Musiq Soulchild
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taalib Johnson |
| Also known as | Musiq Soulchild |
| Born | September 16, 1977 |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | R&B, Soul, Neo Soul |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label(s) | Def Soul (2000–2005) Atlantic (2006–present) |
| Website | www.musiqsoulchild.com |
Taalib Johnson a.k.a Musiq Soulchild (born September 16, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a soul artist whose style blends R&B, Soul, Funk, Rock, Blues, Jazz, and Hip Hop. “I consider myself a soul artist because it encompasses all genres of music!" Musiq states “I like to make music that means something to people, nowadays there are so many categories and labels, I just wanna make music that matters!”
Musiq is the eldest of nine children “I always saw myself as the black sheep of the family; I was always doing my own thing!” At an early age, Musiq decided he would discontinue his high school education, which proved to make his road to success much more difficult "I really wish I stayed, cause even though I didn't like it that much I still could've taken advantage of the many resources that being in school has to offer!” When Musiq was 17 he left home to live life on his own terms, finding himself having to depend on the kindness of friends, and sometimes strangers, as he struggled with everyday survival "Man, I did what I had to, I slept on couches, the bus, the train, the park, whatever, it didn't matter, I just knew things wasn't gonna be that way forever!” It was during that time Musiq started to build a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MC's, free styling on the open mic circuit, scatting at a jazz club, or just performing a cappella in the streets of Philadelphia, which is where he got the name "Musiq" and later he added "Soulchild" which is intended to respect and represent the legacy and traditions of past great soul stars.
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[edit] Career
Musiq Soulchild released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want to Sing), in 2000, which included the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop single, "Just Friends (Sunny)". Musiq's second single, "Love", spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Musiq’s sophomore album, 2002's Juslisen (Just Listen), debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Charts and went platinum; "Halfcrazy" and "Dontchange". In 2003, Musiq released his 3rd album, Soulstar. It included the singles "Forthenight" and "Whoknows".
After a four year break and changing his management to Solqi Management and his record label to Atlantic Records, in 2007, Musiq's released his fourth album Luvanmusiq (Love and Music) which included the singles "B.U.D.D.Y.", "Teachme", and "Makeyouhappy".
Musiq Soulchild has had 2 platinum albums, 2 gold albums and 7 hit singles. He has received awards from Billboard, BET, ASCAP, BMI, and Soul Train. Musiq has also earned award nominations from MTV, American Music Awards, NAACP, and 9 Grammy nominations, including 3 for his 2007 album Luvanmusiq. Besides being a successful recording artist, Musiq is notable for his creative and unique way of titling his albums and songs.
He plans to release his fifth studio album sometime in 2008.
He has also made guest appearances on rapper Lloyd Banks's album Rotten Apple, Talib Kweli's Eardrum, Black Ice's The Death of Willie Lynch and pays tribute to soul music legends Earth Wind and Fire, appearing on the soundtrack to Tyler Perry's movie Daddy's Little Girls. He also lent a song from his latest album Luvanmusiq to the soundtrack for Perry's later movie Why Did I Get Married?. He then recorded a remake of Arrested Development's song "People Everyday" with British rapper Estelle for the soundtrack to Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns entitled "People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix)".
Outside of music, he has been featured in television and print ads for McDonald's, Nike, Inc., Coca-Cola, Levi Strauss & Co. and The Gap. He also made a special appearance in The CW's #1 comedy The Game on Monday, October 29, 2007.
[edit] Awards and recognition
He has received awards from Billboard, BET, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, BMI, and Soul Train. Musiq has also been nominated for awards by MTV, The American Music Awards, the NAACP, and has had 4 Grammy nominations.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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Aijuswanaseing
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Juslisen
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Soulstar
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Luvanmusiq
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | Album |
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| 2000 | "Just Friends (Sunny)" | 31 | 6 | Aijuswanaseing |
| "Love" | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | "Girl Next Door" | 85 | 28 | |
| 2002 | "Halfcrazy" | 16 | 2 | Juslisen |
| "Dontchange" | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2003 | "Nothing at All" (with Santana) | - | - | Shaman |
| "Forthenight" | 53 | 18 | Soulstar | |
| 2004 | "Whoknows" | 65 | 23 | |
| 2006 | "B.U.D.D.Y." | 36 | 2 | Luvanmusiq |
| 2007 | "Teachme" | 42 | 2 | |
| "Makeyouhappy" | - | 68 |
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Musiq Soulchild at MySpace
- Musiq Soulchild Black Planet page
- Musiq Preps Atlantic Records Debut
- Musiq at rnbkings.net
- Musiq Soulchild's AllMusic page
[edit] References
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