Musiq Soulchild
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Years active	2000 – Present
Genres	R&B

Musiq Soulchild (born Taalib Johnson on September 16, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American neo soul and R&B artist, and was one of the most popular artists on the Def Soul label. Since 2001, he has gone by simply Musiq, he dropped the "Soulchild" from his moniker, because he said he had not mastered his craft yet, and thus was not yet "music's soulchild". Besides being a successful recording artist, Musiq is notable for his disregard for normal rules of capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, as can be seen by the titles of his singles and his albums. Image File history File links Musiq. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 160 miles (255 km)  - Length 280 miles (455 km)  - % water 2. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Neo soul (also known as nu soul) is a musical genre that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, and hip hop. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label that operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Biography

Musiq Soulchild was born and raised in Philadelphia and grew up with his family--including eight brothers and sister]. As a teenager, and began plans for a career in music. He released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing (read: "I Just Want to Sing"), in 2000, which was well-received by critics and audiences. Musiq did much of his own songwriting, and most of the record was produced and co-written by Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, then of the A Touch of Jazz production company headed by Jazzy Jeff, now of Karma Productions. The singles "Just Friends (Sunny)", "Love", and "Girl Next Door" received exposure in America mainly on the more underground music video network, MTV2, as well as on BET. His singles also received a good amount of airplay on urban and urban contemporary radio stations. This article is about the year 2000. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Jeff Townes, AKA DJ Jazzy Jeff DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey A. Townes on January 22, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American hip hop DJ/turntablist and hip hop/R&B record producer. ... A music production duo based out of Philadelphia consisting of producers/songwriters Ivan Orthodox Barias and Carvin Ransum Haggins, who are notably known for helping to launch the career of Musiq Souldchild. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ... Black Entertainment Television (BET for short) is the first television network geared towards African-Americans. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. ...

In 2002, he released his sophomore album, Juslisen (read: "Just Listen"), as simply Musiq (he dropped the "Soulchild" from his moniker because he said he had not mastered is craft yet, and thus was not yet 'music's soulchild' ). He had continued urban and MTV2 success with its singles, "halfcrazy" and "dontchange", the former of which was one of the most played music videos on MTV2 in the summer of 2002 and during the year overall. Both videos also got substantial play during the year on VH1 Soul. The singles had heavily amounts of airplay on both urban and urban contemporary radio sations in 2002. He also gained exposure during that year by opening concerts for Alicia Keys. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Juslisen was Musiqs sophomore album. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... VH1 Soul is a digital cable and satellite television channel, it is a sister network to VH1. ... An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. ... Alicia Keys (born Alicia J. Augello-Cook on January 25, 1980) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, composer, pianist, record producer, and actress. ...

In late 2002, Musiq contributed guest vocals to "Break You Off", the first single from The Roots' Phrenology album. Once again, its video got heavy play on MTV2 and VH1 Soul, as well as on MTV Jams. He also appeared in Santana's song "Nothing at All" which is featured in his 2002 album Shaman. The Roots, who have also been known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dynasty, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning Philadelphia-based hip hop group, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. ... A 19th century Phrenology chart Phrenology (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn, mind; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is a theory which claims to be able to determine character, personality traits, and criminality on the basis of the shape of the head (reading bumps). Developed by German physician Franz Joseph Gall around 1800, and... MTV Jams is a Viacom-owned American hip-hop/urban music video channel that debuted in mid-2002, replacing MTVX. Like its sister stations, VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Country, MTV Hits, VH1 Mega Hits, and previously MTVX, MTV Jams is available exclusively on digital cable packages or satellite TV... Carlos Santana in concert, Barcelona 2003 Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican guitarist, originally from Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco. ... Shaman is the follow-up album to Santanas 1999 studio release Supernatural. ...

In 2003, the singles and videos "forthenight" and "whoknows" from his third LP, Soulstar. "forthenight" was one of VH1 Soul's most played videos of 2004, and also had a very successful run on American urban radio stations.

Recently, Musiq Soulchild has parted ways with Def Soul and has signed with Atlantic Records. A new Musiq Soulchild album is slated for a spring 2007 release. He will be making guest appearances on rapper Lloyd Banks's Rotten Apple, Talib Kweli "Eardrum", Black Ice "The Death of Willie Lynch", and also pay tribute to Soul music legends Earth Wind and Fire. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Rotten Apple is a 2006 album by G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks released on October 10. ...

Discography

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Albums

• 2000: Aijuswanaseing
• 2002: Juslisen
• 2003: Soulstar

Aijuswanaseing was Musiqs debut album, released in 2000. ... Juslisen was Musiqs sophomore album. ...

Singles

• 2000: "Just Friends (Sunny)" (US #31)
• 2000: "Love" (US #24)
• 2001: "Girl Next Door" (US #85)
• 2002: "halfcrazy" (US #16)
• 2002: "dontchange" (US #17)
• 2003: "forthenight" (US #52)
• 2004: "whoknows" (US #65)
• 2005: "theonlyone" not yet on charts

External links

• Musiq Soulchild myspace page