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eating good af with tiny desks this week

Another ELUCID release with all the usual insights and poetics, in other words another mighty achievement of modern hip-hop, though that isn’t the whole appeal; I Guess U Had to Be There also contains several of his most entertaining raps ever.

Full gallery available on my website.

On Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Open Mike Eagle began his 50th tour at The Sultan Room in Bushwick, Brooklyn. He was joined by his tourmate, Rhys Langston, and the bill featured a local rapper, ELUCID, who performed new songs and closed his set with “The World is Dog” from his 2024 album Revelator.

Eagle’s headlining set was slightly improvised, with Mike sharing that he tried to organize it by categories but that was slightly unsuccessful. He was touring in support of his newest album, Neighborhood Gods Unlimited, but also performed a brand new song (“Out To Lunch,”) plus older ones that he hasn’t performed a long time such as “Dark Comedy Late Show,” and “Qualifiers,” which was the first time Eagle performed that song live in about six years.

Eagle’s US and Canada tour has come to an end but he’ll return to Europe later this month and those tour dates can be found here.

Video footage of all three acts can be found on Vimeo at the following links: