BJ the Chicago Kid

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
In my mind
  US 43 03/12/2016 (2 weeks)
Singles
Studio (with Schoolboy Q )
  US 38 
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum
06/21/2014 (20 weeks)

BJ the Chicago Kid (born November 23, 1984 in Chicago , Illinois ; actually Bryan James Sledge ) is an American R&B musician.

Career

Bryan James Sledge grew up in his native Chicago . His parents were church choir leaders in the south of the city. At the age of 19 he went to Los Angeles , where he initially worked as a background and studio singer. Among other things, he worked for Mary Mary and Stevie Wonder on his single A Time to Love . In 2006 he was performed under the abbreviation BJ as a guest singer on Impossible by Kanye West , which was a minor R&B hit. He has also worked as a songwriter for R&B and gospel songs for Lalah Hathaway , among others .

His first major solo release as BJ the Chicago Kid was the 2012 album Pineapple Now-Laters , on which Kendrick Lamar was featured on two songs. It helped him to a record deal with Motown and the first single release Good Luv'n . In 2014 he released the mixtape The MAFE Project . There were also two collaborations with Schoolboy Q this year : once on their own second single It's True and then on Studio , a track from Schoolboy Q's number one album Oxymoron . The song peaked at number 10 on the hip-hop / R&B charts and number 38 on the official charts, and was nominated for a rap award at the 2015 Grammy Awards .

Other singles followed, including Chance the Rapper and OG Maco, and participations in, among other things, the album Compton by Dr. Dre and the debut album B4.DA. $$ by Joey Bada $$ . In February 2016, BJ's second album In My Mind was released . It hit number 4 on the R&B charts and debuted at number 43 on the Billboard 200 . There were three Grammy nominations for the album and the two songs Turnin 'Me Up and Woman's World , but it could not win an award.

In July 2019, BJ the Chicago Kid released his third album 1123 .

Discography

Albums

  • Pineapple Now-Laters (2012)
  • A Soulful Christmas ( EP , 2013)
  • In My Mind (2016)
  • 1123 (2019)

Songs

  • Good Luv'n (2012)
  • It's True (featuring Schoolboy Q , 2014)
  • That Girl (featuring OG Maco , 2015)
  • Church (featuring Chance the Rapper & Buddy, 2015)
  • The Resume (featuring Big KRIT, 2015)
  • Woman's World (2016)
  • Turnin 'Me Up (2016)
  • The New Cupid (featuring Kendrick Lamar , 2016)

Guest Posts

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: BJ the Chicago Kid in the US charts (Billboard)
  2. ↑ Studio (ScHoolboy Q feat. BJ the Chicago Kid) in the US charts

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personal data
SURNAME BJ the Chicago Kid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sledge, Bryan James (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B musician
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois , United States