BJ the Chicago Kid

Born to chapel choir directors within the South Part of Chicago, Illinois, Bryan Sledge, aka BJ the Chicago Child, relocated to LA at age 19, when he became a backup singer for contemporary gospel stars Mary Mary. More than the next many years, he made an appearance like a vocalist on Stevie Wonder’s A PERIOD to Like and wrote materials for a variety of R&B and gospel performers, including Crystal Aikin, Shirley Caesar, Lalah Hathaway, Joe, and Kindred the Family members Soul. Main strides being a single artist were manufactured in 2012. In Feb, he released Pineapple Now-Laters — a big introductory display for his streetwise mixture of classic and modern designs. Two monitors, including an revise of War’s “The Globe Is normally a Ghetto,” highlighted Kendrick Lamar. That August, he announced that he previously agreed upon to Motown, which released the Pineapple monitor “Great Luv’n” as an individual in Oct. A mixtape, The M.A.F.E. Task, premiered in November 2014, while among its monitors — “It’s Accurate,” offering ScHoolboy Q — was released as his second Motown one. In 2015, he continuing to function toward the discharge of his first genuine record with singles “That Gal,” “Cathedral,” and “The Application,” and he was highlighted on monitors by Joey Bada$$, Kehlani, Jill Scott, and Dr. Dre, among many others. IN MY OWN Mind arrived the next Feb. In 2017, he released the one “Roses.”