[DISCUSSION] BJ the Chicago Kid - In My Mind (10 Year Anniversary)

In My Mind is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter BJ the Chicago Kid. The album, which serves as his major label debut, was released by Motown, on February 19, 2016. In My Mind received a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

The album was recorded in roughly 30 days, including several nights where BJ slept in the studio. Some of the collaborations on the album, including Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper, were formed with artists that BJ had been friends with for many years prior. BJ was initially introduced to Big K.R.I.T. on Twitter through a mutual friend, which led to the song "The Resume." The pair did not meet in person until the first day of the tour for the album.

Upon its release, In My Mind received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84 based on 7 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[6] In a glowing review for Exclaim!, Michael J. Warren called In My Mind "the most earnest soul album in years," saying that the record is "the proof that his ascension is hardly luck, but rather the result of a 15-year grind and a tremendous work ethic.

BJ said of his relationship with God and how it relates to the record: I definitely have a relationship with God for myself, and yes I grew up that way and I choose to keep the relationship that way. It’s real, that’s my balance. Sundays, I was in church and Monday through Friday I was with the knuckleheads having a little fun

1. Intro (Inside My Mind)
2. Man Down (Ft. Buddy, Constantine & PJ Morton)
3. Church (Ft. Buddy & Chance the Rapper)
4. Love Inside
5. The Resume (Ft. Big K.R.I.T.)
6. Shine
7. Wait Til the Morning
8. Heart Crush
9. Jeremiah / World Needs More Love (Ft. Eric Ingram)

What' your favourite song from this album?

is this BJ's magnum opus?

Does he get underdiscussed in terms of being one of the best R&B acts of the 21 century