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Michael Quattlebaum Jr., better known by his stage name Mykki Blanco, is an American rapper, performance artist, and poet.
Early life[edit]
His father was an IT specialist before becoming a psychic. His mother, Deborah Butler, was a paralegal at the North Carolina Patent and Trademark Office. Quattlebaum's parents divorced when he was two years old. As a child, he lived in San Mateo County, California, near his paternal grandparents, before moving to Raleigh, North Carolina. At the age of 15, Quattlebaum won an Indies Spirit Award for the performance collective he founded, Paint In Consciousness Experimental Theater, in Raleigh.
When Quattlebaum was 16, he ran away from home, before moving to New York City. He then spent time in California, before winning a full scholarship to attend the Art Institute of Chicago, but dropped out of college after two semesters in 2006. He also briefly attended the Parsons The New School for Design in New York City.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
Career[edit]
Quattlebaum's book of poetry From the Silence of Duchamp to the Noise of Boys was published on OHWOW's imprint on June 17, 2011.
In November 2012, Blanco released the mixtape Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Prince/ss. The mixtape was produced by Brenmar, Flosstradamus, Gobby, Le1f, Matrixxman, and Sinden.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).
Artistry[edit]
Quattlebaum's persona Mykki Blanco began as a teenage girl character for a YouTube video in 2010, but evolved into a musical and performance art piece. Blanco's name is inspired by Lil' Kim's alter ego Kimmy Blanco. His influences consist of Lil' Kim, GG Allin, Jean Cocteau, Kathleen Hanna, Lauryn Hill, Rihanna, Marilyn Manson and Anaïs Nin. He is also inspired by the riot grrrl movement and queercore, namely the director Bruce LaBruce and the drag queen Vaginal Davis. Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).