Elijah Blake

"I don’t want to write songs that mean nothing and just chase the hit," Elijah Blake tells TheDrop.fm as he sits comfortably inside Roc Nation's New York headquarters. "I want to write songs that reflect what’s going on in someone’s life."

Kelly Rowland proves that she's a headliner with last week's R&B Sound Off win. With 90.49 percent of the vote, her song 'Gone' featuring Wiz Khalifa blew plast Melanie Fiona's 'Cold Piece,' which only received votes of 9.51 percent. This is Rowland's fourth consecutive win, making her the latest artist to enter TheDrop.fm's R&B Sound Hall of Fame.

If you loved Usher's 'Climax' then you're already a fan of Elijah Blake -- the singer who co-penned the chart-topping R&B single last year. The 22-year-old singer is also featured on Rick Ross' 'God Forgives, I Don't' on the Pharrell-produced 'Presidential' and on Game's 'Jesus Piece' album on the track 'Freedom.' ...