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B.J. The Chicago Kid is one of the most explosive, yet mature, soulful artists/writers of our young generation. Following the love of his life, BJ married to music at a young age a
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Sounds like:
Khalid,
Earl St. Clair,
BJ the Chicago Kid
By
Andrew Van Hulzen
on
Mar 20, 2017
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Short and sweet.
That's the theme with Aaron Childs' new EP My Way. With its subtle horn jabs and walking bass, "Good Times" is the only song on the EP that breaks the three minute mark.
However, don't count his other tracks out early. Though short...
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Sounds like:
Anderson .Paak,
Silent j+Jay x Jack xl,
BJ The Chicago Kid
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Oct 25, 2016
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Future Classic, home to Flume, Nick Murphy, Seekae and the like, has developed the kind of pedigree where, each time a new artist is announced, you stop what you're doing and you pay attention. So with that in mind, meet the label's first signing in ...
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Sounds like:
BJ the Chicago Kid,
Leon Bridges,
Kendrick Lamar,
D'Angelo
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Sep 19, 2016
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It's a little "I heard them before they were cool," but for once I really do get to claim it - I first heard about NxWorries before Anderson Paak blew up in the hip-hop world, having first heard it as a side project of Stones Throw Records' sample-ob...
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Sounds like:
Vic Mensa,
Chance The Rapper,
Ishdarr,
BJ The Chicago Kid
By
John Matthew Simon
on
Jan 17, 2016
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Hip-hop is a fluid art form that operates like most culture, cyclically evolving and reemerging anew, yet familiar.
"Devotion," the latest single released by Rich Jones, is a perfect representation of this creative cycle, as it evokes an MC who has ...
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5

Sounds like:
BJ The Chicago Kid,
D'Angelo,
Leon Bridges
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Dec 10, 2015
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Wow, wow, wow. UK soul/R&B artist Samm Henshaw has just released his latest, "Autonomy (Slave)," featuring a guest verse from Bonkaz.
This track is phenomenal. I've just listened to it five times in a row.
Opening on punchy piano chords which ...
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Sounds like:
BJ the Chicago Kid,
The Weeknd,
Anderson .Paak,
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Nov 28, 2015
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I'm really excited to share "The War Inside," the latest single from UK artist Azekel. The track is first single off his forthcoming EP Raw, Vol. 2 (aptly following the recently-released Raw, Vol. 1), and I love everything about it.
Anchored by a p...
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Sounds like:
Vic Mensa,
BJ The Chicago Kid,
Childish Gambino
By
Lauren Ziegler
on
Sep 29, 2015
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California rapper Kyle has returned with the gorgeous "Remember Me?" featuring endless collaborator (and new father) Chance The Rapper. This isn't the first time the pair has teamed up -- Kyle features on "Wanna Be Cool" off The Social Experiment's a...
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