Singer, songwriter, and super producer Patrick Adams’ new single “If I Ruled The World (Change of Heart)” is a powerful and soulful song that explores themes of love, unity, and positive change.

The Music of Patrick Adams. By The New Yorker. May 4, 2017. Patrick Adams, a prolific crafter of disco, soul, and hip-hop, is honored in Harlem this week. Illustration by Mark Todd.

Patrick Adams might not register as a household name, but for fans of uptown soul, peak-era disco, early hip-hop, and ’90s New Jack Swing, Adams is such a legend that it’s inconceivable that ...