The Healing Component
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Healing Component
| type = studio
| artist = Mick Jenkins
| cover = MickJenkinsTHC.jpeg
| alt =
| released = September 23, 2016
| recorded = 2014–2016
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=62|s=18}}
| label = Cinematic
| producer = {{hlist|Rascal|THEMpeople|Sango|Atu|Dee Lilly|BadBadNotGood|Kaytranada|IAMNOBODI|Monte Booker|Cam O'bi|Dpat}}
| prev_title = Waves
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Pieces of a Man
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Healing Component
| type = studio
| single1 = Spread Love
| single1date = August 17, 2016
| single2 = Drowning
| single2date = August 25, 2016
}}
}}
The Healing Component is the debut studio album by American rapper Mick Jenkins. It was released on September 23, 2016, by Cinematic Music Group.{{cite web|last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.40041/title.mick-jenkins-tells-us-when-to-expect-the-healing-component-album |title=Mick Jenkins "The Healing Component" Album Release Date & Tracklist |publisher=HipHopDX |date=August 27, 2016 |accessdate=September 18, 2016}}
Background
The album's production came from multiple contributors such as Rascal, THEMpeople, Sango, Atu, Dee Lilly, BadBadNotGood, Kaytranada, IAMNOBODI, Monte Booker, Cam O'bi and Dpat. The album features guest appearances, which includes his longtime contributors The Mind and Noname, as well as BadBadNotGood, Ravyn Lenae, J-Stock, Xavier Omar and Michael Anthony.{{cite web|last=Lilah |first=Rose |url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/mick-jenkins-reveals-tracklist-for-the-healing-component-news.23726.html |title=Mick Jenkins Reveals Tracklist For "The Healing Component" |website=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=August 26, 2016 |accessdate=September 18, 2016}}
Singles
On August 17, 2016, Mick Jenkins released "Spread Love" as the album's lead single.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/67612-mick-jenkins-announces-new-album-the-healing-component-shares-spread-love/ |title=Mick Jenkins Announces New Album The Healing Component, Shares "Spread Love": Listen |website=Pitchfork.com |date=August 17, 2016 |accessdate=September 18, 2016}} On August 25, 2016, he released the album's second single, "Drowning", accompanied by a music video.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18506-mick-jenkins-drowning-ft-badbadnotgood/ |title="Drowning" [ft. BADBADNOTGOOD] by Mick Jenkins Review |website=Pitchfork.com |date=August 31, 2016 |accessdate=September 18, 2016}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Consequence of Sound
| rev2 = Exclaim!
| rev2Score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|title=Mick Jenkins The Healing Component|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/mick_jenkins-_the_healing_component|accessdate=22 October 2016}}
| rev3 = HipHopDX
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5|score=3.8/5 stars}}{{cite web|title=Mick Jenkins - The Healing Component Review|url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2797/title.mick-jenkins-the-healing-component-review|website=HipHopDX|accessdate=22 October 2016}}
| rev4 = Now Magazine
| rev5 = Pitchfork
}}
The Healing Component received generally positive reviews from music critics upon release.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}} On Metacritic, the album has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-healing-component/mick-jenkins|title=The Healing Component by Mick Jenkins|website=Metacritic|access-date=10 September 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 62:18
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = The Healing Component
| extra1 = {{hlist|Rascal|THEMpeople}}
| length1 = 5:02
| title2 = Spread Love
| extra2 = Sango
| length2 = 3:53
| title3 = Daniel's Bloom
| extra3 = {{hlist|Sango|Atu}}
| length3 = 3:40
| title4 = Strange Love
| extra4 = {{hlist|THEMpeople|Dee Lilly}}
| length4 = 6:08
| title5 = This Type Love?
| note5 =
| length5 = 2:24
| title6 = Drowning
| note6 = featuring BadBadNotGood
| extra6 = BadBadNotGood
| length6 = 6:00
| title7 = As Seen in Bethsaida
| note7 = featuring theMIND
| extra7 = THEMpeople
| length7 = 2:47
| title8 = Communicate
| note8 = featuring Ravyn Lenae
| extra8 = Kaytranada
| length8 = 3:57
| title9 = Plugged
| extra9 = IAMNOBODI
| length9 = 3:55
| title10 = 1000 Xans
| note10 = featuring theMIND
| extra10 = Kaytranada
| length10 = 3:15
| title11 = Prosperity
| note11 = featuring theMIND
| extra11 = THEMpeople
| length11 = 4:44
| title12 = Fall Through
| extra12 = {{hlist|Rascal|THEMpeople}}
| length12 = 3:53
| title13 = Love, Robert Horry
| note13 = featuring J-Stock
| extra13 = THEMpeople
| length13 = 3:36
| title14 = Angles
| note14 = featuring Noname and Xavier Omar
| extra14 = {{hlist|Monte Booker|THEMpeople|Cam O'bi}}
| length14 = 4:23
| title15 = Fucked Up Outro
| note15 = featuring Michael Anthony
| extra15 = Dpat
| length15 = 4:51
}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Flanders|156|artist=Mick Jenkins|album=The Healing Component|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 30, 2016}} |
| scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP){{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-fusionnes/?ye=2016&we=39|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 39, 2016)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=October 4, 2016}}
| 101 |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4275|title=NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 3, 2016|accessdate=September 30, 2016}}
| 3 |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|110|artist=Mick Jenkins|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 4, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|9|artist=Mick Jenkins|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 4, 2016}} |
References
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