prometheus-mixtape.html|archive-date=December 9, 2011|url-status=live}}
"Celebrity Reduction Prayer" and "Dark Comedy Late Show" on Persona (2015){{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|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302010110/http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/02/open-mike-eagle-teams-with-oddisee-for-celebrity-reduction-prayer-listen/|archive-date=March 2, 2015|url-status=live}}
"How to Be Super Petty to Your Ex" on ''30 Days, 50 Songs (2016){{cite web | url=http://www.30days30songs.com/37 | title=Open Mike Eagle – 30 Days, 30 Songs | website=30 Days 30 Songs | access-date=June 22, 2020}}