Musiq
Encyclopedia
Musiq Soulchild or Musiq (icon; born Taalib Johnson on September 16, 1977) is a US R&B/soul singer-songwriter whose style blends contemporary R&B
, soul
, funk
, alternative
, blues
, jazz
, some gospel
influences and hip hop
.
and is the oldest of nine children. At an early age, Musiq decided he would discontinue his high school education, and left home at 17. 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 added "Soulchild", which is intended to respect and represent the legacy and traditions of past soul artists. He cites as his inspiration such icons as Stevie Wonder
, James Brown
, Patti LaBelle
, Billie Holiday
, Sly & the Family Stone
and Ray Charles
.
Musiq has also earned award nominations from Moard, BET, ASCAP, BMI, and Soul Train. Musiq Soulchild has had 2 platinum albums, 2 gold albums and 7 hit singles. He has received awards from BillbMTV, American Music Awards, NAACP, and 11 Grammy nominations, including 3 for his 2007 album Luvanmusiq.
, in 2000. Its lead single was "Just Friends (Sunny)". Musiq's second single "Love" spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Musiq’s second album, 2002's Juslisen, debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Charts and went platinum. The singles were "Halfcrazy" and "Dontchange".
In 2003, Musiq released his 3rd album, Soulstar. It included the singles "Forthenight" and "Whoknows".
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
.
In March 2007, Musiq's released his fourth album Luvanmusiq
. Its singles were "B.U.D.D.Y.", "Teachme", and "Makeyouhappy".
His fifth album OnMyRadio was released on December 2, 2008. The lead single "Radio" was a complete contrast to the usual smooth soul and R&B Musiq fans were accustomed to. The following singles were the duet IfULeave
featuring Mary J Blige; and the ballad SoBeautiful
. "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. According to Hutson, the two plan to work together again.
In May 2010, he changed management to Victor Grieg.
His latest album Musiqinthemajiq was released on May 3, 2011, available on CDs and also as a digital download. The first single is Anything featuring Swizz Beatz
.
" from Carlos Santana
's album, Shaman
. He has also made guest appearances on rapper Lloyd Banks
's album Rotten Apple
, Talib Kweli
's Eardrum, The Roots
's Phrenology
, Black Ice's The Death of Willie Lynch
. He performed "Reasons" on the tribute album Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire
and "Are You Experienced?
" on Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
. Soulchild has also appeared on the soundtrack to Tyler Perry
's movie Daddy's Little Girls and performed with Ice Cube
on his 2008 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's song "People Everyday
" with British
rapper/singer Estelle
for the soundtrack to Tyler Perry
's Meet the Browns
entitled "People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix)".
, Nike, Inc.
, Coca-Cola
, Levi Strauss & Co.
and The Gap. 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
.
, 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 11 Grammy nominations.
) since 2009. They welcomed the birth of their son in August 2009. She is the inspiration for his song "SoBeautiful."
External links
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
, 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 black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, some gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
influences and hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
.
Biography
Musiq was born in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
and is the oldest of nine children. At an early age, Musiq decided he would discontinue his high school education, and left home at 17. 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 added "Soulchild", which is intended to respect and represent the legacy and traditions of past soul artists. He cites as his inspiration such icons as Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
, James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
, Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards , better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry...
, Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
, Sly & the Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...
and Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
.
Musiq has also earned award nominations from Moard, BET, ASCAP, BMI, and Soul Train. Musiq Soulchild has had 2 platinum albums, 2 gold albums and 7 hit singles. He has received awards from BillbMTV, American Music Awards, NAACP, and 11 Grammy nominations, including 3 for his 2007 album Luvanmusiq.
Name origin
"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. That's how much I dug it; when you see me, I want you to automatically think of music." The nickname Soulchild came from two ideas. Musiq quotes it as, "Musiq Soulchild is technically two ideas. 'Musiq' is the front man and 'Soulchild' is the idea behind it. It's basically me as an artist in this generation, representing the traditions and the legacies of the past soul stars."Career
Musiq Soulchild released his debut album, AijuswanaseingAijuswanaseing
Aijuswanaseing is Musiq Soulchild's first album, released in 2000. In debuted on the Billboard charts on December 2, 2000...
, in 2000. Its lead single was "Just Friends (Sunny)". Musiq's second single "Love" spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Musiq’s second album, 2002's Juslisen, debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Charts and went platinum. The singles were "Halfcrazy" and "Dontchange".
In 2003, Musiq released his 3rd album, Soulstar. It included the singles "Forthenight" and "Whoknows".
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
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
.
In March 2007, Musiq's released his fourth album Luvanmusiq
Luvanmusiq
-Samples credits:* "b.u.d.d.y." contains interpolations from the Taana Gardner song "Heartbeat".* "lullaby" contains elements from the Blue Magic song "Stop to Start".* "ms.philadelphia" contanins elements from Overjoyed by Stevie Wonder ".-Bonus tracks:...
