The Netherlands-born, LA-based musician has written and produced songs for the biggest names in music, from Playboi Carti to Drake to Beyoncé. (He’s in the credits for four tracks on the latter’s Grammy-winning RENAISSANCE, including the six-minute album centerpiece “Virgo’s Groove.”) In his solo material, the singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist breathes new life into soul music along with his production team composed of longtime friends Daniel Memmi and Solomon “Sol Was” Cole, whom he met in his high school music program. On his third studio album, LK99, Kali digs deeper into his fusion of funk, R&B, and jazz with grooves that balance ambitious compositions with loose, live instrumentation. He channels Sade on “Remedy,” breaks out the vocoder on “Raining Sun,” and rides a bucking bronco of disco, jazz, and soul on album highlight “Are U Still.”