Musiq Soulchild 755753 225760899 2008-07-15T07:50:10Z 68.19.23.83 {{articleissues|article=y|blpdispute=August 2007|onesource=April 2008|OR=April 2008}} {{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Musiq Soulchild | Img = | Img_capt = | Img_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | Landscape = | Background = Soul Artist | Birth_name = Taalib Johnson | Alias = Musiq Soulchild | Born = {{birth date and age|1977|09|16}} | Died = | Origin = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]] | Instrument = | Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[soul music|Soul]], [[Neo Soul]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 2000–present | Label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Soul]]<small> (2000–2005)</small><br/>[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]<small> (2006–present)</small> | Associated_acts = | URL = [http://www.musiqsoulchild.com/ www.musiqsoulchild.com] | Notable_instruments = }} '''Taalib Johnson''' a.k.a '''Musiq Soulchild''' or '''Musiq''' (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. ==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 (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 resently performed at the Antigua & Barbuda first Romantic Rhythms Music Festival in the caribbean which was held from June 12-15,2008 which features legendary artist's such as Kenny Rogers, Brian Mcnight, Lionel Richie, Keyshia Cole, Maxi Priest, Destra, Heather Headly, Shaggy and many other local artist from the island including The Burning Flames. He has also made guest appearances on rapper [[Lloyd Banks]]'s album ''[[Rotten Apple (Lloyd Banks album)|Rotten Apple]]'', [[Talib Kweli]]'s ''[[Ear Drum (album)|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]]''. And [[Ice Cube]] announced that Musiq will appear on his upcoming album, [[Raw Footage]]. 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 (group)| Arrested Development]]'s song "People Everyday" with [[British people|British]] rapper [[Estelle]] for the soundtrack to [[Tyler Perry]]'s ''[[Meet the Browns (film)| 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 [[Gap (clothing)|The Gap]]. He also made a special appearance in [[The CW]]'s #1 comedy ''[[The Game (US TV series)|The Game]]'' on Monday, [[October 29]], [[2007]]. ==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 Award]]s, the [[NAACP]], and has had 4 [[Grammy]] nominations. ==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center"|Information |- |align="left"|'''''[[Aijuswanaseing]]''''' *Released: [[November 14]] [[2000]] *Chart Positions: [[U.S.]]: #24 [[Billboard 200]], #4 [[R&B]] *U.S. Sales: 1,000,000 *RIAA Certification: '''Platinum'''<ref name="RIAA">[http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=musiq&go=Search&perPage=25 RIAA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *Singles: "[[Just Friends (Sunny)]]", "[[Love (Musiq Soulchild song)|Love]]", "[[Girl Next Door (Musiq Soulchild song)|Girl Next Door]]" |- |align="left"|'''''[[Juslisen]]''''' *Released: [[May 7]] [[2002]] *Chart Positions: [[U.S.]]: #1 [[Billboard 200]], #1 [[R&B]] *U.S. Sales: 1,300,000 *RIAA Certification: '''Platinum'''<ref name="RIAA"/> *Singles: "[[Halfcrazy]]", "[[Dontchange]]" |- |align="left"|'''''[[Soulstar (album)|Soulstar]]''''' *Released: [[December 9]] [[2003]] *Chart Positions: [[U.S.]]: #13 [[Billboard 200]], #3 [[R&B]] *U.S. Sales: 475,000 *RIAA Certification: '''Gold'''<ref name="RIAA"/> *Singles: "[[Forthenight]]", "[[Whoknows]]" |- |align="left"|'''''[[Luvanmusiq]]''''' *Released: [[March 13]] [[2007]] *Chart Positions: #1 [[U.S.]]: #1 [[Billboard 200]], #1 [[R&B]] *U.S. Sales: 500,000+ *RIAA Certification: '''Gold''' *Singles: "[[B.U.D.D.Y.]]", "[[Teachme]]", "Makeyouhappy" |- |align="left"|'''''[[On My Radio]]''''' *Released: [[September 16]], [[2008]] *Chart Positions: TBA *U.S. Sales: TBA *RIAA Certification: TBA *Singles: "[[Radio (Musiq Soulchild song)|Radio]]" |- |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year !align="left" valign="top"|Song !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|<small>[[Billboard Top 100|U.S. Hot 100]]</small> !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B]]</small> !align="left" valign="top"|Album |- |align="center" rowspan=2|2000 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Just Friends (Sunny)]]" |align="center" valign="top"|31 |align="center" valign="top"|6 |align="left" rowspan=3|''[[Aijuswanaseing]]'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Love (Musiq Soulchild song)|Love]]" |align="center" valign="top"|24 |align="center" valign="top"|2 |- |align="center" valign="top"|2001 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Girl Next Door (Musiq Soulchild song)|Girl Next Door]]" |align="center" valign="top"|85 |align="center" valign="top"|28 |- |align="center" rowspan=2|2002 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Halfcrazy]]" |align="center" valign="top"|16 |align="center" valign="top"|2 |align="left" rowspan=2|''[[Juslisen]]'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Dontchange]]" |align="center" valign="top"|17 |align="center" valign="top"|3 |- |align="center" rowspan=2|2003 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Nothing at All]]" <small>(with [[Carlos Santana|Santana]])</small> |align="center" valign="top"|- |align="center" valign="top"|- |align="left" rowspan=1|''[[Shaman (album)|Shaman]]'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Forthenight]]" |align="center" valign="top"|53 |align="center" valign="top"|18 |align="left" rowspan=2|''[[Soulstar (album)|Soulstar]]'' |- |align="center" valign="top"|2004 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Whoknows]]" |align="center" valign="top"|65 |align="center" valign="top"|23 |- |align="center" valign="top"|2006 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[B.U.D.D.Y.]]" |align="center" valign="top"|36 |align="center" valign="top"|2 |align="left" rowspan=3|''[[Luvanmusiq]]'' |- |align="center" rowspan=2|2007 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Teachme]]" |align="center" valign="top"|42 |align="center" valign="top"|2 |- |align="left" valign="top"|"Makeyouhappy" |align="center" valign="top"|- |align="center" valign="top"|68 |- |align="center" valign="top"|2008 |align="left" valign="top"|"[[Radio (Musiq Soulchild song)|Radio]]" |align="center" valign="top"|- |align="center" valign="top"|65 |align="left" rowspan=1|[[On My Radio]] |} ==External links== *[http://www.musiqsoulchild.com Official Website] *{{MySpace|Musiqsoulchild}} * [http://www.antiguamusicfestival.com] *[http://music.blackplanet.com/musiqsoulchild Musiq Soulchild Black Planet page] *[http://www.soundslam.com/articles/news/news.php?news=070123_musiq Musiq Preps Atlantic Records Debut] *[http://www.rnbkings.net/thekings_musiqsoulchild Musiq at rnbkings.net] *[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:iwfjzf01eh8k Musiq Soulchild's AllMusic page] *[http://hiphoprnbsoul.com/content/view/426/55 Exclusive Musiq Soulchild Interview] ==References== {{reflist}} {{MusiqSoulchild}} [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:African American singers]] [[Category:Native American musicians]] [[Category:American rhythm and blues singers]] [[Category:American soul singers]] [[Category:Neo soul singers]] [[Category:Warner Music Group artists]] [[Category:Musicians from Philadelphia]] 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