In My Mind
by BJ the Chicago Kid
  • Record Label: Motown
  • Release Date: Feb 19, 2016
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
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  1. clem666
    Aug 9, 2020
    6
    'In My Mind' benefits from a mirific start. Intro gives way to a chaining of great and varied featurings, as a feeling of peaceful lightness invade us. And it goes that way for the first half of the album, which tackles interesting subjects with a particular touch. Voices and rhythms are changing as we are moving forward with the project. We discover the sweet and powerful voice of BJ the'In My Mind' benefits from a mirific start. Intro gives way to a chaining of great and varied featurings, as a feeling of peaceful lightness invade us. And it goes that way for the first half of the album, which tackles interesting subjects with a particular touch. Voices and rhythms are changing as we are moving forward with the project. We discover the sweet and powerful voice of BJ the Chicago Kid without getting tired of it. Mellow crescendos follow one another with catchy edges.
    However and unfortunately we end up getting bored somewhere at the half of 'In My Mind'. For me it was just after 'Heart Crush' and 'Jeremiah/World Needs More Love'. Love songs in this R&B style are way too unoriginal (even in 2016)... Still some 'second part' tracks are worth the trip, as the one with Kendrick Lamar (obviously) or the last one ('Turnin' Me Up'), but that's all. Generally speaking it really gets repetitive.
    In my opinion the first part of 'In My Mind' saves the album from being a series of R&B stereotypes (as 'Love Inside' may be), usual conventions and mainstream rhythms.    … Expand

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Mar 17, 2016
    89
    The MC locates and provides new polish on the lost sex-positivity found in yesteryear.
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  2. HipHopDX
    Feb 25, 2016
    84
    Much like his subdued persona in the media and social world, BJ has put forth a project that speaks louder than any other outlier that dictates what rides the trend.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Feb 25, 2016
    76
    Sledge is a very straightforward lyricist; he doesn't stunt, he yearns. His lyrics favor plainspoken confessions over catchy turns of phrase, and when the album falters, it's because his words reduce a pair of lovers to their mouths and hands.
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