In My Mind (BJ the Chicago Kid album)

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. ==Critical reception==

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". ==Track listing==

Note • indicates a co-producer • indicates an additional producer ==Personnel==

Musicians • BJ the Chicago Kid – vocals (all tracks), drums (track 13) • Rex Rideout – programming (1), piano (14) • THX – additional keyboards (2, 14), synthesizer (12) • Buddy – additional vocals (2) • Constantine – additional vocals (2) • Paul Morton, Jr. – additional vocals (2), organ (9, 15) • Uncle Dave – guitar (2) • Mike & Keys – keyboards, programming (2, 12) • Rumeal Eggleston – bass guitar (4) • Jairus Mozee – guitar (4, 8, 9, 11, 15), bass guitar (15) • Jeff Villaluna – guitar (4) • The Regiment Horns – horns (4, 9, 15) • Cornelio Austin – keyboards (4, 11), programming (4, 11), piano (11) • Isabelle Chiappini – spoken word (4) • Marcus Kincy – additional keyboards (5, 7, 12) • Sean Cooper – keyboards, programming (5) • Aaron Sledge – background vocals (6, 7, 14) • DJ Reflex – piano, programming (6) • Matthew Edwards – piano, programming (6) • Matt Jones – strings (6, 11, 14) • Joakima Lynch – spoken word (7) • Isa Elliot – vocals (7) • Kevin Randolph – organ (8), keyboards (15) • Aaron Camper – additional vocals (9) • Uncle Chucc – additional vocals (9) • Eric Ingram – bass guitar (9, 11) • David Haddon – drums (9, 15) • Richard Sledge – percussion (9) • Amaire Johnson – piano (9) • Calvin Frazier – guitar (9, 11) • Craig Brockman – piano (15) Technical • Robert Vosgien – mastering • Erik Madrid – mixing (2, 3, 7, 8, 12, 14) • Richard Furch – mixing (4, 6, 9, 11, 15) • Joe Syring – mixing (5, 10, 13), engineering (2–15), editing (2, 12, 14) • Rex Rideout – mixing (13), engineering (1–3, 6–8, 12–14), editing (2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14) • Steve Olmon – engineering (2–4, 6–8, 11–14) • Jazz Sommers – engineering (7) • Derek Ali – engineering (10) • Aaron Sledge – vocal production • Vincent Wu – mixing assistance (2, 3, 7, 8, 12, 14) • Jorel Corpus – mixing assistance (4, 6, 9, 11, 15) • Ervin Ablaev – engineering assistance • Harold Lilly – assistance • Che Pope – assistance Artwork • The Young Astronauts – art direction, photography • Dead Dilly – art direction ==Charts==