Musiq Soulchild was born and raised in Philadelphia and grew up with his family--including eight brothers and sister]. As a teenager, he began plans for a career in music. He released his debut album, ''Aijuswanaseing'' (read: "I Just Want to Sing"), in 2000, which was well-received by critics and audiences. 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. 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. His singles also received a good amount of airplay on urban and urban contemporary radio stations.
In 2002, he released his sophomore album, ''Juslisen'' (read: "Just Listen"), as simply ''Musiq''. He had continued urban and MTV2 success with its singles, "halfcrazy" and "dontchange", the former of which was one of the most played music videos on MTV2 in the summer of 2002 and during the year overall. Both videos also got substantial play during the year on VH1 Soul. The singles had heavily amounts of airplay on both urban and urban contemporary radio sations in 2002. He also gained exposure during that year by opening concerts for Alicia Keys.
In late 2002, Musiq contributed guest vocals to "Break You Off", the first single from The Roots' ''Phrenology'' album. Once again, its video got heavy play on MTV2 and VH1 Soul, as well as on MTV Jams. He also appeared in Santana's song "Nothing at All" which is featured in his 2002 album ''Shaman''.
In 2003, the singles and videos "forthenight" and "whoknows" from his third LP, ''Soulstar''. "forthenight" was one of VH1 Soul's most played videos of 2004, and also had a very successful run on American urban radio stations.
Recently, Musiq Soulchild (who has added the "Soulchild" to his moniker again) has parted ways with Def Soul and has signed with Atlantic Records. A new Musiq Soulchild album is slated for a spring 2007 release. He will be making guest appearances on rapper Lloyd Banks's ''Rotten Apple'', Talib Kweli "Eardrum", Black Ice "The Death of Willie Lynch", pay tribute to Soul music legends Earth Wind and Fire and appear on the soundtrack "Daddy's Little Girls".
Musiq Soulchild released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want to Sing), in 2000, which included the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop single, "Just Friends (Sunny)". Musiq's second single, "Love", spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. Musiqβs sophomore album, 2002's Juslisen (Just Listen), debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Charts and went platinum; "Halfcrazy" and "Dontchange". In 2003, Musiq released his 3rd album, Soulstar. It included the singles "Forthenight" and "Whoknows".
After a four year break and changing his management to Solqi Management and his record label to Atlantic Records, in 2007, Musiq's released his fourth album Luvanmusiq (Love and Music) which included the singles "B.U.D.D.Y.", "Teachme", and "Makeyouhappy". His fifth album OnMyRadio was released on December 2, 2008. The lead single, "Radio" has posted on both Musiq's MySpace page and official website.
Musiq Soulchild has had 2 platinum albums, 2 gold albums and 7 hit singles. He has received awards from Billboard, BET, ASCAP, BMI, and Soul Train. Musiq has also earned award nominations from MTV, American Music Awards, NAACP, and 9 Grammy nominations, including 3 for his 2007 album Luvanmusiq. Besides being a successful recording artist, Musiq is notable for his creative and unique way of titling his albums and songs by ignoring the rules of capitalization, punctuation and spelling.
He recently performed at the Antigua & Barbuda first Romantic Rhythms Music Festival in the Caribbean which was held from June 12-15,2008 which features legendary artists such as Kenny Rogers, Brian McKnight, Lionel Richie, Keyshia Cole, Maxi Priest, Destra, Heather Headly, Shaggy and many other local artist from the island including The Burning Flames.
He has also made guest appearances on rapper Lloyd Banks's album Rotten Apple, Talib Kweli's Eardrum, The Roots's Phrenology (album), Black Ice's The Death of Willie Lynch and pays tribute to soul music legends Earth Wind and Fire, appearing on the soundtrack to Tyler Perry's movie Daddy's Little Girls. And Ice Cube announced that Musiq will appear on his upcoming album, Raw Footage. He also lent a song from his latest album Luvanmusiq to the soundtrack for Perry's later movie Why Did I Get Married?. He then recorded a remake of Arrested Development's song "People Everyday" with British rapper Estelle for the soundtrack to Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns entitled "People Everyday (Metamorphosis Mix)".
Outside of music, he has been featured in television and print ads for McDonald's, Nike, Inc., Coca-Cola, Levi Strauss & Co. and The Gap. He also made a special appearance in The CW's #1 comedy The Game on Monday, October 29, 2007.
