I don’t like this. Musiq Soulchild is a SOUL artist. This is his attempt to go mainstream. I understand that soul music doesn’t pay like mainstream music, but c’mon…..

i just want to say that i may be first for the first time and i would be happy if i was,if not ah well anyway moving on

this isnt his style and it seems he was pressured into doing something everybody else is doing,still love musiq though

Not bad, but i love his other style of singing better….marrygoround, 143….etc..

it’s a nice song and i can see y he likes it, but that doesnt mean he should be singin it

As a Musiq fan I feel very weird about this. I actually heard this song on the radio a couple of times and had no idea it was him. The song is cool (song and vid reminds me of The Dream) and the atl influence is heavy. Just think I’m used to my soulchild. Guess at the end of the day you gotta do what you gotta do to feed your family.

Musiq cut this B.S. out fam…. This is an all time low!! N if the label is reading this then stop him from f%#kin up yall money. Dawg look in the mirror fam.

WOW. This actually makes me mad. His 1st and 2nd albums were and are still my shit, but this is not cutting it. I heard this song a minute ago and thought it was someone else.

Interesting…This song is fire. I saw the making earlier on Access Granted and first thought wow, he sold out. As much as some of his fans are going to be upset and even feel betrayed, Musiq is a true artist. This exemplifies his versatlity. He can do classic Neo Soul songs and then all of a sudden make a hot club banger.

This song will be all over the radios in a couple of weeks. I like the fact that it has elements of that down South music. They always make hot club bangers.

The song is about how he’s not confined to just one genre of music, listen to his radio and you’ll see (creative). The video is hot, he looks fly and I like the concept.

ANYWAY!! 4get the HATEERSZZ!!

Musiq keep doing your thing I’m glad you did a song a lil different than usual not being afraid to change your sound a little. I’m just happy you didn’t have T-pain or Lil wayne rapping up in there…you still kept it r&b even with the club beat in there. Pretty nice video.
Isn’t the girl in the video a choreographer?? and did videos with Beenie Man and Sean Paul “I’m still in love” video?

i’m sorry…i’m a die hard Musiq fan…just got through jammin’ “Merry Go-Round” on my iphone, and i log in, and see this…WOW…i’m disappointed in this single…the last album was DOPE…all his albums were DOPE…what the hell is this? i’m just not impressed AT ALL…they need to fire everyone who told him to put this out…this is one of those singles artists should keep in their personal collection…

b

I like Musiq but I can’t get with this!

This song is like a strip club……straight ass! Musiq “soldout”

Proof He got Fed Up with the indie neo soul lay back persona, ‘n was like Fcuk it, imma go Mainstream this tim3 around- gotta pay tha Billz.

Ciao,

~ SunriseSundown.Blogspot.com

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Musiq….you’re a funny dude, man.

And the mohawk to match, too? Aight son, I see you…..

I wonder if he’ll see about doing techno dance music next, since that’s what everybody else is on these days.

Honestly ain’t nothing wrong with this song and ya’ll know that he still stays within his element with his clothes and his writing in this song. There’s no cursing there’s no talk of strippers or drugs or any of that nature. It just has a hott ass beat. I know we aren’t use to him doing things like this but alot of the beat boxing that was in his first cd was him. He’s creative in a sense that he can what he wants and still make a hit.

I’m deeply concerned about his career now, where the hell is his management & who told him this shit was good? , this is so 2 years ago.

Whoa…….what was Musiq thinking????

I’m a HUGE fan but this corny mainstream pop shit is really WACK.

Stay in your lane Musiq, you were hitting it good before, don’t try to follow the norm.

I though I was the only one thinking this…

I don’t follow Musiq that much but I respect him as a great neo-soul artist, but this song and video (though I kinda like it) seems like he’s selling out!!! I kinda makes me uneasy about the song.

the song is garbage. definately not lead single worthy. what the hell are they thinking? i dont know why they picked this as a single but atlantic will see when it bombs. its terrible.

What I see is that the lyrics are not much different from any other song he would sing!
I think he should broaden his fanbase and with this song that’s what he’s doin.
A lot of people probably think he’s boring.
HOWEVER, I really don’t want a whole album of this!
I could see more of a mainstream R&B like Brandy’s “Afrodisiac” but not all this fad “ATL” ish.
You can sing over a hip-hop influenced beat without it sounding like some tired ass-shaking music. He’s done it before!!!

I’ve been a Musiq fan from day one and I can dig this. It’s not his absolute best but he won’t be able to please everyone anyway. If he came with a slow jam people would be like “oh, that again.” It’s like people don’t expect artists to be creative. But that’s why they’re artists. Because they’re creative!!. lol At least he tried something different and went in a direction that was halfway decent.

SELLOUT….SELLOUT…SELLOUT… SELLOUT….SELLOUT….SELLOUT…SELLOUT
SELLOUT!

this shit almost makes me not even want to listen to his old shit which I loved…dissappointing.

sidebar: Muthafuckaa im ill

They got Musiq shucking and jiving now??

This song is nice. It’s more my style, but Musiq was like the only neo soul artist I could get in to and he does this?? I have mixed feelings about this!

i like it. its different. i don’t think doing something different will detract from his roots

When I first heard this, I thought it was a joke!
Musiq has never really surpassed the high quality of work he gave us on Aijuswannasing.
I can’t lie, I’m really dissapointed with this single, I guess it’s his attempt to become more mainstream, but c’mon! It’s a load of trash imo.

Neo Soul is dead people!!!
he is just trying something different, hopefully Jill Scott and Eryah Badu get the memo cuz that monotonous philly sound is played out and ain’t sellin’ …

I applaud him for tryin something new and switching it up cuz i got all of his CD’s and they were starting to sound the same and have the same formula.

he did it, and doesn’t come off corny or forced…well done.

lets not forget this dude is still very much YOUNG, i can’t stess that enough….he is still YOUNG and the this is going to be his 5th CD he don’t wanna be singing all that slow, ho hum-incense burning and candles music…

maybe he’ll he lose some fans, but i am sure he will gain some….
he still wants to be relevant.

OH GOSH… THE ATL NUSIC GOT TO MUSIC SOUL CHILD. EVERY BODY IS FOLLOWING THIS PATTEREN…… BOO BOOO BOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!1

It’s like he said “I’m going to be like my man, WILL.I.AM but different” and ended up with this sellout vapid bs.

Is Musiq a rapper now? How I hate this! I was only feeling a few songs from his llast album b/c of the pseudothug element laced through it. This has just taken me over the top. I LOVE 143, Sunny, Infatueighties! Please do-over.

I knew after the success of “BUDDY” he was going to pander to the crazy ghetto folk who appreciated that fu*k buddy, friends with benefits trash he sang about. The song was a sellout song, in my opinion. I liked it but I definitely saw the direction was mainstream and I kinda knew this would happen. I heard it on the radio, though. And, it’s funny that he even looks like a sellout now…Had to comment twice!

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS LIKE INDIA ARIE DOING A BEYONCE SONG LMAO…. AWWH MUSIC THIS IS BAD REALLY BAD.. YOU JUST LOST A FAN.

Nah, B!

I LOVE IT. My gosh people. . . can yall appreciate some damn versitility? Everyone is switching it up nowadays. People get tire dof the same ole same ole. Rihanna turned rock, beyonce is now going international/dance, neyo turn retro/dance…So why cant musiq experiment. Im not even a musiq fan and im happy hes steppin out the box. If yall so called die hard fans are real fans then yall would support him no matter what.

thank you #8!

while this is different for him, i respect that he is putting out music that he loves. that’s what makes him a true artist. He appreciates all kinds of music (i’m sure) and he probably hopes his fans can do the same. i’m sure all of his songs on the album won’t sound like this and if they do, that’s cool, too. i can’t wait to go get this CD, i want to see what he felt like writing about this time around

and #34, thank you too!

if any of you are truly musiq soulchild fan you would know at least two songs on each of his 4 albums has a sound similiar to this one. For example Dontstop on Soulstar.

i love me some musiq soulchild “love” is my favorite song but i must say that the song is okay the beat is hot i can see my self in the club dancing to it he just trying to do something different i can respect that i will always rock with musiq he hasn’t lost me yet!

oh yeah the video is nice!!!

I LOVED all of Musiq’s other songs and cds…. but this just confirmed it for me–> On September 16th, I will definitely be getting the YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN…. Musiq? NO

I like this, don’t care for the video. I’m fine with Musiq mixing this style in with his classic soul type of songs. Please don’t stop singing songs like “Love”.

this is something new for Musiq, But you half to realize people grow and do and try different things, But one thing i can say his new style is CRACK AND THATS WHATS UP.

i love THis sonG and IM glaD he COmin baCK out and hE lookS greAt 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’M USE TO MUSIQ HAVING ALL THESE SLOW OLD SCHOOL-TYPE GROOVES BUT THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT. I LIKE IT THOUGH. SOMETHING YOU WOULDN’T EXCEPT FROM HIM. BUT PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE WON’T LIKE IT THOUGH.

I LOVE THIS SONG, DIDNT KNOW IT WAS MUSIQ AT FIRST. BUT I LIKE IT EVEN MORE NOW. I DO THINK HE ACCOMPLISHED A GOAL BY GET US TO TALK ABOUT IT AND THEN HIT US WITH WHAT REALLY WANT FROM HIM… THE SOULCHILD FROM PHILLY.

CAN I GET A CORNER?

This song is a sick dance/club track - but I loved Musiq for his own personal Soul/R&B style. Not to say that this song is shabby, it’s actually a HOT song. But I agree, not for SOULchild.

I will NEVER move to ATL. Why is it when everyone I know goes to visit or move, they come back sounding like their IQ decreased? LOL dead serious. This is a prime example! Musiq knows he’s better than that mainstream crap!

Also to #34, I respect versatility when its done RIGHT. This song is something different from Musiq and I respect him for that aspect BUT that aspect alone. Just because you do something different doesn’t make it right. That song is WACK. Seriously… I hate music front the south but even other songs I’ve loathed sounded better than that. Its straight up BS (even down to the lyrics) and why should I go against my standards and “appreciate” garbage instead of the effort. That’s why you should be telling ppl to appreciate: THE EFFORT. Also DO NOT insult my genre. Rihanna (sp?) is NOT rock. Cut the bullshit right there. If you actually listen to rock or ANY alternrock music… you would know NOT to say something so stupid.

I don’t know about this one. It’s gonna have to grow on me. This is not the classic Musiq Soulchild that I love! The song is almost kind of annoying, it sounds nothing like him cuz he’s barely singing on it! Its almost like hes talking. Musiq is known for that classic soul and saving R&B. Buddy was my shit as well as For tha night, Half-crazy, Love…..i could go on & on….like I said, this is gonna have to grow on me. I felt the same way about Usher’s In the Club..it had to grow on me & it did, but it still is not classic Usher to me, same with this.

I know Musiq is trying to express himself musically and not be “pigeon-holed” into one style, I get it. But point blank, this was not done well at all!

The beat is so 2006, I would almost call it “lame.” Even if he wanted to venture into the “dirty south” sound, he could have and should have done it WAY better than this.

I mean if he wanted to switch it up he would have faired much better going the ecelectic/electronic/pop/soul route. At least be creative.

The sad thing is he was one of the FEW SOUL artists left, this does nothing for him.

Again, I get it Musiq, but its poorly done.

I agree with the other posters about this ATL crunk style whatever was more popular in 2006 and is dated now. It reminds me when Monica ventured into the ATL style for “Everytime the beat drops”,it didnt work for her and it sure does not work for neo-soul star like Musiq

SHUT UP #34…. LMAO!!!!!! YOUR FUNNY.

Although I love Musiq, and hate this song, I understand why he made it. We can scream all day that he sold out, but when even his fans are not supporting him to where he can put out what makes him MUSIQ, you have to expect what comes with that.

A man can only sing so many melodic, deep songs that aren’t paying the bills…. but you grooving to them stolen from the internet before he has to put out a banger that the D.J.’s are going to be forced to buy the wax and cd versions of for the club.

If you don’t support, you force people to go into survival mode. Sometimes that mode is not even remotely what you begin with.

So why complain. How often do you go to the club and see people slowdancing like back in the day before Luke came out with “drop them drawls”????

You know dadgum well more people are supporting garbage these days… why be surprised when someone like Musiq jumps on the Garbage Truck.

no musiq soulchild nooooooo! I do not approve of this. this is not a good look for you. Hopefully you will be singing on the rest of the album.

I heard this song on the radio yesterday, this is not his style at all.

I wouldn’t be as strong to call him a sell out…but like most entertainers sometimes you have to step outside your boundaries and do something that you’ve never done before. It’s nice to see that a brutha isn’t one sided. Sure sorry for those that are stuck in the past and/or old ways. Cause life is about growth and change! I’m changing and growing with this brutha….I like him regardless….I’ve heard and seen worst…but folks still be jumpin up/down to it…so two thumbs up for you MUSIQ! Keep showing them what musiq and life are really about…..

I like it….angel i don’t know what you talkin bout…yea its a lil different…but hey.

GARBAGE! Whoomp! Whoomp!

Me no like! This song is atrocious! Musiq, hun, please don’t try to “crossover” because this sound is so not you.

KELLZ #47. First thing first. Of course we know rihanna is not totally rock, dnt be an ass. What I was tryna imply is that she has a slight rock influence in her music. (shut up and drive/umbrella/breaking dishes) they are not ur typical RnB songs, thats what I meant. As for Musiq, im not saying everybody should love the song, because of course everyone is not going to love the song. But damn….as die hard fans as some of yall claim, yall should atleast give the dude probs for experimenting with his music. No I do not want anybody to lower their standards of music, it ain tthat serious. Anyway, my opinion is my opinion, Kudos to Musiq, Fuck the so call fans who hating because he dont want to sing that slow soul bullshit sounding alike on every album. I cant even name 3 songs from musiq because all sounds the damn same, so kudos for doing something different.

It’s very different for musiq but there is nothing wrong with having different styles and doing different things. I belived it makes you a stronger artist !!!! I liked the song and know that musiq will stay true to his music.

Artist shouldn’t have to stay in a particular box they should have the oppurtunity to express there talent in many ways.

this is what happens when you move to ATL

i aint mad though; getch ya money playa.

holyy crap. i heard this on the radio but i had NO CLUE it was him. i never thought id hear musiq soulchild singin a song like this. i like it and everything but its just weird, ya know?

What needs to be understood is that this is MUSIQ SOULCHILD obviously wanted to play with his sound for a minute - not the label, he must want to express his versatility and try something a little different. Stop thinking that labels just tell artists what to do all the time, because it doesnt work like. The Musiq that everyone knows is definitely still here!!! He just wanted to try something different and if you were a real fan you would stop hatin and turn up your Radio. Geesh ppl, lets support one another as opposed to being angry and hateful. Make sure yall get the album coming this fall!

This song is wack. I don’t know what this is going to do for his career. I am so disappointed. Its good that’s he’s trying new things but he could have did an up-beat neo-soul song with more meaning and depth. Its just lame…..I won’t be buying his cd..

I LOVE THE VIDEO!!!! I LIKE THAT FACT THAT HE IS EXPANDING HIS MUSICAL HORIZONS TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE…NO ONE CAN PUT HIM OR HIS MUSICAL STYLE IN A BOX!!! AS AN ARTIST YOU HAVE TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS. I WELCOME THE CHANGE!!! CAN’T WAIT FOR THE CD TO DROP!!

WHATEVER I LIKE I PUT IT ON MY RADIO!!!!
http://myspace.com/musiqssoulcafe

I dont like this type of music in the first place. lol. I dont get with “crunk” music, so typically, no i dont like it. Whether it’s Musiq or not. Musiq is, however, a Philly artist. Philly artists are generally recognized within their own people, however, still not looked as mean real artists.

