Latest Release
- 15 APR 2024
- 1 Song
- Fearless Movement · 2024
- The Music of Grand Theft Auto V · 2013
- Spend The Night - Single · 2023
- In My Mind · 2015
- Pineapple Now-Laters · 2012
- Slide By - Single · 2024
- Time Today (Remix) - Single · 2019
- Close - Single · 2019
- WE ARE (The Deluxe Edition) · 2021
- 1123 · 2019
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Artist Playlists
- Bluesy tunes that evoke the effortless cool of the South Side.
More To Hear
- The artist talks to Nadeska about his EP '4 Am.'
- The Chicago MC discusses his Ari Lennox collab, "Time Today."
- The singer-songwriter speaks on 1123 and the state of R&B.
- BJ the Chicago Kid on his upcoming LP.
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About BJ the Chicago Kid
Singer and songwriter BJ the Chicago has made a career of fusing old- and new-school R&B while becoming a go-to vocalist for the greatest rappers of his generation. • The Chicago native is from a very musical family. Both of his parents were church choir directors, and he grew up listening to healthy doses of gospel and R&B. • BJ had his life changed when his father took him to see Janet Jackson’s 1990 Rhythm Nation World Tour. The live panther during “Black Cat” really blew his mind. • When he was 19, he moved to Los Angeles and became a backup singer for the gospel duo Mary Mary. He soon began singing and writing songs for artists like Musiq Soulchild, Joe and Mary J. Blige. • BJ sang on Stevie Wonder's 2005 album A Time to Love/i> and Kanye West’s 2006 single “Impossible”, from the Mission: Impossible III soundtrack. • After signing with Motown, BJ released his major-label debut, In My Mind in 2016. The album earned three Grammy nominations, including Best R&B Album. • His 2018 follow-up, 1123, brought two more Grammy nominations, including another for Best R&B Album. • The singer has guested on tracks by superstar rappers like Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Warren G, ScHoolboy Q and Chance the Rapper.
- HOMETOWN
- Chicago, IL, United States
- BORN
- 23 November 1984
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul