#Artist musiq soulchild biography free
During his teenage years he built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MCs free styling on the open mic circuit, scatting at jazz clubs or just performing an a cappella for strangers on the streets, which is where he got the name "Musiq" and later added "Soulchild". Musiq was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in a strict Muslim household. 2.3 2013–present My Block Records, Soulstar Music Company, eOne Records.I just want to be appreciated for delivering good music. Hip hop is a major influence to me so my contribution is to deliver good music. Music also described his music style as hip hop soul, stating, "My rhythms, my style and my approach to singing is a lot like how an MC would deliver it. More attention is being focused on us but we have been here for a while." A void has been in R&B and now that the attention is focused back on us, we really filling it up. "Right now, R&B is going through a little evolution," said Musiq. With Aijuswanaseing, Musiq Souldchild delivers with an emotional rawness and purity that is rare in a debut disc. The conviction I have comes directly from my experiences." Indeed, that conviction is felt in the lushness of "Love." On this ballad to the emotion love, Musiq's voice has an aching quality that shivers through ones blood. I've been through a lot and I've grown a lot. Having come a long way from the days of beatboxing ("I used to mock my favorite songs on the radio), Musiq says, "I think singing is about conviction. On the bouncy uptempo jam "My Girl," which Poyser laced with breezy melodies and a simple bass line, Musiq's boyish charm once again shines seductively. It's a blessing." Working with producer James Poyser, who has worked with Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo, was another blessing in the short career of Musiq Soulchild. Although an emotional track like "You & Me" might be more Carvin-he has a flare for the sadness and dramatics-we usually balance each other perfectly. "We mix our experiences and just try to keep the lyrics as real as possible. "Me and Carvin are like a two-man Motown team," jokes Musiq. Musiq's extended soul-family also includes his songwriting partner Carvin Haggins. I'm trying to make my music as real as possible, because I feel this is my form of communicating with the world." He says, "I'm still experimenting, because I don't believe soul is something you can fake. Musiq, brought to Def Soul by his management team, Mama's Boys, comprised of Jerome Hipps and Michael McArthur, has performed at Philly showcases like The Five Spot and Wilhemina's, where he worked hard to perfect his skills. With the laid back jazzy arrangement and sweet lyrics, "Girl Next Door" is a tender testament of unrequited passion. "Girl Next Door," featuring the vocals of Ayana of the duo Aaries, is a lovely gem dedicated to that little tom-boy who grew-up to be fine as cherry wine on Saturday night. "After that experience, all I knew was.I wanted to sing".įrom awestruck to melancholy, the stunning Aijuswanaseing, which was recorded mostly at Touch Of Jazz studios, is overflowing with the naked power of Musiq's electric emotions. Milling at the memory, he says, "It was my father-who also sang and played saxophone -who introduced me to '70s soul, and I almost lost my mind." Lost in the grooves of Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle, Sly Stone and countless others, Musiq almost drowned in this ocean of sound. I can just be that boy that goes to the library with you."īorn and reared on the musically sweetback streets, Musiq says, "Although I'm now aware of our deep musical history, growing up I wasn't that knowledgeable about it." It wasn't until his early teen years that Musiq discovered the blueprints to his own aural foundation. "I just wanted women to know, its not always about sex. "The purity of the song is the reality of me and the innocence is the inexperience of me," confesses Musiq, shyly. Sleek as old-school black velveteen poster hanging behind a jukebox "Just Friends," which first appeared on the multiplatinum soundtrack Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, embraces the listener with an innocent romanticism rarely heard on the radio. On his first single "Just Friends (Sunny)" its obvious that his moniker Musiq Soulchild wasn't chosen in vain. "But I feel blessed to be making music at this time, because there is definitely a renaissance going on in soul." "In the last few years the music has been watered down slightly," agrees Musiq. Coming from the brotherly love streets of Philadelphia, whose roots from jazz to hip hop runs deep, Musiq Soulchild is on a mission to shatter the misconception that is dead.
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