. Its singles were "B.U.D.D.Y.", "Teachme", and "Makeyouhappy".
His fifth album OnMyRadio was released on December 2, 2008. The lead single "Radio" was a complete contrast to the usual smooth soul and R&B Musiq fans were accustomed to. The following singles were the duet 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.-Chart position:...
featuring Mary J Blige; and the ballad SoBeautiful
SoBeautiful (song)
"SoBeautiful" is the third single from Musiq Soulchild's fifth studio album, OnMyRadio. It was sent to US radio stations for airplay consideration in January 2009...
. "SoBeautiful" marked the first collaboration between Musiq and the producer JR Hutson
JR Hutson
JR Hutson is an American soul and R&B producer and songwriter, who has worked with artists including Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild.-Biography:...
, after Hutson had spent "about eight months" trying to get Musiq to come by his studio. According to Hutson, the two plan to work together again.
In May 2010, he changed management to Victor Grieg.
His latest album Musiqinthemajiq was released on May 3, 2011, available on CDs and also as a digital download. The first single is Anything featuring Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
.
Guest appearances
Musiq Soulchild has featured on "Nothing at AllNothing at All (Santana song)
"Nothing at All" was released in the United States only in March 2003, as the second single from Santana's Shaman album. It was written by Matchbox Twenty's Rob Thomas along with Cory Rooney. The song features Musiq Soulchild singing in the vocals. "Nothing at All" was produced by Rooney and Dan...
" from Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
's album, Shaman
Shaman (album)
Shaman is the sixteenth studio album by Santana. Shaman was released on October 22, 2002 and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 298,973. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA and Gold in Greece....
. 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. Raised in South Jamaica, Queens, he dropped out of high school in 1998. G-Unit released two albums, Beg for Mercy in 2003 and T.O.S. in 2008...
's album Rotten Apple
Rotten Apple (Lloyd Banks album)
The album received positive reviews. Rolling Stones Evan Serpick gave it 3 out of 5 stars and said that "Eminem, Mobb Deep’s Havoc and a host of G-Unit regulars produce an album’s worth of chunky, ominous beats to fit Banks’ foul mood, but it runs a little thin over sixteen tracks".But XXL gave it...
, Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...
's Eardrum, The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in 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 studio album by American hip hop band The Roots, released November 26, 2002, on Geffen Records and MCA Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 2000 to September 2002...
, 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...
. He performed "Reasons" on the tribute album Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire
Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind and Fire is a tribute album to the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. The album was the first album to be released on the revived Stax label.-Reception:...
and "Are You Experienced?
Are You Experienced? (song)
"Are You Experienced?" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience for their 1967 debut album Are You Experienced. The song was recorded on April 3, 1967 at Olympic Sound Studios in London, England; the songs "May This Be Love" and "Highway Chile" were recorded on...
" on Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix is a 2004 tribute album featuring various artists performing the music of Jimi Hendrix.-Track listing:...
. Soulchild has also appeared on the soundtrack to Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
's movie Daddy's Little Girls and performed with Ice Cube
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
on his 2008 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", was released with a music video appearing on his MySpace page on January 3, 2008. The second single is "Do Ya Thang" was released with a music video on his website...
. 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 comedy-drama film adaptation written, produced, directed, and starring Tyler Perry, which was inspired by the play of the same name. The film stars Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Malik Yoba, Sharon Leal, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Richard T. Jones, and Keesha Sharp...
. 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 citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
rapper/singer Estelle
Estelle (musician)
Estelle Fanta Swaray commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.-Early Life:Estelle was born 18 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England...
for the soundtrack to Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...
's Meet the Browns
Meet the Browns (film)
Meet the Browns is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film released by Lionsgate on March 21, 2008. The film was based on the play of the same name by Tyler Perry.-Plot:...
entitled "People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix)".
Other interests
Outside of music, he has been featured in television and print ads for McDonald'sMcDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
, Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
, Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
, Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Franconia, to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business...
and The Gap. He made a special appearance on The CW's #1 comedy The Game
The Game (US TV series)
The Game is an American comedy-drama television series 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, as well as the UPN sitcom All of Us
All of Us
All of Us is an American sitcom that premiered on the now-defunct UPN network in the United States on September 16, 2003, where it aired for its first three seasons. October 1, 2006, the show moved to The CW, a new network formed by the merger of UPN and The WB All of Us is an American sitcom that...
.
Awards and recognition
He has received awards from BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts 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, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, BMI, and Soul Train
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
. Musiq has also been nominated for awards by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
, The American Music Awards, the NAACP, and has had 11 Grammy nominations.
