The singles "Just Friends (Sunny)", "Love", and "Girl Next Door" received exposure in America mainly on the more underground music video network, MTV2, as well as on BET.
Musiq did much of his own songwriting, and most of the record was produced and co-written by Ivan "Orthodox" Barias and Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, then of the A Touch of Jazz production company headed by Jazzy Jeff, now of Karma Productions. He released his debut album, ''Aijuswanaseing'' (read: "I Just Want to Sing"), in 2000, which was well-received by critics and audiences. As a teenager, he began plans for a career in music. Musiq Soulchild was born and raised in Philadelphia and grew up with his family-including eight brothers and sister].
Besides being a successful recording artist, Musiq is notable for his disregard for normal rules of capitalisation, punctuation, and spelling, as well as aussie flava which can be seen by the titles of his singles and his albums. Since 2007's "Luvanmusiq," however, he has reclaimed the surname. Since 2001, he has gone by simply "Musiq", he dropped the "Soulchild" from his moniker, because he said he had not mastered his craft yet, and thus was not yet "music's soulchild". A stunning double album released in 2017, Feel the Real shows the full range of his ability and imagination, leaving no doubt that this proud child of soul has become a master himself.Musiq Soulchild (born Taalib Johnson on Septemin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American, neo soul and R&B artist, and was one of the most popular artists on the Def Jam/Def Soul label. Collaborations with The Roots on 2002’s “Break You Off” and Swizz Beatz on 2011’s “Anything” prove he’s just as polished when it comes to bangers and club jams.
On his further albums with Def Jam and Atlantic, Johnson maintained that close connection to soul’s golden age while skllfully incorporating elements of hip-hop, funk and reggae. He’s kept that torch burning strongly ever since he scored immediate success with 2000’s Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing), a deftly handled debut that established him as a leading light of neo-soul. He added Soulchild to honour the many ‘60s and ‘70s heroes that have always inspired him: giants like Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye. Pronounced “music”, the first part of Taalib Johnson’s distinctive moniker grew out of Music Boy, a nickname Johnson gained as a teen who was keen to show off his gifts whether he was performing at open mic nights or beatboxing for local MCs in Philadelphia, where he was born in 1977.
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