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Famous as :
Neo-soul and R&B singerBirth Name :
Talib JohnsonBirth Date :
September 16, 1977Birth Place :
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USClaim to fame :
Album "Aijuswanaseing" (2000)
Video Premiere: Ice Cube's 'Why Me?' Feat. Musiq Soulchild
September 25, 2008 02:09:36Rapper Ice Cube has premiered a music video in support of his latest single, "Why Me?". Featuring Musiq Soulchild as a guest performer, the song appears in Cube's eight major studio effort called "Raw Footage", which has been available on sale since August.
The music video itself tackles subjects with heavy social importance about the murder of innocent people in inner-city of America. Most of the scenes carry mournful theme about how it feels when someone close to them dies. Tears are shown running down from some people who make cameo appearances in the video, marking their deep sadness.
Video Premiere: Musiq Soulchild's 'Radio'
August 14, 2008 01:08:20R&B artist Taalib Johnson aka Musiq Soulchild has just premiered music video for single "Radio". The track is the lead single of his upcoming album "On My Radio". The single has been played on radios while the album are scheduled for release this November via Atlantic Records.
The video has a sexy girl as a cameo which flashes several times before the video starts. It mostly shows the rapper, wearing headphones, listening to the music and singing along with it. Several scenes display him in a black tuxedo, enjoying himself with some dance moves. Some others have him, sitting on a huge old-fashioned radio.
Newcomers Reign Top 3 in the 13th Week of Billboard 200
March 29, 2007 09:03:54
The chart this week went through quite a change both in the number of copies sold and the albums reigning it. Coming first, second and third are all new comers. Modest Mouse's "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" sold the highest unit this week with 129,000 and therefore has the right to #1 spot. The tight competitor, Joss Stone's "Introducing Joss Stone" came in at No. 2 after selling 118,000 at the first week. Elliott Yamin with self-titled debut album meanwhile joins his fellow idol casts in the chart by sitting at #3 due to total sales of 90,000.
DAUGHTRY in its seventeenth week still holds its last week position at #4 after selling 76,000. With the kind of number, DAUGHTRY's self-titled album has sold a total of 2 million copies worldwide. A tie occurs between newcomer Marques Houston's "Veteran" and old reigner Akon's "Konvicted". "Veteran" and "Konvicted" have both sold an approximate of 69,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan but the former is positioned ahead at #5.
The Number 100,000 Is Finally Broken in the 12th Week of US Hot 200
March 22, 2007 12:03:35
Just when new albums started entering the chart last week, they are replaced by a fresh batch of new ones this week. Also, the number 100,000 has been broken this week after four consecutive weeks selling under that. The breaker is brand new album "Luvanmusiq" by Musiq Soulchild that sells 149,000 copies. This is the R&B artist's second #1 album since "Juslisen" in 2002. In Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart meanwhile Musiq also score a place in the Top 5 through single "B.U.D.D.Y.".
Another fresh-from-the-oven, Lloyd's "Street Love" reigns the second runner of the chart thanks to a sale of 144,000. Rapper Rich Boy entails behind at #3 with his self-titled album that sells 112,000 units. At no. 4 self titled album from old topper DAUGHTRY goes through a decrease sale from 82,000 to 80,000.