Personal life
He has been dating singer Kameelah Williams (of 702702 (band)
702 , named after the area code of their hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada, is an American platinum-selling R&B trio. Originally a quartet, the group became a trio, which includes sisters Irish , and LeMisha 'Misha' Grinstead, and lead singer Kameelah 'Meelah' Williams...
) since 2009. They welcomed the birth of their son in August 2009. She is the inspiration for his song "SoBeautiful."
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales threshold) |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| Aijuswanaseing Aijuswanaseing Aijuswanaseing is Musiq Soulchild's first album, released in 2000. In debuted on the Billboard charts on December 2, 2000... |
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24 | 2 |
Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Platinum |
| Juslisen |
Def Jam Recordings Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group... |
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| Soulstar |
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13 | 3 |
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| Luvanmusiq Luvanmusiq -Samples credits:* "b.u.d.d.y." contains interpolations from the Taana Gardner song "Heartbeat".* "lullaby" contains elements from the Blue Magic song "Stop to Start".* "ms.philadelphia" contanins elements from Overjoyed by Stevie Wonder ".-Bonus tracks:... |
Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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| OnMyRadio |
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| MusiqInTheMagiq MusiqInTheMagiq MusiqInTheMagiq is the sixth studio album by R&B singer, Musiq Soulchild. It was released on May 03, 2011, on Atlantic Records. The album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 33,000 copies in its first week.- Singles :... |
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Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
Album |
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| 2000 | "Just Friends (Sunny) Just Friends (Sunny) "Just Friends " is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing. It was released on August 29, 2000 as a 12" single... " |
31 | 6 | Aijuswanaseing Aijuswanaseing Aijuswanaseing is Musiq Soulchild's first album, released in 2000. In debuted on the Billboard charts on December 2, 2000... |
| "Love Love (Musiq Soulchild song) "Love" is the second single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album Aijuswanaseing.It debuted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on December 30, 2000, spent 38 weeks on the chart , and peaked at #2.... " |
24 | 2 | ||
| 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 May 15, 2001.... " (featuring Ayana Ayana is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1999 as the singer of the opening and ending themes to Key's visual novel Kanon. In 2000, she formed the two-member group Blue Velvet with Shūichi Aoki. She later became a guest vocalist for I've Sound and appeared at the Nippon Budokan on October 15,... ) |
85 | 28 | |
| 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 an interpolation of the Charlie Byrd song "Vivre Pour Vivre", a cover of the Francis Lai composition... " |
16 | 2 | Juslisen |
| "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.... " |
17 | 3 | ||
| 2003 | "Forthenight Forthenight "Forthenight" is the lead single from Musiq'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."Forthenight" entered the Billboard Hot 100 on November... " |
53 | 18 | Soulstar |
| 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.... " |
65 | 23 | |
| 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 given to radio stations in the US in late November... " |
36 | 2 | Luvanmusiq Luvanmusiq -Samples credits:* "b.u.d.d.y." contains interpolations from the Taana Gardner song "Heartbeat".* "lullaby" contains elements from the Blue Magic song "Stop to Start".* "ms.philadelphia" contanins elements from Overjoyed by Stevie Wonder ".-Bonus tracks:... |
| "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 charts at number one... " |
42 | 2 | ||
| "Makeyouhappy" | - | 68 | ||
| 2008 | "Radio Radio (Musiq Soulchild song) "Radio" is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's fifth studio album OnMyRadio, his second full-length release on Atlantic Records.It charted at #55 on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.... " |
- | 55 | OnMyRadio |
| "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.-Chart position:... " (featuring Mary J. Blige Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has... ) |
71 | 6 | ||
| 2009 | "SoBeautiful" | 81 | 8 | |
| 2010 | "Silky Soul" | - | - | Silky Soul Music |
| 2011 | "Anything" (featuring Swizz Beatz Swizz Beatz Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records... ) |
- | 31 | MusiqInTheMagiq |
| "Yes" | - | 24 |
Featured singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
UK http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=10313 |
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| 2002 | "Break You Off" (The Roots The Roots The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals... featuring Musiq Soulchild) |
99 | 55 | 59 | Phrenology |
| 2008 | "Why Me" (Ice Cube Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,... featuring Musiq Soulchild) |
- | - | - | 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", was released with a music video appearing on his MySpace page on January 3, 2008. The second single is "Do Ya Thang" was released with a music video on his website... |
| "Chocolate High" (India.Arie India.Arie India.Arie is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and record producer . She has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S. and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album.-Background:Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado... featuring Musiq Soulchild) |
114 | 19 | - | Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics is the fourth studio album by American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter India.Arie, released February 10, 2009 on Universal Republic Records.... |
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| 2010 | "Forever" (The Floacist featuring Musiq Soulchild) | - | - | - | Floetic Soul |
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