Artist: Musiq Soulchild: mp3 download Genre(s): Rap: Hip-Hop Musiq Soulchild's discography: Luvanmusiq Year: 2007 Tracks: 12 Philadelphia-born Taalib Johnson, aka burgeoning R&B artist Musiq (Soulchild), grew up the oldest of nine-spot children and did non destination high school. Musiq, whose influences let in James Brown, Patti LaBelle, Billie Holiday, and Sly & the Family Stone, participated in Philadelphia's open mic scene in his early teens. The boy of a diehard '70s soul music winnow, Musiq performed at Philly showcases like the Five Spot and Wilhemina's until his management squad, Mama's Boys (St. Jerome Hipps and Michael McArthur), brought him to Def Jam Records' attention. Musiq's debut record album, 2000's Aijuswanaseing, was recorded more often than not at the Touch of Jazz Studios in Philadelphia. Musiq's showtime single, "Just Friends (Sunny)," appeared on the soundtrack to Nutlike Professor II: The Klumps, and iI age later Musiq released his second gear mechanism record album, the spiritual and personal Juslisen, which debuted at issue i on the Billboard R&B/hip-hop charts. The following year brought the widely-acclaimed Soulstar, and in 2007, afterward moving to Atlantic, Musiq released the more mature Luvanmusiq. |