Latest Release
- SEP 27, 2024
- 11 Songs
- The Divine Feminine · 2016
- To Pimp a Butterfly · 2015
- To Pimp a Butterfly · 2015
- 1st Born Second · 2001
- Airtight's Revenge (Bonus Track Version) · 2010
- Southern Hummingbird · 2002
- Keys To The City Volume One · 2024
- Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack · 2019
- The Auditorium, Vol. 1 · 2024
- LAX (Deluxe Edition) · 2008
- 2024
Artist Playlists
- In a world of glossy R&B voices, his voice is a homegrown original.
Compilations
- Godfather of Harlem & Busta Rhymes
- Justking Jones
About Bilal
Progressive R&B singer Bilal is the artist for whom the neo-soul categorization is most misleading. None of the Philadelphian's recordings is beholden to any particular soul legend, and it isn't just because his voice -- classically trained, capable of singing opera in seven languages -- is so unique. Although his Top Ten R&B/hip-hop debut, 1st Born Second (2001), is among the exemplary albums of the neo-soul era, he defied classification from the beginning. Nine years passed before he released Airtight's Revenge (2010), a nervy follow-up containing the Grammy-nominated "Little One." He was behind only the sensual A Love Surreal (2013) and headier In Another Life (2015) during his second full decade of activity. However, he's been a prolific collaborator, earning another Grammy nomination for Robert Glasper's "All Matter" and winning a Grammy for Kendrick Lamar's "These Walls." Live at Glasshaus (2024) celebrated his vast body of work, which expanded only months later with Adjust Brightness.
- HOMETOWN
- Philadelphia, PA, United States
- BORN
- August 23, 1979
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul