Kelly as his biggest influences and describes their music as “timeless”, calling them “true musician-artists”. Andy Kellman of Allmusic compared Jeremih’s vocals to that of Slim of 112 and Raphael Saadiq, noting that his “charmingly sly voice…is hard to not like”; in contrast, Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe felt Jeremih’s voice was “thin”, showing “little range”. Jody Rosen, of the magazine Slate, was quoted as saying Jeremih “has a way with tunes and hooks”. On December 19, 2013 a promo video surfaced announcing a collaborative EP from Jeremih with electronic producer Shlohmo set to be released in February 2014 under Wedidit and Def Jam Recordings. The two artists previously worked together on a track titled Bo Deep (Do U Right), which was part of Yours Truly x adidas originals Songs from Scratch Series.