It’s become one of my favorites from the Roots, and Musiq gets a lot of credit for that. But I’ve always loved the song he had with Carlos Santana “Nothing At All.” That song really brought another element out of Musiq, and the lyrics are so real, especially if you’ve ever been through a breakup.Īnd I’ll hit a 180 and go with the Root’s freak anthem “Break You Off.” Musiq’s songs are known for romance and subtlety so hearing him sing “COMIN’ TO BREAK YOU OFF YEAHHHHHHH” seems like a stretch. Which one was his best?Īnother one with plenty of good choices. But yeah, it’s a great love story – the kind of stories that need a comeback in mainstream R&B.
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Every time you turned on the TV Wrinkled Musiq and his lady were staring at each other. Man BET was obsessed with this video circa 2002. I’m going to have to go with “Dontchange.” Just the heartwarming love story that portrays growing old with someone. Musiq has trouble riding the beat so it comes off mad awkward, like he’s walking around wearing two left shoes. Now “Radio,” yeah, this one doesn’t work at ALL.
I almost went with “Anything” from MusiqIntheMagiq, but that one is not a bad song per se, it just doesn’t feel like a Musiq track. Although it’s grown on me in recent years, you can tell the label was trying to force something with this one. Unfortunately, “Radio” is the only correct choice. “Love” is the definitive Musiq Soulchild song, his first top 5 R&B single and always will be tied to his rise to success. “Halfcrazy” is definitely dope but I’ll go with “Love.” Yeah I know I just said that I quickly grew tired of this song (blame radio) but that doesn’t mean it’s not great. Definitely not your traditional love story. Going to go with “Halfcrazy.” I just remember hearing that song and remembering it sounding like nothing else at the time, and then hearing the lyrics which also told a story you don’t often hear in songs. This is probably the toughest question on this list. 3 that finally convinced me to check out Musiq’s debut – a decision I’ll never regret. I liked “Love” more but radio quickly ran it into the ground and I soured on it. I remember my friends being obsessed with “Just Friends (Sunny)” during my last semester of college (yeah, I’m that old). But “Girl Next Door” was the one that really made me feel he was going to take this neo-soul genre and evolve it to a whole nother place fused with hip hop and traditional R&B.
What’s the first song that made you a Musiq fan?īelieve it or not I wasn’t a huge fan of his first two singles “Just Friends (Sunny)” or “Love” in the moment. I do agree with you, though, even Musiq’s “bad” stuff is typically better than his peers, and that goes for OnMyRadio – there are plenty of good songs here, it’s just not as consistent as his better offerings. You trying to run for office, playa? Well, couldn’t be worse that who we’ve already got.