R&B singer/rapper Shelley FKA DRAM’s smile lives in his voice. Across his discography, you can hear the Virginia artist work through his most challenging emotions and ultimately end up in a place of light and clarity. Even his downtempo songs, like 2015’s gentle “Caretaker” (featuring pop-soul princess SZA), gleam with a sense of positivity. Shelley’s confident songwriting and left-field production choices make for an instantly recognizable sound, like his ebullient 2014 breakthrough single, “Cha Cha.” Always unpredictable, Shelley linked up with alt-R&B darling Summer Walker for a vulnerable groove, 2021’s “All Pride Aside.”