Musiq Soulchild was born on 16 Sep 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.. His birth name was Taalib Johnson. His is also called Musiq Soulchild.

Musiq Soulchild or Musiq , is a soul artist whose style blends contemporary R&B, soul, funk, alternative, blues, jazz and hip hop.He has received awards from Billboard, BET, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, BMI, and Soul Train. Musiq has also been nominated for awards by MTV, The American Music Awards, the NAACP, and has had 4 Grammy nominations.

Musiq Soulchild released the following albums including OnMyRadio (2008), Luvanmusiq (2007), Juslisen (2002) and Aijuswanaseing (2000).