Bei Maejor, no, excuse me, Maejor Ali, nope changed again, Maejor is an singer, songwriter and producer that would live on DatPiff and LiveMixtapes during my college years with his covers, EPs, and mixtapes. His projects were filled with ballads, dance songs, anthems about love, relationships, his life in and out of the industry. I was a fan that was more than happy to hear him finally on the radio with his J.Cole featured single, “Trouble” in 2011. 2012 saw the release of his second single, “Lights Down Low” featuring Waka Flocka Flame, but Jive Records, his label at the time, did not release his debut album, Something About B.M. 2013 saw a new name change and more exposure from an old acquaintance for the Detroit native.
Since 2009, Maejor has produced for Trey Songz, Soulja Boy, Jhene Aiko, and many more, most importantly, Justin Beiber. “Lolly”, his highest charting single to date, featured Bieber and Juicy J, and lead many to believe that major label project was coming soon. Unfortunately, nothing has come to fruition, but in the vein of James Fauntleroy, music has continued to be released the quality has not been tarnished since I first listened to “Mesmerized”.
On Friday, a gem emerged from his SoundCloud page called, “Always The Same”. 5 plays in a row that morning led to a place on my summer playlist and a post on nappyafro’s R&B Sunday.