Raw Jenkins: Hip-Hop Artist in New York

About Raw Jenkins

Raw Jenkins is a hip-hop and R&B artist who has worked New York City rooms like Mercury Lounge, where close quarters put timing and breath control on display. In bills such as “NYC Barz Exam,” Jenkins has shared the stage with Dice Raw, Kae Hock, Vern Volumes, Mad Squablz, Testimony, and Karl Dice, situating his work inside a wider local circuit. His writing leans on bar-for-bar structure and direct phrasing, favoring clarity over spectacle. The performances read as craft-first, with the room doing as much of the storytelling as the setlist.