With her crisp and raspy vocals, Chrisette Michele has the ability to transport listeners back to an old fashioned jazz lounge. Her breakthrough moment came when she starred on a series of songs by rappers in the aughts, before readying her debut album, I Am, in 2007. Despite growing up in the gospel scene, Chrisette has continued to forge strong creative bonds with some of the leading hip-hop men of her generation, including 2 Chainz and Wale. Consider her a soul music renaissance woman.