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Taalib Johnson (born September 16, 1977) better known by his stage name Musiq Soulchild or Musiq is a soul artist whose style blends contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre of Western culture popular music. Although the acronym ?R&B? originates from its association with traditional rhythm and blues music, the term R&B is today most often used to define a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s....
, soul
Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the African American culture through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, Secularity testifying." The genre occasion...
, funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
, alternative
Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
, blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
, jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 and hip hop
Hip hop

Hip hop is a cultural movement built largely around the music genre of hip hop music, which developed in New York City during the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans....
.

q 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.






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Taalib Johnson (born September 16, 1977) better known by his stage name Musiq Soulchild or Musiq is a soul artist whose style blends contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre of Western culture popular music. Although the acronym ?R&B? originates from its association with traditional rhythm and blues music, the term R&B is today most often used to define a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s....
, soul
Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the African American culture through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, Secularity testifying." The genre occasion...
, funk
Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
, alternative
Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
, blues
Blues

Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues musical form s exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered....
, jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 and hip hop
Hip hop

Hip hop is a cultural movement built largely around the music genre of hip hop music, which developed in New York City during the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans....
.

Biography

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.

Musiq Soulchild released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing
Aijuswanaseing

Aijuswanaseing is Musiq Soulchild's first album, released in 11/14/2000. In debuted on the Billboard charts on 12/02/2000. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #24, spending 41 weeks on the chart and exiting on 09/08/2001; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 67 weeks, falling off on 06/01/2002....
 (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
Juslisen

Juslisen is Musiq Soulchild's second album, released in 2002. It debuted on the Billboard at #1 on May 25, 2002, on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, spending 48 weeks there, eventually disappearing from the tally on April 26, 2003....
 (Just Listen), debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Charts and went platinum; "Halfcrazy" and "Dontchange". In 2003, Musiq released his 3rd album, Soulstar
Soulstar (album)

Soulstar is Musiq Soulchild's third album, released in 2003. In debuted on the Billboard charts on December 27, 2003. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #13, spending 23 weeks on the chart and exiting on May 29, 2004; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 37 weeks, falling off on September 9, 2004....
. 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
Luvanmusiq

Luvanmusiq is the fourth studio album by Musiq Soulchild, the first under his contract with Atlantic Records. The lead single, "B.U.D.D.Y.", was released to U.S....
 (Love and Music) which included the singles "B.U.D.D.Y.", "Teachme", and "Makeyouhappy". According to the singer himself, via his September 18 concert at the Warfield in San Francisco, his fifth album On My Radio will be released on December 2, 2008. The lead single, "Radio" has posted on both Musiq's MySpace page and official website.

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 by ignoring the rules of capitalization, punctuation and spelling.

He recently performed at the Antigua & Barbuda first Romantic Rhythms Music Festival in the Caribbean which was held from June 12-15,2008 which features legendary artists such as Kenny Rogers, Brian McKnight, 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
Lloyd Banks

Christopher Charles Lloyd , better known by his stage name, Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and member of the rap group G-Unit....
's album Rotten Apple, Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an United States MC from Brooklyn, New York. He is one of the best-known and critically, if not commercially, successful rappers in alternative hip hop....
's Eardrum, The Roots
The Roots

The Roots is a Grammy award-winning United States hip hop music band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals....
's Phrenology
Phrenology (album)

Phrenology is the fifth album from The Roots. Immediately following the breakthrough success of Things Fall Apart , its release was highly anticipated and highly delayed, as recording took two years....
, Black Ice's The Death of Willie Lynch
The Death of Willie Lynch

The Death of Willie Lynch is the debut album released by Black Ice , an African-American rapper and poet. Although originally signed to Def Jam Records, Black Ice was thankful to have this album released by the indie label Koch Records....
 and pays tribute to soul music legends Earth Wind and Fire, appearing on the soundtrack to Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is an American playwright, screenwriter, actor and director and producer of independent films and stage plays. His best-known character is Mable "Madea" Simmons, who is a physically imposing and overbearing but well-intentioned woman who serves both as comic relief and as the loud voice of conscience for the protagonists of Perry...
's movie Daddy's Little Girls. And Ice Cube
Ice Cube

