# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bj-the-chicago-kid
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:02:46.347Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bj-the-chicago-kid"
name: "BJ the Chicago Kid"
slug: "bj-the-chicago-kid"
description: "Bryan James Sledge, better known by his stage name BJ the Chicago Kid, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Sledge is best known for frequently collaborating with Top Dawg Entertainment recording artists Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, and Jay Rock. He has also worked with several other prominent rappers, such as Freddie Gibbs, Warren G, Nekfeu, Chance the Rapper, Big K.R.I.T., GLC, Kanye West, Anderson .Paak, and Joey Badass, among numerous others."
tagline: "American singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BJ_the_Chicago_Kid.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1984-11-23"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           65.13
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.804793333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 158000
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/bjthechicagokid"
    handle:    "bjthechicagokid"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/bjthechicagokid/"
    handle:    "bjthechicagokid"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.bjthechicagokid.com"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/bjthechicagokid"
    handle:    "bjthechicagokid"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6774331/"
    handle:    "nm6774331"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/07d5etnpjriczFBB8pxmRe"
    handle:    "07d5etnpjriczFBB8pxmRe"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQfYvnxjucGHJ2QZoNgPd8A"
    handle:    "@bjthechicagokid"
    followers: 158000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1641822"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJ_the_Chicago_Kid"
    title: "BJ the Chicago Kid"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJ_the_Chicago_Kid"
    title: "BJ the Chicago Kid"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJ_the_Chicago_Kid"
    title: "BJ the Chicago Kid"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJ_the_Chicago_Kid"
    title: "BJ the Chicago Kid"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJ%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%89"
    title: "BJ・ザ・シカゴ・キッド"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJ_the_Chicago_Kid"
    title: "BJ the Chicago Kid"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/BJ_the_Chicago_Kid"
    title: "BJ the Chicago Kid"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/112beffb-1adc-488b-8d61-7b2ab3475d52"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16199442"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1838649"
    title: "BJ the Chicago Kid"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump