If the preceding “Teachme” presented his conflict with affection, the upbeat track is the answer that leaves listeners celebrating as well. There’s no room for questions on the groovy “Betterman,” produced by Raphael Saadiq, which finds Musiq ready to give his all to the woman who turns his outlook on love around. Soulchild puts a grown and sexy spin on “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” for the duly-titled “Lullaby.” The alluring number is Luvanmusiq’s softest tune offered by a sensitive Soulchild, who promises to put his significant other’s “mind at ease” with coaxes like, “I can make your body (twinkle, twinkle) / And make your eyes glisten like (little stars).”
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With assurance, he sings, “Today I’ve made up my mind / I’m gonna take this chance, bet my life on this / Cause this precious love I’ve found in you / My yesterdays are gone and tomorrow’s never promised to no one / I finally decided girl that my today is you.” While a few ballads on the album could crack a list of wedding song contenders, “Today” is the most obvious choice for the occasion. “Today” finds Musiq opting to trade in the single life for the straight and narrow path of commitment. With verses like “All we had were letters till we formed the words / Started from the lyrics till we found the verses that can bridge us through,” Soulchild effortlessly binds love and music together through simile and metaphor, making the closing track his finest example of poetry on the album. It’s hard not to be won over by the 70s-influenced “Greatestlove,” which pulls off the album’s turbulence-free landing. Turn this bop all the way up for optimum value. Landing in the center of Luvanmusiq, the Warryn Campbell production is the boost we didn’t know we needed ahead of the apex that is the album’s second half. With braggadocios lyrics like, “I can be anything that you want / I could thug it or love it / So what’s it gonna be? / Bet I could make you happy,” Musiq jolts past his trademark sound, making way for the pleasant surprise. Over drinks, the two strangers discuss everything from pets to politics before the fully enchanted singer concludes he doesn’t want to take things slow if his newfound interest permits.įollowing a string of ballads, the funk-driven “Makeyouhappy” keeps monotony at bay, though it might seem misplaced at first listen. Co-written by Ne-Yo, the sonic nod to Stevie Wonder’s “Overjoyed” pulls the listener into the middle of Musiq Soulchild’s casual one-on-one with a woman from the west side of his hometown. Philadelphia” sounds like it was pulled directly from Aijuswanaseing. Tapping into the fine art of storytelling, “Ms. Often outdone by its gratifying instrumental, however, the eighth track evades a happy medium with its message. “Ridiculous” is impossible to miss with blaring horns looming over a smitten Soulchild, who pelts out “Just being with’chu is the truth / Without you, I’m a liar” on the anthem, which coronates the woman most on his mind.
Save for an electrifying guitar break and a luminous vocal performance, “Takeyouthere” pales in comparison to the ballads that follow on this list. Soulchild tests the boundaries of “the wait” with his significant other on “Takeyouthere,” attesting that intimacy doesn’t have to be one-note, but with lines like, “We all have our days and our sleepless nights when we wanna get some,” the lyrics aren’t nearly as dynamic as its artist. The most somber track on Luvanmusiq leaves much to be desired on the lyrical front and unravels like a misfit when trailing the feel-good “Betterman,” but its beauty is far from absent when taken in isolation. “Right now I just wanna be staring into your eyes / Right now I’m so lost but when I find you I’ll be found,” he croons over the piano.
In an ode to his future soulmate, Musiq Soulchild details his fear of settling for someone other than the love of his life, whom he has yet to put a face or name to. With a definitive ranking of its lowest to highest points, we commemorate Luvanmusiq on its 10th anniversary. Now with this new album,, like I’m going off to college.” “I look at my previous three albums as grade school, middle school and high school. The industry’s changed and so have I – personally, mentally, psychologically,” he said of his return. Audio Push And Musiq Soulchild Send “Praise You” Out To The Ladies
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