Burning Desire (album)
Burning Desire is the sixth solo studio album (seventh overall) by American rapper Mike. It was released on October 13, 2023, through 10k and features guest appearances by Earl Sweatshirt, Klein, Lila Ramani of Crumb, and Larry June, amongst others. Background and promotion The album comes only weeks after the release of his collaborative studio album Faith Is a Rock with Wiki and The Alchemist. Ahead of its release, little was known about the album with the exception of a few billboards advertising the album in New York and London in late September 2023, making it a suprise release to most. Accompanying the album release, Mike shared an Alex Huggins-directed music video for the song "What U Say U Are" on October 13. Both album and video were promoted at an album release event at Roxy Cinema in New York City. Mike is set to promote the record through a 51-dates tour from February to May 2024 in Europe and North America. Critical reception Zachary Horvath of HotNewHipHop viewed the record as a "very complex but fun listen", pertaining to "dark romantic horror with comedic twists" about "revenge and devastation". Andrew Sacher at Brooklyn Vegan praised the combination of "stream-of-consciousness