Musiq’s trying to get a wider fanbase, and I respect him for that. Musiq, sweetheart, lets see what the rest of this new album sounds like. This song, regardless of WHO sings it/does it… is garbage. Love ya always tho, baby! Keep reppin philly.

Love it. Hot Song!

MUSIQ IS BAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love his music (but i didn’t like his last cd) and seeing him switch it up alil bit and show another side of himself makes me even more of a fan. I love hearing this song when it rocks on my ra-di-o!!!!!!!

Plus he looking kinda cute in his video. I never really looked at him like that, but I’m feeling his new swagger (although he’s still too short for me) .

For those who don’t like his new sound just look at it like this: The person u are at work, in church, around ur parents, and with ur friends are slightly different. Musiq is a multi dimensional person like all of us and he just doin what he feel right now in his environment- the music industry. I mean I still hear the soulchild in him. He always had some hip hop influence/ beats in his songs so i don’t think he went to the left at all. I rather him do alil bit of this than a whole lot of retro/electronica music that everyone else is hopping on right now. Just my opinion… Welcome back Musiq-ur cd betta sound better than ur last joint FOR REAL

@ALL

Has anyone considered the title of the album as to the reason why he made this song? It took me a while to understand where he is going, but it makes sense. “On my radio” - he listens to different things, this is one style he likes, right? And I think there will be a “pop’ish, techno-like” song on there as well - sh*t why not, he may listen to Rhianna on the radio, right? He has paid his Neo-Soul dues LOL

To Musiq fans, I think that this album may be some of what the fans want mixed with some of what his personal tastes are, thats all. Also, being that his production team is self contained, I’m pretty sure they have wanted to do something different as well.

As for the song… It has a love hate thing going on I’m still torn/confused - but it is gaining some love from an audience he didn’t have, which is exactly what he wanted IMO

Sellout

I love it!!!
Change is Constant so for all the haters get over it!

Why is someone considered a hater when you don’t agree with a person’s thoughts or opinions? Because they are simple minded and are sheep so you should follow the trend and like whatever they like just to get along. I’m no sheep

THIS……IS…..POOR!!

Its not “expanding his horizons” or “different” , in fact its the same as everything that was on the radio around this time last 1-2 years.

2nd rate usher-ish siunding shizzle!

he kinda lost me at buddy anyway

This is just TERRIBLE!!! Musiq, what are you doing? First Raheem starts going into the R.Kelly sound now Musiq is dang near leanin n’ rockin in his videos. All he needed was Dj Khaled screaming all over the song! I’m sorry but I cant get with this. I understand times are hard and music isnt selling like it use to yada yada yada but come on now. The beat was generic and stale, the concept was…meh, and he’s mumbling over the song instead of using his beautiful God given voice. Might as well have thrown in the vocoder(sp?). And all you people talking about how he’s expanding and growing as an artist and trying something new….NO thats bs. How are you growing and expanding as an artist when you’re doing the same “Dream/T-pain/Chris Brown ‘nem” watered down lame ass sound thats been saturating the radio for I dont know how long. There is nothing “new” about this sound. Growing as an artist means thinking OUTSIDE the box and doing something DIFFERENT (meaning something thats not been done over millions of times) not relying on the same old formula so you can appeal to 13 year old kids. Dang, cant the grown folks have our music too lol? AND FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME, ALL MUSIC DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND THE CLUB!!! GOODNESS!!! Musiq, whatever floats your boat brother…I guess. Now go sell your ringtones.

PS: this is a prime example of why you you HAVE to support good artists when they’re making good music.

@74 & CLEEN

I agree, its not growth, and it is definately not different, you are totally correct there -
and, music does not evolve around the club, I wholeheartedly agree, but…

I personally look at this song as satire, as a slap in the face like “watch me do this bullsh*t, then all of a sudden everyone knows who I am, but when I was making real music they overlooked me calling me a corny artist” - that is a statement in itself.

