Musiq Soulchild

Collection of Musiq Soulchild

Philadelphia-born Taalib Johnson, aka R&B artist Musiq (Soulchild), grew up the oldest of nine children. The son of a die-hard '70s soul music fan, Musiq performed at Philly showcases like the Five Spot and Wilhemina's until his management team, Mama's Boys (Jerome Hipps and Michael McArthur), brought him to the attention of Def Jam Records. Musiq's debut album, 2000's Aijuswanaseing, was recorded mostly at Touch of Jazz Studios in Philadelphia. His first single, "Just Friends (Sunny)," appeared on the soundtrack to Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, and two years later, Musiq released his second album, the spiritual and personal Juslisen, which debuted at number one on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The following year brought the widely acclaimed Soulstar, and after moving to Atlantic, Musiq released Luvanmusiq, (2007), OnMyRadio (2008), and MusiqintheMagiq (2011). While his albums largely retained a laid-back, ballad-oriented sound, two of his biggest hits -- "B.U.D.D.Y." and "Anything" -- were uptempo club numbers that sampled disco hits from 1981 (Taana Gardner's "Heartbeat" and Central Line's "Walking Into Sunshine," respectively). Allmusic by Kerry L. Smith




Album: Aijuswanaseing (2000)









01. Scratch Introlude
02. Girl Next Door
03. You And Me
04. Just Friends (Sunny)
05. Mary Go Round
06. 143
07. Love
08. My Girl
09. Musiq Soulchild (Interlude)
10. Seventeen
11. L' Is Gone
12. Speechless
13. Poparatza
14. Settle For Love (Intermission)
15. You Be Alright








Album: Juslisen (2002)









01. Intro
02. Newness
03. Caughtup
04. Stopplayin
05. Religious
06. Babygirl
07. Halfcrazy
08. Time
09. Future
10. Intermission (Juslisen)
11. Reallove
12. Onenight
13. Previouscats
14. Solong
15. Bestfriend
16. Dontchange
17. Motherfather
18. Something
19. If I Woulda Knew (Bonus Track)









Album: Soulstar (2003)









01. Soulstar (Feat. DJ Aktive & Ca
02. Youloveme
03. Womanopoly
04. Forthenight (Feat. Aaries)
05. Infatueighties
06. Whoknows
07. Babymother
08. Missyou
09. Momentinlife
10. Thereason
11. Dontstop (Feat. Bilal)
12. Whereareyougoing
13. Romancipation
14. Interlude
15. Givemorelove/Leavemessage









Album: Luvanmusiq (2007)









01. Buddy
02. Ms. Philadelphia
03. Teachme
04. Betterman
05. Thequestions
06. Today
07. Makeyouhappy
08. Ridiculous
09. Millionaire
10. Takeyouthere
11. Lullaby
12. Greatestlove









Album: OnMyRadio (2008)








01. Back Again
02. Until
03. If U Leave
04. Deserve U More
05. Special
06. Dear John
07. Love of My Life
08. Money Right
09. Someone
10. I Wanna Be
11. So Beautiful
12. Radio









Album: MusiqInTheMagiq (2011)









01. Anything
02. Single
03. Sayido
04. Lovecontract
05. Silver & Gold
06. Waitingstill
07. Backtowhere
08. Dowehaveto
09. Befriends
10. Yes
11. Medicine
12. Likethesun









Album: Icon (2012)









01. Just Friends (Sunny)
02. Forthenight
03. Halfcrazy
04. Love
05. Girl Next Door
06. Dontchange
07. Mary Go Round
08. Previouscats
09. Newness
10. Whoknows
11. Dontstop