Bio
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”. According to the singer himself, via his September 18 concert at the Warfield in San Francisco, his fifth album On My Radio will be 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.
You and Me
Musiq Soulchild Lyrics
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You would bare what you hold so dear to life
And share with me all your innermost fantasies baby
And afterwards in my arms you cried
Had me feeling some kind of way on the inside
Then I knew it was going to be me and you
So if the world was to believe that what we share weren't meant to be
And if our friends and family if our friends and family
Can't bear to see us both happy
Then it will be just you and me against the world, yeah
Now I'm not the kind that kiss and tell
But my man said that he really knows you well
But I don't care cause I want to know you for my damn self
And even if my sister said you scandalous
Said that you're known to go from one man to the next
But I don't care what she say
'Cause you're going to forever be my lady
So if the world was to believe that what we share weren't meant to be
Then it would be just you and me against the world
And if our friends and family if our friends and family
Can't bear to see us both happy
Then it will be just you and me against the world
I wouldn't care if you were a prostitute
And that you hit every man that you ever knew
You see it wouldn't make a difference if that was way before me and you
And you don't ever have to worry about me
As long as you keep it real
Whatever is on your mind
You speak on how you feel
Stay truthful to me
Never lie to me
And don't ever keep no secrets
No matter whatever, whatever no
Girl you know what I mean
They could say what they want
But it will never change my views
'Cause they'll never know you the way that I know you
See I'm trying to share the rest of my whole life with you
And if we got to be alone, so be it baby
If they can't understand our love
Then we don't need them baby
We can go against the whole world
Even our friends turn on us
Even our family turns on us
That's alright
'Cause as long as we got each other baby
Then we can make it baby
Through whatever
The lyrics to Musiq Soulchild's song "You and Me" describe a deep and loving bond between two individuals who are willing to fight against any outside forces that try to come between them. The song starts off describing a passionate encounter between the two, where one person bares their innermost fears and desires to the other, leading to a strong connection between them. Despite what others may say or think about their relationship, they are determined to stay united against anything that tries to break them apart.
The lyrics also show a level of trust and devotion between the couple. The singer reassures their partner that they would still love and accept them no matter what they may have done in their past. They ask for honesty and openness in their relationship and make a vow to stand by each other, even if their friends and family turned against them. Essentially, the song is a testament to the power of love and the loyalty that exists between two people who are truly in love.
Line by Line Meaning
I never thought on the first night
I didn't expect things to get so deep on the first night we met
You would bare what you hold so dear to life
You shared your deepest and most meaningful fantasies with me
And share with me all your innermost fantasies baby
You opened up to me in a way that you haven't with anyone else
And afterwards in my arms you cried
You let your guard down and showed me your vulnerability
Had me feeling some kind of way on the inside
I was moved by the depth of the connection we shared
Then I knew it was going to be me and you
I knew that our relationship was meant to be
So if the world was to believe that what we share weren't meant to be
If the outside world doesn't approve of our relationship
Then it would be just you and me against the world
It will be just the two of us against everyone else
And if our friends and family if our friends and family
And if even our loved ones
Can't bear to see us both happy
Are unable to accept our happiness
Then it will be just you and me against the world, yeah
We will continue to stick together no matter what
Now I'm not the kind that kiss and tell
I'm not the type to share intimate details of our relationship
But my man said that he really knows you well
But someone I know claims to know a lot about you
But I don't care cause I want to know you for my damn self
But I don't trust hearsay, I want to get to know you on my own
And even if my sister said you scandalous
Even if someone close to me talks negatively about you
Said that you're known to go from one man to the next
Said that you have a reputation of being promiscuous
But I don't care what she say
But I don't let others' opinions influence my feelings for you
'Cause you're going to forever be my lady
Because you will always be the one for me
I wouldn't care if you were a prostitute
I wouldn't judge you based on your past or profession
And that you hit every man that you ever knew
And even if you were intimate with many others before me
You see it wouldn't make a difference if that was way before me and you
It doesn't matter because our connection is based on who we are now
And you don't ever have to worry about me
You can trust me and rely on me
As long as you keep it real
As long as you're honest and truthful with me
Whatever is on your mind
You can share anything with me
You speak on how you feel
You don't need to hold back your emotions with me
Stay truthful to me
Just be honest with me
Never lie to me
Don't ever deceive me or hide the truth from me
And don't ever keep no secrets
Don't hide anything from me, no matter what it is
No matter whatever, whatever no
Under any circumstance
Girl you know what I mean
You know exactly what I'm talking about
They could say what they want
Others can say whatever they want
But it will never change my views
But their opinions won't change how I feel about you
'Cause they'll never know you the way that I know you
Because they don't see the real you like I do
See I'm trying to share the rest of my whole life with you
I want to spend the rest of my life with you
And if we got to be alone, so be it baby
Even if we need to face challenges alone, we'll do it together
If they can't understand our love
If others can't comprehend our love for each other
Then we don't need them baby
We don't need them in our lives
We can go against the whole world
We will face anything together
Even our friends turn on us
Even if our friends betray us
Even our family turns on us
Even if our family doesn't support us
That's alright
It's okay
'Cause as long as we got each other baby
Because we have each other
Then we can make it baby
We can overcome anything together
Through whatever
Through any obstacle or challenge
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PATRICK B. METHENY, CARVIN HAGGINS, ANDRE HARRIS, TAALIB JOHNSON
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