Check out your list of favorite R&B artists. If BJ The Chicago Kid isn’t already there get ready to make some adjustments. The Motown signee is a student of all music but he is quickly gearing up to be the teacher standing at the helm of the class. How is he building his momentum? “I’m one of the guys still doing my homework,” BJ shared.

That homework stretches beyond the powerful soul infused voice that you find in BJ. In fact, an emphasis for BJ in the forthcoming year is for you to know about is his range as an artist. Speaking to the Southside Chicago native after a meeting with his label, he shared that he has something brewing but was mum on words as to what it would be. It’s fitting for a surprise to be coming from one of music’s bubbling talents. – Shawn Grant