"SoBeautiful" marked the first collaboration between Musiq and the producer JR Hutson, after Hutson had spent "about eight months" trying to get Musiq to come by his studio.Īccording to Hutson, the two plan to work together again. The following singles were the duet IfULeave featuring Mary J. The lead single "Radio" was a complete contrast to the usual smooth neo soul Musiq fans were accustomed to.
His fifth album OnMyRadio was released on December 2, 2008. On June 25, 2012, Musiq released a book on love and relationships titled "143 - Love According To Musiq". He made a special appearance on The CW's #1 comedy The Game on Monday, October 29, 2007, as well as the UPN sitcom All of Us. He has also been featured in television and print ads for McDonald's, Nike, Inc., Coca-Cola, Levi Strauss & Co. an uptempo track, "Teachme", and "Makeyouhappy". In March 2007, Musiq's released his fourth album Luvanmusiq. Musiq took a four-year break and changed his management to Solqi Management, as well as his record label from Def Soul to Atlantic Records. It included the singles "Forthenight" and "Whoknows".
In 2003, Musiq released his third album, Soulstar, which went gold. The singles were "Halfcrazy" and "Dontchange", which were top tens. Musiq's second album, 2002's Juslisen, debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum it also debuted number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and all-genre Billboard 200 charts. Musiq's second single "Love" spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Its lead single was "Just Friends (Sunny)". Musiq Soulchild released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing, in 2000. It's basically me as an artist in this generation, representing the traditions and the legacies of the past soul stars." 'Musiq' is the front man and 'Soulchild' is the idea behind it.
The stage name "Musiq Soulchild" is techinally two ideas. That's how much I dug it when you see me, I want you to automatically think of music." "There were people who knew of me but they didn't really know me they just knew me as 'that music dude.' So after getting that so much, I was like 'Just call me Musiq.' It was so fresh to me because if I had to be called anything, I would have wanted to be called Music. He has also earned award nominations from MTV, the American Music Awards, the NAACP, and 11 Grammy nominations, including 3 for his 2007 album Luvanmusiq. He has received awards from Billboard, BET, ASCAP, BMI, and Soul Train. Musiq Soulchild has had 2 platinum albums, 2 gold albums and 7 hit singles. He cites as his inspiration such icons as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway as his most influential musical icons.
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Musiq was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MC's free styling on the open mic circuit,scatting at jazz clubs or just performing an a cappella for strangers on the streets, which is where he got the name "Musiq" and later added "Soulchild". Taalib Johnson, professionally known as Musiq Soulchild or Musiq (born September 16, 1977) is an American singer and songwriter whose style blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, gospel influences fused with hip hop. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time.