Plus, Musiq goes to clubs like all of us, and like most musican’s, wants to rock out to his own sh*t, without having to perform it.

Was this the way to go? Don’t know, i’m still on the fence about it, but his album will be about what he likes, not what we like him to do. Only time will tell if it was the right thing to do

I love Musiq Soulchild and I love his video.

I likey I really likey, It is true majority of the time pple think our culture of pple are confined to one genre of music and he’s just stating the obvious….NOW YA’LL NOW WHEN YA’LL GET IN THE CAR IF THE SONG “I’VE GOT A POCKET FULL OF SUNSHINE” COMES ON ya’ll crank it up just like old dude on white chicks when they were in the car and that was actually everybody’s song…… come to think of it lmao

Who wants to do Neo Soul forever! A true artist like to venture out and see what other vibes they can do. This just shows his versitility. I’m pretty sure he got some soul tracks to…but he’s doin something different..

I jsut heard this on the radio tonight, and I actually goes pretty hard on the radio!

I agree with you Angel. I interviewed him a few weeks ago when he was here and asked him about this song. His answer was, in not so many words, that he creates whatever he wants to create, and if anybody doesn’t like it, then there is nothing he can do to change their minds.

i think this is a great song musiq soulchild said in the making of his vid that he was trying to sho that he was virsital and that soul music wasnt his only passion

I know he’s tryna branch out and try new things bur this just seems fake. From the chicks to the description of what he’s wearing. Musiq is too talented for this and he’s not a sex symbol. Idk. It just seems like he watched a whole bunch of R and B videos and swagga jocked but he looks worst.

@ 81 I totally agree. This doesn’t seem natural at all which is what really makes it bad. I know he wants to “diversify” and all but he has a much better ear for the soul music he was originally doing IMO.

what the hell is this? now hes like every other shallow artist….

I like the song…As far as the song for him and the video….I don’t know…I guess i can respect the fact that he’s trying to do something different. But, the reason he gave on Access Granted for doing something different bc this “is really him”, i thought was pure bc…I’m a fan…Always have been…Purchased his last cd…Glad to see i’m not the only one that is completly sold on this…Everything (it seems) is going the ATL down south route…

Ya’ll keep describing the beat as a “hot ass beat”. That’s because it’s hot to you. Not to everybody. There is a way to be versitile and not go and a completely different direction.

#37

Those songs sound nowhere near simular to this one.

Every souljah boy song has this same beat. That says alot. Not all club bangers are ATL inspired and sound like this. Not everyone in the club goes crazy when beats like this come on. So there is a difference between growing your style of music and just doing what works right now. At the end of the day he did manage to get ya’ll attention. The people who are saying they love this also say they don’t usually listen to musiq. Duh!
It depends on where you from.

I don’t like it at all. Musiq was real artist that protrayed his feeling through song. And with this it seems like he’s trying to fit in with other artist with a hit beat and nice rhymes. It seem like he’s being more fake than anything because when you come out as an artist you suppose have your music the way you want it and as time goes on you suppose to expert that sound of music for your audience not change the whole way of style. Like I still like Musiq but music but this is not him.

It’s sad to see how everyone is like…”oh im a huge fan of him”, but hes a sellout!! are you serious!! its called being diverse, stepping outside the box! im pretty sure with this song, he has gained more artist than he had before, which means more money. and this is only the first single! ya’ll branding him before the album out. i am a huge fan of musiq. so when i first heard this song, being from tx..i was like yeah that whats up, because of the south beat. alot of people from texas don’t listen to him. but now he got a club banger, more people will probably be interested to see what h e is about…and i bet the rest of the album will be the musiq we are used to!!

and for you people sayin that we need to evolve from the club..ehh if you listen to what he is saying..hes talking about the same thing he always does. hes not talking about pop tags, 2steping, hoes, the typical down south music cliche..it just has a club beat!

Musiq Loveher all the way!!!

I want that girl in the video

I want the girl in that video