O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube is an United States of America rapper, actor, screenwriter, and film producer.He began his career as a member of the rap group N.W.A along with group leader Eazy-E, and later launched a successful solo career in music and Film....
 announced that Musiq will appear on his upcoming album, Raw Footage
Raw Footage

Raw Footage is the eighth studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on August 19, 2008. The first single, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", has been released with a music video appearing on his MySpace page on January 3, 2008....
. He also lent a song from his latest album Luvanmusiq to the soundtrack for Perry's later movie Why Did I Get Married?
Why Did I Get Married?

Why Did I Get Married? is a 2007 in film romance film-Comedy drama film film adaptation written, produced, directed, and starring Tyler Perry, which was inspired by the Play Why Did I Get Married? ....
. He then recorded a remake of Arrested Development's song "People Everyday
People Everyday

"People Everyday" is the first hit single for rap /hip-hop group Arrested Development . It was released in 1992, taken from their critically-acclaimed album 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of.......
" with British
British people

The British are citizenship of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, one of the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories, and their descendants....
 rapper/singer Estelle for the soundtrack to Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is an American playwright, screenwriter, actor and director and producer of independent films and stage plays. His best-known character is Mable "Madea" Simmons, who is a physically imposing and overbearing but well-intentioned woman who serves both as comic relief and as the loud voice of conscience for the protagonists of Perry...
's Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns (film)

Meet the Browns is a 2008 romance film-comedy-drama Cinema of the United States released by Lions Gate Entertainment on March 21, 2008. The film was based on the Meet the Browns by Tyler Perry....
 entitled "People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix)".

Outside of music, he has been featured in television and print ads for McDonald's
McDonald's

McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving nearly 58 million customers daily. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken products, French fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts....
, Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc.

Nike, Inc. is a major Public company sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, near the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon....
, Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
, Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co.

Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Bavaria, Germany to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business....
 and The Gap. He also made a special appearance in The CW's #1 comedy The Game
The Game (US TV series)

The Game is an United States comedy-drama television series that was created by Mara Brock Akil and produced by Kelsey Grammer. Premiering on October 1, 2006, the series debuted as the only new comedy series chosen for The CW's primetime schedule....
 on Monday, October 29, 2007.

Awards and recognition

He has received awards from Billboard
Billboard

Billboard is a weekly United States magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized Record chart that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis....
, BET
Black Entertainment Television

Black Entertainment Television is an American cable television based in Washington, D.C. and targeted towards young black people and urban audiences in the United States....
, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, BMI, and Soul Train
Soul Train

Soul Train was a syndicated, music-related television program. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by rhythm and blues, soul music, and Hip hop music artists, although jazz musicians and gospel music singers have also appeared....
. Musiq has also been nominated for awards by MTV
MTV

MTV is an United States cable television network based in Media of New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJ ....
, The American Music Awards, the NAACP, and has had 4 Grammy nominations.

Discography


Albums

Information
Aijuswanaseing
Aijuswanaseing

Aijuswanaseing is Musiq Soulchild's first album, released in 11/14/2000. In debuted on the Billboard charts on 12/02/2000. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #24, spending 41 weeks on the chart and exiting on 09/08/2001; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 67 weeks, falling off on 06/01/2002....
  • Released: November 14 2000
  • Chart Positions: #24 U.S. Billboard 200
    Billboard 200

    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
    , #4 U.S. R&B
  • U.S. Sales: 1,000,000
  • RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "Just Friends (Sunny)
    Just Friends (Sunny)

    "Just Friends " is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing. It was released on 08/29/2000 as a 12" single.It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on 09/09/2000, spent 37 weeks on the chart , and peaked at #6....
    ", "Love
    Love (Musiq Soulchild song)

