Influencé par la musique soul de Marvin Gaye et le jazz de Nat King Cole, c'est en 2010 que Gregory Porter sort son premier album, Water. Nommé aux Grammy Awards dans la catégorie Meilleur album de jazz vocal l'année suivante, le disque reçoit d'excellentes critiques. Acteur intermittent, le chanteur s'est notamment illustré à Broadway dans la comédie musicale It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues.
Gregory Porter (né en novembre 1971 à Los Angeles et originaire de San Diego) est un auteur-compositeur, chanteur et acteur américain.

I do not agree, this is not for me
No, musical genocide
I will not commit, nor will I submit
To, musical genocide
This is not for me, I won't let it be
No, musical genocide

Give me a blues song, tell the world what's wrong
And the gospel singer, giving those messages of love
Woah, and the soul man, with your heart in the palm of his hand
Singing his stories of love and pain, woah
I do not agree

I do not agree, this is not for me
No, musical genocide
I will not commit, nor will I submit
To, musical genocide
This is not for me, I won't let it be
No, musical genocide

Give me a blues song, tell the world what's wrong
And what about the gospel singer, heavenly messages of love
And woah, and the soul man, with your heart in his hands
Singing his stories of love and pain, woah
I do not agree

I do not agree, I do not agree, no
Hey
I do not agree, this is not for me
Come on come on come on come on come on people
Come on