MARVIN Exclusive: BJRNCK Breaks the Rules and the Silence with A Girl Like Me
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BJRNCK is done playing small. On her new album A Girl Like Me, the Chicago-born R&B artist cracks open her diary and hands listeners the pen — inviting them into a world that’s equal parts soft confession and unapologetic edge. She shapeshifts through sounds and stories, from late-night heartbreak to full-circle self-love, each track stamped with her signature moto-girl grit. This isn’t just a record — it’s a mirror, reflecting every version of the woman she’s become and the ones she’s still becoming. With raw honesty, stacked harmonies, and fearless storytelling, BJRNCK proves that vulnerability is the power move. A Girl Like Me is more than an album — it’s a reintroduction.
MARVIN: Let’s start with the name, “A Girl Like Me”. It feels like a statement. Who is “a girl like you” in 2025, and what did it take to become her?
BJRNCK: A girl like me in 2025 is more confident than ever. It took a lot of self-reflection, learning as I go, trust, and a lot of therapy.
MARVIN: This project feels like a diary cracked open. What was the most vulnerable moment you had in the studio while making it? Did you almost cut anything that felt too raw?
BJRNCK: This project, A Girl Like Me, is definitely a diary cracked open. My most vulnerable moments were when I made “I Care 4 U” and “Better.” One song is a letter to someone else, and the other is a letter to myself. Raw is the way to go. That’s the whole reason I do music, to tell the truth.
MARVIN: You balance softness and edge in a way that feels almost rebellious. Is that a conscious decision in your sound, or just who BJRNCK is by design?
BJRNCK: A little bit of both. My dad was in a biker gang, so that’s where my edge comes from, the “moto girl” in me. I started soft, but life toughened me up, and now I feel like I’m coming back to my younger self again.
MARVIN: “Crazy,” “Club,” and “Safety”, three totally different moods, but all still very much you. How do you shapeshift through genres without losing your identity?
BJRNCK: That’s really the whole point of A Girl Like Me, to show all sides of a girl like me. I don’t think people have truly seen every layer yet, the trials and growth it took to become who I am. This project gives them that in 30 minutes and 8 seconds.
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MARVIN: From Future & Metro Boomin visuals to Kai Cenat streams to tracks with Dess Dior, you’re always orbiting different worlds. What keeps you grounded through all these shifts?
BJRNCK: Honestly, I don’t think too much about it. There are just moments that add to the story.
MARVIN: You’ve called this project bold, fun, and emotional. What song would you play for someone who thinks R&B doesn’t hit like it used to, and why?
BJRNCK: “Body Right,” for its nostalgic hook, the memorable ad-libs, and those in-your-face background vocals.
MARVIN: The R&B renaissance is here, but you’re not following the wave, you’re steering it. What parts of the genre are you preserving, and what are you burning down?
BJRNCK: I’m preserving the storytelling and the way R&B used to actually talk about love. Sometimes we argue or don’t see eye to eye with the people we care about, but at the end of the day, we make up. I’m bringing back that soulful part of R&B. I’m burning down the fact that we don’t have enough stacks anymore in R&B. Brandy used to do over 100 stacks, and I want to get back to that level of soul and intention.
MARVIN: There’s a lot of heartbreak in A Girl Like Me, but also a whole lot of power. Was there a turning point in your personal life where you stopped breaking and started building?
BJRNCK: I’m still breaking and building. I don’t think that process ever really stops as a woman or as an artist. I’m constantly evolving, and that’s something I never want to stop doing, always growing into a better version of myself.
MARVIN: Let’s talk about voice. Not just your vocals, but your voice as a storyteller. What stories are you still scared to tell, and which ones are you ready to scream out loud next?
BJRNCK: I’m not scared to tell any stories. I just want to tell stories that inspire other women to relate, connect, and be unapologetically themselves.
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MARVIN: You’ve said this project is for people trying to find themselves again. When you listen back to it, do you feel found? Or is the search still part of the magic?
BJRNCK: When I listen back to A Girl Like Me, it reminds me of where I was in that moment, but it also reminds me of how much I’ve grown. Other times it reminds me how much more growing and learning I still have ahead of me.
