BJ The Chicago Kid on Making Timeless R&B Music

Can We Talk RnB? Podcast · Nov 7, 2023 · 1h 18m

On this episode of Can We Talk R&B, Ian Von welcomes 7x Grammy Nominated Singer/Songwriter, BJ the Chicago Kid. BJ’s reflects on his upbringing in Chicago, the Gumbo pot of varying music genres that has shaped his ear to create timeless R&B music. Having a wide vocal range and musical knowledge has allowed BJ to work with artists like Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Chance The Rapper, Offset and more. BJ addresses the “R&B is dead” conversation while advocating for the amazing decades the genre has had and shedding light on the dominating artist in the genre today. He also talks about what we…