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Government Name
Talib Johnson (A.K.A. Musiq) (Born September 16, 1977 in Philadelphia, PA)

Albums
Musiq Soulchild - Aijuswanaseing
Musiq - Soulstar
Musiq Soulchild - Luvanmusiq
Musiq Soulchild - OnMyRadio
Musiq Soulchild - MusiqInTheMagiq

Also Featured On...
Miri Ben-Ari - The Pulling Strings Mixtape
Miri Ben-Ari - The Hip-Hop Violinist
Bootsy Collins - Tha Funk Capital Of The World
The Floacist - Floetic Soul
Ghostface Killah - The Pretty Toney Album
Ice Cube - Raw Footage
Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Mix Tape Vol. 2: The Stuggle Continues
Talib Kweli - Eardrum
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Rush Hour 2
Scratch - Loss 4 Wordz
Skillz - I Ain't Mad No More
Skillz - Confessions Of A Ghostwriter
Soul Food The Series: The Best R&B Of 2000
Angie Stone - Mahogany Soul
T-Pain - Thr33 Ringz
Verse Simmonds - Sex, Love & Hip-Hop
Kanye West - Christmas In Harlem (Single)
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Bio From AllMusic.Com
Urban music has a brand new chief. Philadelphia-born Talib Johnson, aka burgeoning R&B artist Musiq Soulchild, who grew up the oldest of nine children and did not finish high school, is now finally stepping into the light. Musiq, whose influences include James Brown, Patti LaBelle, Billie Holiday, and Sly and the Family Stone, participated in Philadelphia's open microphone scene in his early teens. 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 Def Jam Records' attention. And the rest was history. Musiq's debut album, Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want to Sing) (2000, Def Jam), was recorded mostly at the Touch of Jazz studios in Philadelphia. The track "Girl Next Door" features the vocals of soul sister Ayana of the duo Aaeries. Musiq's 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 the Billboard R&B/hip-hop charts. The following year brought the widely acclaimed Soulstar, and after moving to Atlantic, Musiq released Luvanmusiq (2007) and 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). — Kerry Smith

Official Sites: Musiq Soulchild & MySpace