If U Leave
Musiq Lyrics
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I'm so full of it, full of it
But I think I'm just fed up baby
You think I can be so arrogant, Arrogant
But I'm just tryin' to get keep my head up Baby
You think I procrastinate baby
But I think I'm taking my time
You think you need to leave
If you believe you'll do best without me
I'll let it go girl, Its over
But before we say good bye
Lets give it a try
If you leave, then baby I'll leave
I'll let it go girl, Its over
But I have no doubt
We can work it out
Yeah
I think your so full of it, full of it
You just don't know when to let up Baby
I think you're so arrogant, arrogant
That you think you're so much better baby
That I think It ain't healthy for me to judge you by your flaws and that's why I
Know I could criticize, but I put that aside
To focus on you and I
But If you believe you'll do best without me
Then Ill let it go boy, Its over
But before we say goodbye
Lets give it a try
If you leave, then baby I'll leave
I'll let it go boy, its over
But I have no doubt
We can work it out
Yeah
Now if you wanna go
Baby then Ill let you go
And even though I'm tryin' to hold on
I cant if you don't
Now if you leave me, you're gonna miss me
And I'm not saying that I'll be here waiting
Since we here right now (instead of just walking out)
Lets work to reach the point that I know we can be
If you believe you'll do best without me
I'll let it go girl, Its over
But before we say good bye
Lets give it a try
If you leave, then baby I'll leave
I'll let it go girl, Its over
But I have no doubt
We can work it out
If you believe, you'll do best without me
I'll let it go girl, its over
Before we say goodbye
Lets give it a try
If you leave, then baby I'll leave
The song "IfUleave" by Musiq Soulchild is a conversation between two partners who are contemplating the end of their relationship. Each partner feels misunderstood by the other and they express their frustrations. The lyrics of the song examine the misunderstandings and misinterpretations that occur in a relationship.
The song starts with one partner feeling fed up and misunderstood. They feel that they are perceived as arrogant and that they procrastinate, but they disagree. They express a desire to work things out and try again, but they are also prepared to let go if their partner believes that they would be better off without them.
In the second verse, the other partner expresses that they too feel misunderstood. They feel that their partner is full of themselves and that they believe that they are better than others. They express a belief that it is not healthy to judge someone by their flaws and that they are willing to put the criticism aside if their partner is willing to work on the relationship.
The chorus is a repetition of the sentiment that if one partner believes that their relationship is not working, then they should let it go. However, the song also expresses a hope that the relationship can be salvaged if both partners are willing to work on it.
Overall, "IfUleave" is a song that explores the misunderstandings and misinterpretations that often occur in relationships. It calls on partners to communicate honestly and to work on their issues if they want to save their relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
You think
I'm so full of it, full of it
But I think I'm just fed up baby
You believe that I am insincere, but in reality, I am just tired of the situation between us.
You think I can be so arrogant, Arrogant
But I'm just tryin' to get keep my head up Baby
You see me as conceited, but I am actually just trying to remain optimistic in the midst of our struggles.
You think I procrastinate baby
But I think I'm taking my time
You think I am lazy, but I am actually being deliberate and taking my time to make things right.
You think you need to leave
But I think I disagree but
You believe that leaving is the answer, but I believe that we can still work things out.
If you believe you'll do best without me
I'll let it go girl, Its over
But before we say good bye
Lets give it a try
If you leave, then baby I'll leave
If you truly feel that ending our relationship is best for you, then I will let you go, but let's first try to work things out. If you still choose to leave, then I will follow suit.
But I have no doubt
We can work it out
I am confident that we can overcome our issues and come out stronger as a couple.
I think your so full of it, full of it
You just don't know when to let up Baby
I believe you are insincere and can't recognize when to stop pushing your agenda.
I think you're so arrogant, arrogant
That you think you're so much better baby
I believe you are overly confident and consider yourself superior to me.
That I think It ain't healthy for me to judge you by your flaws and that's why I
Know I could criticize, but I put that aside
To focus on you and I
I realize that it is not healthy for me to constantly criticize your flaws, so I choose to put that aside and focus on building our relationship.
Now if you wanna go
Baby then Ill let you go
And even though I'm tryin' to hold on
I cant if you don't
If you want to leave, then I will not stop you. As much as I want to hold onto our relationship, I cannot do it alone.
Now if you leave me, you're gonna miss me
And I'm not saying that I'll be here waiting
If you do decide to leave, you will realize what you had and miss me. However, I am not guaranteeing that I will wait for you.
Since we here right now (instead of just walking out)
Lets work to reach the point that I know we can be
Since we are both here right now, let's work together to reach the level of love and happiness that I believe we are capable of achieving.
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.
Written by: CARVIN HAGGINS, IVAN BARIAS, JOHN LAWSON, JOHNNIE SMITH, MIGUEL JONTEL PIMENTEL, TAALIB JOHNSON
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