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. Musiq’s 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.
Just Friends
Musiq Lyrics
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But let me know if I'm out of order
For stepping to you this way
See I've been watching you for a while
And I just gotta let you know
That I'm really feeling your style
'Cause I have to know your name
And I hope that you would call me someday
If you want you can give me yours too
And if you don't I ain't mad at'cha
We can still be cool cause
I'm not trying to pressure you
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you
You ain't even really gotta be my girlfriend
I just want to know your name
And maybe some time
We can hook up, hang out, just chill
Damn I'm surprised that you called
'Cause the way you walked away
I thought I wasn't gon see you no more
Since you didn't want to give me your name
I thought that you were iggin' me
And wasn't diggin' me
But anyway what you doing tonight
I'll probably be with my peeps
If it's cool with you maybe we'll swing by
And you can just chill with us
Or you can just chill with me
As long as you're comfortable
And you feel secure when your with me cause
I'm not trying to pressure you
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you
You ain't even really gotta be my girlfriend
I just want to know your name
And maybe some time
We can hook up, hang out, just chill
Oh, oh, baby yeah
Maybe we can oh
Go and see a movie girl
Or maybe we can hang out girl
Whatever you want to do
Just let me know
It's up to you
I'm not trying to pressure you
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you
You ain't even really gotta be my girlfriend
I just want to know your name
And maybe some time
We can hook up, hang out, just chill
I'm not trying to pressure you
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you
You ain't even really gotta be my girlfriend
I just want to know your name
And maybe some time
We can hook up, hang out, just chill
In Musiq's song "Just Friends," the singer expresses his interest in a woman he has been observing for some time. Rather than trying to pressure her into a relationship, he simply wants to get to know her and spend time with her. He notes that they don't have to be in a dating relationship, but he wants to know her name and hopes that she will call him. In the end, he suggests hanging out and just chilling, leaving it up to her to decide what she wants to do.
The singer in this song is an excellent example of someone who is respectful of boundaries and mindful of the other person's feelings. He doesn't want to pressure her into anything she's not comfortable with, and he's simply expressing his interest in getting to know her better. The song also highlights the importance of clear communication, with the singer explicitly stating that he wants the woman to feel comfortable and secure when she's with him.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl I know this might seem strange
I know this might be unusual for you, but
But let me know if I'm out of order
Please tell me if I'm wrong or inappropriate,
For stepping to you this way
For approaching you like this
See I've been watching you for a while
I've been observing you for some time
And I just gotta let you know
I must let you know
That I'm really feeling your style
That I truly like your manner or way
'Cause I have to know your name
Because I need to know what to call you
And leave you with my number
And give you my phone number
And I hope that you would call me someday
And I hope you'll contact me in the future
If you want you can give me yours too
If you want, you can give me your own number too
And if you don't I ain't mad at'cha
And if you don't, don't worry, it's okay
We can still be cool cause
We can still be on good terms because
I'm not trying to pressure you
I'm not pushing you
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you
I just can't get you out of my mind
You ain't even really gotta be my girlfriend
You don't even have to be my girlfriend
I just want to know your name
I just want to know your name
And maybe some time
And perhaps someday
We can hook up, hang out, just chill
We could spend some time together and relax
Damn I'm surprised that you called
Wow, I'm amazed that you called me
'Cause the way you walked away
Because of the way you left earlier
I thought I wasn't gon see you no more
I thought I would never see you again
Since you didn't want to give me your name
Because you didn't want to tell me your name
I thought that you were iggin' me
I thought you were ignoring or avoiding me
And wasn't diggin' me
And didn't like me
But anyway what you doing tonight
Anyway, what are you doing tonight?
I'll probably be with my peeps
I'll likely be with my friends
If it's cool with you maybe we'll swing by
If you're okay with it, perhaps we could come by
And you can just chill with us
And you can hang out with us
Or you can just chill with me
Or you can just relax with me
As long as you're comfortable
As long as you feel at ease
And you feel secure when you're with me cause
And you feel safe when you're with me because
I'm not trying to pressure you
I'm not trying to force you
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you
I just can't stop thinking about you
Oh, oh, baby yeah
Maybe we can oh
Go and see a movie girl
Watch a film with you, girl
Or maybe we can hang out girl
Or maybe we can just spend time together, girl
Whatever you want to do
Whatever you want to do
Just let me know
Just tell me
It's up to you
It's your decision
I'm not trying to pressure you
I'm not trying to force you
Just can't stop thinkin' 'bout you
I just can't stop thinking about you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Bobby Hebb, Carvin Haggins, Taalid Johnson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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2024 somebody?
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ME
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IN THE BUILDING
@neate03
Real soul Musiq still lives here
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Absolutely
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The real musiq never dies👌🏽🇵🇦🇵🇦🇵🇦
@brandonjacobs5452
This man makes the friend zone sound so cool
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Lol😭
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Haha
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yo he right😅😫