Musiq Soulchild was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in a strict Muslim household.
19 Facts About Musiq Soulchild
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Musiq Soulchild dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music.
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Musiq Soulchild later released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing, in late 2000.
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In 2003, Musiq Soulchild released his third album, Soulstar, which went gold.
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Musiq Soulchild took a four-year break and changed his management to Solqi Management.
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In 2006, media outlets circulated that Musiq Soulchild 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.
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The lead single "Radio" was a complete contrast to the usual smooth neo soul Musiq Soulchild fans were accustomed to.
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In September 2013, Musiq Soulchild released a duet album with Syleena Johnson entitled 9ine.
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Also in September 2013, Musiq Soulchild announced his departure from Atlantic Records and becoming an independent artist.
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Musiq Soulchild revealed he is signed to record producer Warryn Campbell's label My Block Records.
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Musiq Soulchild released an EP titled The Husel through DatPiff on July 30,2014.
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Musiq Soulchild premiered music videos for the tracks in April 2017.
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Musiq Soulchild has appeared on the soundtrack to Tyler Perry's February 2007 movie Daddy's Little Girls.
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Musiq Soulchild then recorded a remake of Arrested Development's song "People Everyday" with British rapper and singer Estelle for the soundtrack to Tyler Perry's March 2008 Meet the Browns entitled "People Everyday ".
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Musiq Soulchild guest starred as himself in the UPN sitcom Half and Half in May 2004 and The CW comedy The Game in October 2007.
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Musiq Soulchild has a daughter named Satori, born in 2017.
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When Musiq Soulchild was a young child he developed a lazy eye from an accident that occurred while being fed by his uncle.
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Musiq Soulchild has two platinum as well as two gold albums altogether.
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Musiq Soulchild has received awards from BET and the ASCAP among others.