His last album for Atlantic MusiqInTheMagiq was released on May 3, 2011, available on CDs and also as a digital download. In May 2010, he changed management to Victor Grieg. According to Hutson, the two plan to work together again. "SoBeautiful" marked the first collaboration between Musiq and the producer JR Hutson, after Hutson had spent "about eight months" trying to get Musiq to come by his studio. The following singles were the duet IfULeave featuring Mary J. The lead single "Radio" was a complete contrast to the usual smooth neo soul Musiq fans were accustomed to. His fifth album OnMyRadio was released on December 2, 2008. an uptempo track, "Teachme", and "Makeyouhappy". In March 2007, Musiq's released his fourth album Luvanmusiq. Musiq took a four-year break and changed his management to Solqi Management, as well as his record label from Def Soul to Atlantic Records. It included the singles "Forthenight" and "Whoknows". In 2003, Musiq released his third album, Soulstar, which went gold. The singles were "Halfcrazy" and "Dontchange", which were top tens. Musiq's second album, 2002's Juslisen, debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum it also debuted number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and all-genre Billboard 200 charts.
Musiq's second single "Love" spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Its lead single was "Just Friends (Sunny)". 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.