    ?Love? is the second single from Musiq Soulchild?s debut album Aijuswanaseing. The song is widely acclaimed a classic due to its soulfulness, content, strong message and Musiq?s falestto during the near end of the song....
    ", "Girl Next Door
    Girl Next Door (Musiq Soulchild song)

    "Girl Next Door" is the third and final single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing. It was released as a 12" single on 05/15/2001....
    "
Juslisen
Juslisen

Juslisen is Musiq Soulchild's second album, released in 2002. It debuted on the Billboard at #1 on May 25, 2002, on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, spending 48 weeks there, eventually disappearing from the tally on April 26, 2003....
  • Released: May 7 2002
  • Chart Positions: #1 U.S. Billboard 200
    Billboard 200

    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
    , #1 U.S. R&B
  • U.S. Sales: 1,300,000
  • RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "Halfcrazy
    Halfcrazy

    "Halfcrazy" is the lead single from Musiq Soulchild's second album Juslisen. It was released as a 12" single on February 26, 2002. "Halfcrazy" contains a sample from Paul Mauriat's "Vivre Pour Vivre"....
    ", "Dontchange
    Dontchange

    "Dontchange" is the second and last single from Musiq Soulchild's second album Juslisen. It was released on November 26, 2002 as a 12" single, after being serviced to radios in July of that year....
    "
    • Soulstar
    Soulstar (album)

    Soulstar is Musiq Soulchild's third album, released in 2003. In debuted on the Billboard charts on December 27, 2003. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #13, spending 23 weeks on the chart and exiting on May 29, 2004; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 37 weeks, falling off on September 9, 2004....
  • Released: December 9 2003
  • Chart Positions: #13 U.S. Billboard 200
    Billboard 200

    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
    , #3 U.S. R&B
  • U.S. Sales: 500,000
  • RIAA Certification: Gold
  • Singles: "Forthenight
    Forthenight

    "Forthenight" is the lead single from Musiq Soulchild's third album Soulstar . It was released as a 12" single on October 7, 2003.It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on October 18, 2003, spent 20 weeks on the chart , and peaked at #18....
    ", "Whoknows
    Whoknows

    "Whoknows" is the second and last single from Musiq Soulchild's third album Soulstar . It was released as an airplay-only single in January, 2004....
    "
    • Luvanmusiq
    Luvanmusiq

    Luvanmusiq is the fourth studio album by Musiq Soulchild, the first under his contract with Atlantic Records. The lead single, "B.U.D.D.Y.", was released to U.S....
  • Released: March 13 2007
  • Chart Positions: #1 U.S. Billboard 200
    Billboard 200

    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
    , #1 U.S. R&B
  • U.S. Sales: 700,000+ copies
  • RIAA Certification: Gold
  • Singles: "B.u.d.d.y
    B.U.D.D.Y.

    "B.u.d.d.y." is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's fourth album Luvanmusiq. It was released on January 30, 2007, after being serviced to radios in the US in late November....
    ", "Teachme
    Teachme

    "Teachme" is the second single from Musiq Soulchild's fourth album Luvanmusiq.It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on March 31, 2007 at #54, the same week his album, Luvanmusiq entered the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at #1....
    ", "Makeyouhappy"
    • Onmyradio
  • Released: December 9, 2008
  • Chart Positions: #11 U.S. Billboard 200
    Billboard 200

    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
  • U.S. Sales: 211,835
  • RIAA Certification:
  • Singles: "Radio
    Radio (Musiq Soulchild song)

    "Radio" is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's upcoming fifth studio album OnMyRadio, his second full-length release on Atlantic Records....
    ", "Ifuleave
    IfULeave

    "Ifuleave" is the second single from Musiq Soulchild's fifth studio album OnMyRadio, his second full-length release on Atlantic Records. The song features R&B singer Mary J. Blige....
    ", "SoBeautiful"


    • Singles

    YearSongU.S. Hot 100
    Billboard Hot 100

    The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
    		U.S. R&B
    Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

    Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in Urban area, or primarily African-American, venues....
    		Album
    2000"Just Friends (Sunny)
    Just Friends (Sunny)

    "Just Friends " is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing. It was released on 08/29/2000 as a 12" single.It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on 09/09/2000, spent 37 weeks on the chart , and peaked at #6....
    "    		316Aijuswanaseing
    Aijuswanaseing

    Aijuswanaseing is Musiq Soulchild's first album, released in 11/14/2000. In debuted on the Billboard charts on 12/02/2000. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #24, spending 41 weeks on the chart and exiting on 09/08/2001; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 67 weeks, falling off on 06/01/2002....
    "Love
    Love (Musiq Soulchild song)

    ?Love? is the second single from Musiq Soulchild?s debut album Aijuswanaseing. The song is widely acclaimed a classic due to its soulfulness, content, strong message and Musiq?s falestto during the near end of the song....
    "    		242
    2001"Girl Next Door
    Girl Next Door (Musiq Soulchild song)

    "Girl Next Door" is the third and final single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing. It was released as a 12" single on 05/15/2001....
    "    		8528
    2002"Halfcrazy
    Halfcrazy

    "Halfcrazy" is the lead single from Musiq Soulchild's second album Juslisen. It was released as a 12" single on February 26, 2002. "Halfcrazy" contains a sample from Paul Mauriat's "Vivre Pour Vivre"....
    "    		162Juslisen
    Juslisen

    Juslisen is Musiq Soulchild's second album, released in 2002. It debuted on the Billboard at #1 on May 25, 2002, on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, spending 48 weeks there, eventually disappearing from the tally on April 26, 2003....
    "Dontchange
    Dontchange

    "Dontchange" is the second and last single from Musiq Soulchild's second album Juslisen. It was released on November 26, 2002 as a 12" single, after being serviced to radios in July of that year....
    "    		173
    2003"Forthenight
    Forthenight

    "Forthenight" is the lead single from Musiq Soulchild's third album Soulstar . It was released as a 12" single on October 7, 2003.It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on October 18, 2003, spent 20 weeks on the chart , and peaked at #18....
    "    		5318Soulstar
    Soulstar (album)

    Soulstar is Musiq Soulchild's third album, released in 2003. In debuted on the Billboard charts on December 27, 2003. On the Billboard 200, it peaked at #13, spending 23 weeks on the chart and exiting on May 29, 2004; on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, it spent 37 weeks, falling off on September 9, 2004....
    2004"Whoknows
    Whoknows

    "Whoknows" is the second and last single from Musiq Soulchild's third album Soulstar . It was released as an airplay-only single in January, 2004....
    "    		6523
    2007"B.U.D.D.Y.
    B.U.D.D.Y.

    "B.u.d.d.y." is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's fourth album Luvanmusiq. It was released on January 30, 2007, after being serviced to radios in the US in late November....
    "    		362Luvanmusiq
    Luvanmusiq

    Luvanmusiq is the fourth studio album by Musiq Soulchild, the first under his contract with Atlantic Records. The lead single, "B.U.D.D.Y.", was released to U.S....
    "Teachme
    Teachme

    "Teachme" is the second single from Musiq Soulchild's fourth album Luvanmusiq.It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on March 31, 2007 at #54, the same week his album, Luvanmusiq entered the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at #1....
    "    		422
    "Makeyouhappy"-68
    2008"Radio
    Radio (Musiq Soulchild song)

    "Radio" is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's upcoming fifth studio album OnMyRadio, his second full-length release on Atlantic Records....
    "    		-55OnMyRadio
    "IfULeave
    IfULeave

    "Ifuleave" is the second single from Musiq Soulchild's fifth studio album OnMyRadio, his second full-length release on Atlantic Records. The song features R&B singer Mary J. Blige....
    " (featuring Mary J. Blige
    Mary J. Blige

    Mary Jane Blige is a nine-time Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American R&B music singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor who has sold more than forty eight million albums worldwide....
    )    		716
    2009"SoBeautiful"-14


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