![]() ![]() Indeed, Johnson educated himself on the sidewalks of Philadelphia, in such places as the legendary 5th & South Street where fellow Philly music icons the Boyz II Men and the Roots perfected their craft. “I would not advise that for kids who want to follow their dreams. “It got to the point where I wasn’t even interested in school,” recalls Musiq Soulchild, who dropped out of the 9th grade because he felt like he wasn’t being intellectually challenged. ![]() He took on the Musiq moniker in the streets of Philly (his two-fisted neighborhood Johnson’s ubiquitous musical talents earned him nickname “music boy”). Soon the music of R&B and funk greats Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone and Donnie Hathaway became an obsession, awakening his own gifts. ![]() Musiq found a deep connection with his father’s extensive record collection. Musiq proudly displayed his reverence for old school hip-hop on 2007’s body-moving, De La Soul sampled “B.U.D.D.Y.” Even the guitar rock god himself, Carlos Santana, recruited Musiq Soulchild to appear on the stunning Latin-infused single “Nothing At All.” From his 2011 work with jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum on the bluesy “We’re Still Friends” to the ambitious 9INE, his bold 2013 reggae duet album with vocal powerhouse Syleena Johnson, the unpredictable Musiq continued to brazenly defy categorization.īy the close of 2010, he had already amassed two platinum (Aijuswanaseing and Juslisen) and two gold albums (Soulstar and Luvanmusiq) as well as eight top-10 Billboard hit singles.įor Musiq Soulchild, music didn’t just represent some mundane career path. He delivered a gorgeous 2002 cover of the 1968 Beatles’ pop-rock classic “Something,” showing off an understated range that managed to avoid look-at-me gimmickry. With a string of awards from Billboard, BET, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and an impressive 13 Grammy nominations under his belt, the multi-platinum Musiq Soulchild has always strived for musical progression.Īfter the public was all too ready to stamp the singer as the next big neo soul act following the immense success of his bouncy, omnipresent 2000 debut single “Just Friends (Sunny)” and its powerful follow-up ballad “Love”-which has since become a go-to millennial wedding anthem-Musiq flipped the proverbial script. Life on Earth, an album executive produced by multi-instrumentalist Warryn Campbell (Kanye West, Alicia Keys, Mary Mary, and DJ Quik), Musiq’s 7th studio album was a boundless evolution of an artist who for nearly 20 years has made a career out of confounding his critics while turning on followers to one of the most effortlessly smooth and adaptable voices of his generation. The album peaked and was nominated for Soulchild’s 13th Grammy Nomination. ![]() In September 2017, he released his 8th studio album and first 24 track double album entitled “Feel The Real” leading with the new hit single “Start Over”. He built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MC’s, free styling on the open-mic circuit or just performing acapela for strangers on the streets.ĭeeply inspired by the R&B/Soul sound of the 70’s he uses the name “Soulchild” as a way to show respect and admiration to his biggest musical influences such as Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye and many others. Whether Musiq is talking to a person or expressing his undying love for the man upstairs, we all need to take a little peak inside ourselves and see if we’re exhibiting love in the best way and receiving it the same.Musiq Soulchild is a hip-hop soul artist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was rumored that the song originally was entitled, Lord, but his label thought it would market him as a gospel artist. Musiq so eloquently personifies LOVE as if he’s speaking to a person. If you say you’re in love and your relationships (all) do not exhibit these characteristics, re-evaluation is needed. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres (1 Corinthians 13: 4-7). Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. How many times has someone told you they love you but their actions spoke otherwise? God is our guideline for what love actually is…Love is patient, love is kind. Many people get love and lust intertwined or as Musiq states, “Love, so many people use your name in vain”. From his debut album “Aijuswanaseing” released in 2000 LOVE is one of my favorite songs from Musiq Soulchild. ![]()
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