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Just Friends (Sunny)
"Just Friends (Sunny)" is the first single from Musiq Soulchild's debut album ''Aijuswanaseing''. It was released on August 29, 2000 as a 12" single. The song was written for and also included on the soundtrack to the 2000 film '' Nutty Professor II: The Klumps''. It debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on September 9, 2000, spent 37 weeks on the chart (its last being May 19, 2001), and peaked at #6. "Just Friends (Sunny)" entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on October 14, 2000, spending 19 weeks there, peaking at #31 and falling off on February 24, 2001. Prince recorded a version of "Just Friends (Sunny)" for his 2002 live album, '' One Nite Alone... Live!''. Drum & Bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ... artist Dave Owen sampled "Just Friends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musiq Soulchild
Taalib Hassan Johnson (born September 16, 1977), better known by the stage name Musiq Soulchild or simply Musiq (pronounced "music") is an American singer and songwriter whose style blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and Gospel music, gospel influences fused with Hip hop music, hip hop. Soulchild has released several successful studio albums that went platinum in the United States. He is regarded as one of the best R&B male singers of the 21st century. Early life Musiq was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in a strict Muslim household. During his teenage years he built a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MCs freestyling 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." He cites as his inspirations such icons as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway.[ Billboard: Musiq Soulchild] He dropped out of high school to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |