BJ the Chicago Kid is a Grammy-nominated R&B singer who earned his first hit
with "Woman's World," a Top 20 single that appeared on his Motown debut, In My
Mind, in 2016. He was born as "Bryan James Sledge" on November 23, 1984, in
Chicago, Illinois. His parents were choir directors, and Sledge discovered his
own vocal talent at a young age. He initially worked as a backup singer, touring
with the gospel duo Mary Mary and, several years later, contributing vocal
harmonies to Stevie Wonder's 2005 release A Time to Love. One year later, he
collaborated with Kanye West on "Impossibl...