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During our history of covering the New York City r&b scene since the start of YouKnowIGotSoul, we've come across many upcoming artists trying to break in. The reality is that many of them never make it; the music industry can be very cruel in that regard. However, one artist who we seemingly would bump into constantly is Ro James. The talent and unique style was always there, but he was really on his grind like few others were. Not only was he performing across just about every venue in the city, but he was always making himself extremely visible at events and associating in the right circles. Years later, he made it, and will release his debut album this month on RCA Records / ByStorm Entertainment. We sat down with him during a promo run in NYC and discussed the journey to this point, what to expect on his debut, advice for other emerging artists, and much more.