This is most evident on “Words Are Free,” where the track’s mastering makes Musiq’s voice take a backseat to the music. Other standouts include “You Can Change,” a jazzy empowerment song set against piano and guitar that boasts a Stevie Wonder inspired chorus, and “Live Your Love,” a musical play on the “Girl From Ipanema” where Musiq infuses s bit of soul in to the Spanish guitar led standard.Īcross the board, you’ll find worldly instrumentation, stimulating and honest lyrics, and a focused effort to blend the vocal and instrumental elements. The encouraging song emphatically claims that “whatever you are scared of is just an illusion” and if you “faith your fears you can make it all go away.” The progressive “Faith Your Fears” is a collision of upbeat and midtempo elements that, once again, showcases his falsetto. And then the chorus flips things a bit, taking a more Bob Marley reggae inspired turn. This provides a blank canvas for Musiq to paint an intricate picture, punctuated with stacked melodies and airy falsetto. It has that feel, from the melancholy electric guitar to a simple drum beat. The opener “Time Is Now” could fit squarely on a Sade album. The seven track set fully explores the “peace and love” side of Soulchild. However, his new release The Eternal Peace EP, an uncharacteristically inspirational opus and triumph of instrumentation, is something you should definitely open your ears for. His newest persona Purple Wondaluv is a singer that is all about faith, courage, and growth. If you don’t fall in love with Purple Wondaluv, no worries the singer is already in the studio working on a new Musiq Soulchild album. The first was The Husel, a rapper, with the release of a self-titled, auto-tune heavy mixtape last year. Now releasing music independently under his own Soul Star Music Company, Soulchild is using alter-egos as a means for serving different musical stylings. And now that the sound of music has changed, Musiq has adopted alter egos to adapt. His soaring falsetto and straight to the heart compositions on tracks like “Love” and “Don’t Change” defined soul music for the era.
Check local listings to find out when the program will air.Musiq Soulchild was one of the biggest faces in the neo-soul movement of the early-2000s.
Stars such as Lil' Bow Wow, 3LW and Ja Rule came out to the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena for the 16th annual Soul Train Awards ceremony, which was co-hosted by Faith Evans, Shemar Moore, Arsenio Hall and Yolanda Adams.
The Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year went to Jay-Z for The Blueprint, while Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott got her award on for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video for her hit "Get Ur Freak On." Best Male R&B/Soul Album went to Usher for 8701. Other winners include Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat" for Best Female R&B/Soul Single and Musiq Soulchild's "Love" for the Best Male counterpart. Keys won for Best Female R&B/Soul Album and R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist. The latest additions to her collection of mantel pieces, two Soul Train awards, were given out at the ceremony that was taped Wednesday. After taking home Grammys for five of her six nominations, Alicia Keys is still racking up awards for Songs in A Minor.