Following the release of the visual, BJ the Chicago Kid is back today with the official single to “OMG” featuring Jay Rock and produced by Nottz.
Stream “OMG” below.
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We bring you DJ Carisma’s latest track “Naturally” featuring BJ The Chicago Kid and Casey Veggies. Enjoy!
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Who made the list! We bring you our handpicked Top 20 tracks for the week of March 7, made up of the hottest Billboard ranking tracks along with RnBass emerging artists. Share and enjoy.
Generated by: Kelvin Jones and @Dayana_Jiselle
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BJ The Chicago Kid drops a double visual for “Oh My God” & “Woman’s World” for his ‘A Day In My Mind’ installment featuring Jay Rock. Watch above!
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BJ The Chicago Kid’s “In My Mind” doesn’t officially drop from his Major label until next week, but he gave NPR the go-ahead to stream in full. Listen to the new body of work below!
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Rockie Fresh recruits BJ The Chicago Kid for his new RnBass feel-good track “Stars and Lights” produced by Mike Daley and Mitchell Owens, listen below!
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BJ The Chicago Kid links up with Buddy & Constantine for his new RnBass track “Man Down.” His new project In My Mind is set to feature guest appearances from Chance The Rapper, Big K.R.I.T., Buddy, and more. Pre-order it now on iTunes.
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You may remember the original version of BJ The Chicago Kid‘s “Church” featuring Jeremih & Lil Durk, well now BJ has dropped a West Coast remix of “Church” featuring Anderson .Paak and Ty Dolla $ign.
Stream “Church” below.
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Bobby Hagens teams up with BJ The Chicago Kid for new RnBass single titled, “Lost Wild,” produced by Isaiah Myles.
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With less than a month from away from the release of his debut album, In My Mind (19 February), BJ The Chicago Kid drops two new singles – ‘Woman’s World’ & ‘Love Inside’.
Stream ‘Woman’s World’ & ‘Love Inside’ below & pre-order on iTunes today.
Woman’s World:
Love Inside:
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Drummer, rapper, producer and songwriter Brandon Paak Anderson or better known by his stage name Anderson .Paak has released his latest project “Malibu“. Born in Oxnard, California, Paak saw both of his parents go to jail by the time he was 18. As an adult, he became homeless along with his wife and son after he lost his job in a marijuana farm and it’s no doubt these experiences had an influence on this project.
“Bout the year Drizzy and Cole dropped,
Before K-Dot had it locked,
I was sleeping on the floor
Newborn baby boy trying to get my money pot
So wifey wouldn’t get deported”
With a twist of Motown, soul, hip-hop and funk accompanied by Paak’s edgy voice, the project gives you on outlook on his family, relationships and the come-up. He talks about the foundation of an honest relationship and his appreciation of love.
“I want you by my lonesome above this crowded space,
It’s easier to hold some when no one’s in the way.
Well if no one’s in the running for the part,
I’d love to pick a day.”
If you can appreciate the artistry of instruments, then this is an album worth listening too. With a mixture of piano, drums and guitar; the 16-track album features artists such as ScHoolBoy Q, Talib Kweli, The Game, Rapsody and BJ the Chicago Kid. Paak’s personality comes through as passionate and humble.
Paak’s lyrics also carry a poetic sense.
“I had to wake up just to make it through,
I got my patience and I’m making do.
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots.
I choose to follow what the greatest do.”
The overall sound of the album and his performance can be compared to Kendrick Lamar’s “How To Pimp A Butterfly.” Recommended songs to listen to are “The Season/Carry Me” and “Without You.“
Check out the track list and cover art. You can also download “Malibu” right here.
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Artist and songwriter Bryan Sledge or better-known as BJ The Chicago Kid, is ready to give the world an insight on his musical and lyrical talents. BJ was featured in SchoolBoy Q’s 2014 track “Studio” and has now been working on his own debut album “In My Mind” which should be dropping “extremely soon”.
BJ was born in Chicago, Illinois where his back-in-the-day braids and South Side Chicago swagger got him his artistic name. He comes from a background of Motown and street and as many Motown legends, he feels his music came from church while the inspiration came from the streets.
What do you consider yourself to be?
I’m a producer. I’m an artist, I’m a songwriter. I’m a vocalist. I’m a rapper, but most of all I’m a creator. Period. I do a lot but no matter what it is, that helps describe what I overall do. I create.
Describe your music?
I’d describe it as street-soul R&B. It’s world-soul music but in today’s day in age. I feel I am the Marvin Gaye from Soul Train. (laughs) I feel like that’s a part of who I am. We still speak the same language it’s just some of the words are newer. The slang may be different but it’s been evolved in time from the drums, to the chords to how things progress but the core hasn’t changed.
What’s the news with “In My Mind”?
I’m making sure everything set before we release the date, you know? We have a surprise for all the pre-sales.
What was your goal when creating this project?
My goal was to just reach as high as I can reach, as low as I can reach, to stretch as far as I can stretch. Being a songwriter and just a lover and advocate of music, my ears have been through so many sounds and I think that helped me understand myself even more. I just want to show the most that I can do.
How involved were you in this project?
I finished this album in 30 days. I slept in the studio 27, maybe 28 days out of those 30. I slept there, that means on the couch with a pillow and a blanket. I’m talking about literally waking up to brush my teeth and getting back to the music.
Your debut single “Church” actually does talk about your spiritual background. How has that had an impact in your music?
In the craziest of ways, what people experience in church…a taste of that could be given through my music. What they call in church “the anointing” you know, what makes people feel the Holy Spirit? I feel that transfers through my music in some way. I feel I can feel and hear it in my voice. Everything that I’ve lived and been through comes through the emotions, the pain, the joy, the celebration, the statement, the aggression. All the problems from home, not being able to see my family everyday, all of that comes through my voice. I feel I’ve gotten good at knowing how to transfer my energy.
What was your biggest takeaway from 2016?
Hard work. To understand that I worked my ass off and not knowing who’s watching…not really caring who’s watching, you know? No disrespect to who is, but my determination and my passion is just so great I feel I have to display it because you the only one who knows it until they hear your music.
So are you also on the whole “New me, new year” hype?
Let me tell you like this, if you’re trying to a better you everyday what is a new years resolution? I’m trying to be a better me. I’m trying to be brother, a son, a uncle. You know what I mean? I can’t forget about the balance in life. That’s what makes me a dope person, not making dope music.
Stay up-to-date with BJ’s music and upcoming debut album “In My Mind” at www.bjtck.com.
Check out the visual for his latest single “Church” featuring Chance the Rapper & Buddy right here.
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Chicago-native, BJ the Chicago Kid puts on for his city and enlists Jeremih and Lil Durk for the remix of “Church,” originally featuring Chance the Rapper and Buddy. Stream below.
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