@.idk.’s art is rooted in turning constraints into creative fuel. We spoke with the rapper about his new mixtape’s posthumous features from DMX and MF DOOM, working with collaborators like Madlib and Conductor Williams, and the personal stakes behind a project centered on his experience with incarceration at 17. Inspired by ‘90s and 2000s mixtape culture, .idk. found freedom in the format. He tells P&P, “It made me want to rap more…It made me feel like—let’s go; let’s talk; let’s do this.” Here, .idk. discusses how he reimagined beats from Madlib. ‘e.t.d.s. A Mixtape by .idk.’ is out now. __ 📝 by @tommyschreckinger/IG #pigeonsandplanes #idk #rap #dmx #hiphop