Elephant In the Room

Elephant in the Room is the third studio album by American rapper Mick Jenkins, released on October 29, 2021, via Free Nation and Cinematic Music Group. Background Jenkins created a website as part of the album rollout. The website is password protected, with the password being Carefree. On the website, he explained the concept of the album saying: Recording and production The album's production came from multiple contributors such as Eli Brown, Kiran Kai, LeRoyce, lophiile, Monte Booker, Rascal, Renzell, Saba, Tae Beast, Tee-WaTT and Thelonious Martin. The album features guest appearances from Ben Hixon, Ayinde Cartman, and greenSLLIME. Music and lyrics Jenkins explained the inspiration behind the song "Scottie Pippen", saying "Scottie Pippen never got the recognition he deserved when playing next to Michael Jordan. He is often relegated to just a sidekick, but he was just as important in those championship games as Mike. Sometimes no matter how hard we try we'll just be number two to some. And no matter how great the work is, it goes under appreciated." The song "Reflections" is about Jenkins' dealings with his father in the past 20 years. "Speed Racer" was created after a conversation with Saba about how they had drifted away from how close they used to be as friends. "Is, This Cigarettes" was based on an "idea that comes from an entire adulthood of perspectives and ideologies about the way that the world works, especially within the bounds of the internet."