Musiq Soulchild signed with Def Soul Records in late 1999, and released his debut album, Aijuswanaseing, in 2000. It's basically me as an artist in this generation, representing the traditions and the legacies of the past soul stars.' Career 2000–2004: Def Soul Recordings

'Musiq' is the front man and 'Soulchild' is the idea behind it. The stage name 'Musiq Soulchild' is technically two ideas. That's how much I dug it when you see me, I want you to automatically think of music. 'There were people who knew of me but they didn't really know me they just knew me as 'that music dude.' So after getting that so much, I was like 'Just call me Musiq.' It was so fresh to me because if I had to be called anything, I would have wanted to be called Music. He dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music. He cites as his inspiration such icons as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway as his most influential musical icons. During his teenage years he built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MCs free styling on the open mic circuit, scatting at jazz clubs or just performing an a cappella for strangers on the streets, which is where he got the name 'Musiq' and later added 'Soulchild'. Musiq was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in a strict Muslim household. 2.3 2013–present My Block Records, Soulstar Music Company, eOne Records.

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