Trans Music Mondays (2026 July 27): Mykki Blanco
That's right, I'm bringing it back! Both on Mastodon and now on my newsletter blog thingamajig!
For those that don't know, I started Trans Music Monday on my personal mastodon account several years ago with the purpose of helping people find out about all the brilliant trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse musical artists out there in the world. Others, like @VestigialLung@dice.camp have contributed to the hashtag regularly, and I hope many others will continue to promote their own music and the music of other trans artists on Mondays on various social media under #TransMusicMonday.
Artist: Mykki Blanco (they/them)
Song: I'm in a Mood
https://youtu.be/4ZgN5DXuWIk?si=naEatxNOfVl5PcZp
Why?
"I'm in a Mood" is the song I turn to when I too am in a damn mood and need to deal with my feels. Mykki brings that moody, brooding hip hop that really defines their self-titled 2016 album, "Mykki." Despite expressing being in a funk and ready to be mouthy and confront people on their shit, it helps me access a zen and calm through these feelings, and I find myself somewhere better by the end of the song. It also reassures us and supports us in being with our anger and facing a world that wants to use queer people for our creativity and genius, while judging us all the same.
In addition to what this song does, Mykki Blanco is a rap and hip-hop artist that deserves way more attention than they get. They are Black, trans, fluid in gender expression, and out about being HIV-positive. And while their style develops and experiments album to album, they always seem to connect with something deeply human and transcendent, while bringing an unapologetic power to their sound and voice.
