BJ the Chicago Kid

In a compass, we got north, south, east and west, right? But in between that, you got things like north-east - now…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

I ain't rocking with Trump, but politics I kinda keep to myself.

— BJ the Chicago Kid

Living my life socially means there is a swagger to how I dress, walk; it's not about being 'cool,' it's just being…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

I feel like Black Milk has found his way of putting his life into his music. I feel like, lyrically, he is…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

Every hip-hop artist I have worked with has a respect for higher power, whether that's church, Allah, or any sort of higher…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

You can't be afraid to be honest and to be yourself. We all have imperfections and fall short at some point. Showing…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

I love loyalty, and I love paying back my end of loyalty, you know what I'm saying? I love making it full…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

The aggression. The love. The joy. The pain. All those feelings and emotions that come from the music are Chicago. Chicago pretty…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

Most people have to learn the words to the National Anthem before they sing it. I learned these words when I was…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

I just love how everyone with that Motown sound seemed to come from a two-block radius from the actual original location. The…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

Honestly, I've learned from results, period. Everything isn't a failure. Sometimes it just doesn't work. That's not a failure. Maybe it just…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

On my block, we grew up like family. Summer times, man, psshh, we in the back in the alley or in the…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

My mom and my dad was the best example of unconditional love I could see as a kid. I've known it my…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

I left the city to accomplish something. And by leaving the city and trying to accomplish something, I've been a terrible cousin,…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

It's crazy all the dreams you have about what you want to do, how you want to do it, and when you're…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

I definitely have a relationship with God for myself, and yes I grew up that way, and I choose to keep the…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

I just believe in giving people their roses while they're living. That's my new thing - period.

— BJ the Chicago Kid

Falling in love in our generation just isn't as popular as it used to be.

— BJ the Chicago Kid

Chicago taught me when to talk, taught me when to shut up, taught me when to stay, taught me when to go.…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

What's love without a soundtrack, you know?

— BJ the Chicago Kid

My dad helped me understand songwriting because of him playing Babyface a lot. I don't even know if my dad realized that…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

The most important and common thing is to be able to connect with your fans. If you can't live life, then you…

— BJ the Chicago Kid

A connection should be natural. Just be yourself, and you will find someone who likes you for exactly what you are.

— BJ the Chicago Kid

I can't be Stevie Wonder; I can't be Marvin Gaye, but I can be the foundation that I think withholds that mold.

— BJ the Chicago Kid

Style is a big part of my life. I used to work in retail before I was an artist; a lot of…

— BJ the Chicago Kid