North Carolina lyricist MAVI unveils his long-awaited mixtape The Pilot, now available and featuring contributions from Earl Sweatshirt, Kenny Mason, Smino, and MIKE. The project arrives as a personal milestone, created in honour of MAVI’s first full year living sober—a shift that shapes both the project’s atmosphere and its creative purpose.
2025 has marked a period of significant growth and reinvention for him. Over the last seven months, MAVI has pushed his sound outward through a series of collaborative releases, including “Landgrab” with Earl Sweatshirt—his first time inviting another rapper onto one of his own tracks, and a song that has surpassed 5 million streams. The Pilot reflects this new phase of openness, experimentation, and artistic self-direction.
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