User:Nealspence/sandbox

Early Life
Mick Jenkins was born in Huntsville,Alabama.When he was 10 years old Mick,his mother,and his sister moved to Chicago,Illinois following his parents divorce.As a child Mick was heavily influenced by his parents musical preferences.His mother listened to Neo-soul heavily, while his father was big into contemporary black gospel music.When Mick was just 17 years old, he began going to open-mic events at Young Chicago Authors, which hosts youth speakers through their events. Mick Jenkins attended Hirsch Metropolitan High,where in 2008 he found himself doing mock trials for the law academy at the school. following this opportunity, he went on to become a courthouse internship at the Dirksen Federal Building,also located Chicago.In 2009, After ditching his efforts of being a law student, Mick Jenkins got an internship working for Sir & Madame, a clothing store, and he began aspiring to be a fashion designer.This was short-lived,as he had made a return to Huntsville that year and became convicted of a misdemeanor charge as a result of being pulled over while possessing marijuana and having a Blood alcohol content level of 0.05. He ended up being fired from Sir & Madame as a result,though when he returned to Chicago he finally decided to do music full-time.