The latter marked the first collaboration between Musiq and producer JR Hutson, after Hutson had spent 'about eight months' trying to get Musiq to come by his studio. The following singles were the duet IfULeave featuring Mary J. The lead single 'Radio' was a complete contrast to the usual smooth neo soul Musiq fans were accustomed to. His fifth album OnMyRadio was released on December 2, 2008. Its singles were 'B.U.D.D.Y.,' an uptempo track, 'Teachme,' and 'Makeyouhappy.' In March 2007, Musiq's released his fourth album Luvanmusiq. In 2006, media outlets circulated that Musiq was involved in a de facto record label trade, transitioning from Def Soul's master label Def Jam Recordings to Atlantic Records, and sending rapper Fabolous from Atlantic to Def Jam. Musiq took a four-year break and changed his management to Solqi Management. It included the singles 'Forthenight' and 'Whoknows.' In 2003, Musiq released his third album, Soulstar, which went gold. The singles were 'Halfcrazy' and 'Dontchange,' which were top ten hits. Musiq's second album, 2002's Juslisen, debuted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, reaching platinum-sales status. Its lead single was 'Just Friends (Sunny).' His second single 'Love' spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. He later released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing, in late 2000. In 1998, Musiq Soulchild signed with Def Soul Records, the contemporary R&B division of Universal Music's Def Jam Recordings.

It's basically me as an artist in this generation, representing the traditions and the legacies of the past soul stars.' Career 1998–2004: Def Soul

'Musiq' is the front man and 'Soulchild' is the idea behind it. The stage name 'Musiq Soulchild' is technically two ideas. That's how much I dug it when you see me, I want you to automatically think of music. 'There were people who knew of me but they didn't really know me they just knew me as 'that music dude.' So after getting that so much, I was like, 'Just call me Musiq.' It was so fresh to me because if I had to be called anything, I would have wanted to be called Music. He dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music. During his teenage years he built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MCs freestyling on the open mic circuit, scatting at jazz clubs, or just performing an a cappella for strangers on the streets, which is where he got the name 'Musiq' and later added 'Soulchild.' He cites as his inspirations such icons as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway. Musiq was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in a strict Muslim household.

2.3 2013–present My Block Records, Soulstar Music Company, eOne Records.

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