Meet one of the best soul singers you’ve ever heard but never heard of.

Syl Johnson’s voice could melt a frozen stick of butter. After decades of that fact standing in stark contrast with the state of his career, his records started being sampled by a wide array of rappers.

While I’m not sure how I feel about how he’s decided to approach that development (with an army of lawyers), I think having this man back in front of a microphone is something we can all celebrate.