Profile
Famous as :
Neo-soul and R&B singerBirth Name :
Talib JohnsonBirth Date :
September 16, 1977Birth Place :
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USClaim to fame :
Album "Aijuswanaseing" (2000)
His single "B.U.D.D.Y" has 8 different versions.
His album "Luvanmusiq" is pronounced as Love and Music while "Aijuswanaseing" is pronounced as I Just Want to Sing.
Dropped the moniker "Soulchild" in 2001 because he felt not soulful enough at that time and brought it back in 2007 because "Musiq" only is bad for the market.
His music has been used in the ads of McDonalds, Nike, Coca Cola, Levis and The Gap.
Opened Alicia Key's concerts in 2002.
Contributed the soundtrack to Tyler Perry's movie, "Daddy's Little Girls".
Was a guest voice on Lloyd Banks's "Rotten Apple", Talib Kweli's "Eardrum", Black Ice's "The Death of Willie Lynch".
Paid tribute to soul group Earth Wind and Fire.
His track "halfcrazy" from album "Juslisen" was one of MTV2's most played music videos in 2002.
Was inspired by his deaf best friend Chris Patton in titling "Juslisen" (2002).
Is known for his ignorance towards spelling, punctuation, and capitalization in his works' titles.
