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What Is Musiq Soulchild's Net Worth?

Musiq Soulchild is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and author who has a net worth of $9 million. Musiq Soulchild has made a name for himself with his one-of-a-kind music style that blends contemporary R&B, soul, funk, alternative, blues, and jazz as well as some gospel influences and hip hop. Musiq has earned numerous Grammy nominations, and he has released nine studio albums, including the Platinum albums "Aijuswanaseing" (2000) and "Juslisen" (2002) and the Gold albums "Soulstar" (2003) and "Luvanmusiq" (2007). "Juslisen" and "Luvanmusiq" both reached #1 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and the singles "Just Friends (Sunny)," "Love," "Halfcrazy," "Dontchange," "B.U.D.D.Y.," "Teachme," "IfULeave" (featuringMary J. Blige), and "SoBeautiful" were top 10 hits on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Soulchild has guest-starred on "Soul Food" (2000), "Half and Half" (2004) and "The Game" (2007), and he published the book "143 – Love According to Musiq" in 2012.

Early Life

Musiq Soulchild was born TaalibHassan Johnsonon September 16, 1977, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a Muslim household with eight younger siblings, and he has described himself as the "black sheep of the family." As a teenager, Soulchild earned a reputation for being gifted musically, performing a cappella on the street, beatboxing for MCs, and scatting at jazz clubs. He said of his stage name, "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. That's how much I dug it; when you see me, I want you to automatically think of music. The stage name "Musiq Soulchild" is technically two ideas. 'Musiq' is the front man and 'Soulchild' is the idea behind it. It's basically me as an artist in this generation, representing the traditions and the legacies of the past soul stars." Musiq dropped out of high school at the age of 17 to pursue a music career.

Career

Soulchild signed a contract with Def Soul Records in 1998, and he released his debut album, "Aijuswanaseing," on November 14, 2000. The album was certified Platinum, and it reached #24 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The single "Love" reached #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #24 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, and "Just Friends (Sunny)" reached #6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Musiq followed his successful debut with 2002's "Juslisen," which topped the "Billboard" 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and went Platinum. The single "Halfcrazy" reached #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #16 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart," and "Dontchange" reached #3 and #17 on those charts, respectively. Soulchild's next two albums, 2003's "Soulstar" and 2007's "Luvanmusiq," were certified Gold. "Luvanmusiq" reached #1 on the "Billboard" 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and "Soulstar" reached #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #13 on the "Billboard" 200 chart. "Luvanmusiq" was released by Atlantic Records and featured the singles "B.U.D.D.Y." and "Teachme," which both peaked at #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

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In 2008, Musiq released the album "OnMyRadio," which reached #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #11 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and featured the top 10 singles (on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) "SoBeautiful" and "IfULeave" (featuring Mary J. Blige). Soulchild then released the 2009 EP "A Philly Soul Christmas / Christmas Musiq," and it reached #9 on the "Billboard" Holiday Albums chart. His sixth studio album, 2011's "MusiqInTheMagiq," reached #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and he followed it with 2015's "Husel Music," 2016's "Life on Earth," and 2017's "Feel the Real." "Life on Earth" reached the top 10 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top R&B Albums, and Independent Albums charts, and "Feel the Real" reached #11 on the Independent Albums chart. Musiq has also released the EPs "The Pre-Up – EP" (2014) and "The eTeRnAL pEaCe EP" (2015), and he collaborated on albums withSyleena Johnson(2013's "9ine") and Hit-Boy (2023's "Victims and Villains"). Soulchild has performed on tracks by other artists as well, such as "Break You Off" by The Roots (2002), "Nothing at All" by Santana (2003), "Why Me" byIce Cube(2008), "Chocolate High" by India.Arie (2008), and "Your Turn" byTy Dolla Sign(2020).

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