Musiq (Soulchild)

Wearing his influences on his sleeve, Philly crooner Musiq Soulchild rejects modern R&B trends in favor of the classic sounds of yesteryear. On his first solo album, he sings about life and love over vintage-style production, evoking memories of a young Stevie Wonder.

As D'Angelo, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu continue to blaze new trails in R&B, newcomer Musiq
Soulchild is happy to settle in the grooves left in their wake. Aijuswanaseing, the
Philadelphia crooner's debut, shimmers with neosoul staples -- driving bass lines, stuttering
drums, melted organs -- courtesy of Jazzy Jeff's A Touch of Jazz production crew, among
others. Like any soulologist worth his weight in incense, Musiq spends most of hi... More >