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Article: Musiq Soulchild: 'Luvanmusiq' stays true to 'soul music'.(IN THE SPOTLIGHT)(Brief article)

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April 30, 2007
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Musiq Soulchild needs no introduction. Though he has been out of the spotlight for over three years, his fans didn't skip a beat in supporting his recently released album Luvanmusiq that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and features the hit single B.U.D.D.Y., a "Heartbeat" throwback.

"I'm doing my best to maintain the traditions of soul music," explains Musiq, who is known for creating the most compelling soul of the new millennium. "Hopefully helping to inspire the idea that there's more to music than just neo-soul and R&B music by injecting and infusing other genres such as hip-hop music ... it just has a lot of feels."

The Philly native and ...

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