Reggie Becton is a bold storyteller who shoots straight from the heart with every emotion emphatically oozing out of his belly.

Maryland-bred and Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Reggie Becton enlivens modern R&B, as past versions of the genre have shaped his fresh sound. Becton shares his diaristic songwriting with free-spoken expression, beginning with his sonically explorative 2018 breakout project Phases, where the artist playfully chronicled blossoming romance and its gradual ups and downs. A bonafide Libra, Becton fairly balances pleasure and conflict in his work; he shifted towards a contemplative space on his 2021 follow-up California, documenting his permanent relocation to the West Coast. On the two-volume Sadboy series, Becton’s experimentation went into overdrive, aligning the projects’ moodiness with a shadowy musical landscape.

Becton muses on how male R&B artists can better express themselves without shying away from vulnerability. Whereas alt-R&B artists have mostly leaned onto machismo and the ‘player’ archetype, Becton seeks to broaden his view with nuance. Although he’s miles away from his hometown, Becton’s soulfulness and honest perspective has resonated with all backgrounds, his top listener markets being L.A., Atlanta, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Toronto. With major cities tuned into the singer’s vision, it’ll be a matter of time until his catalog goes abroad. As he readies his next musical chapter, Becton seeks to become anew with more personal reflections, inviting fans both longtime and forthcoming to consider their own journeys through life and its endless changes.