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Luv was in the air and Musiq was on the stage this past Friday, as the World Famous Club Zen welcomed Neo-Soul Superstar Musiq Soulchild for a one night event.

We anticipated the Philly native would hit the stage around 1am, so we showed up at the club at half past 12, just as 2 stretch limousines pulled up and parked outside. I figured the Soulstar was chilling inside one of them and would just slip in the club as soon as it was show time so I prowled around outside hoping to get some paparazzi type pics of him as he ran in. So picture me ... just waiting idly by near the V.I.P. car park when all of a sudden I hear the music inside the club stop and after some indistinguishable talking I hear ... CLUB ZEN .... WELCOME ON STAGE ........ MUSIQ SOULCHILD!!! and the opening chords of the first single, "Buddy", on his latest album ('Luvanmusiq') sound out with the man of the night beginning his performance ... oh snap!!!

A quick dash 2 the V.I.P entrance, a quicker flash of my trusty TJJ press pass to the lovely ladies at the door (no time for chit chat 2nite) and the quickest ever security check had me inside about a minute later.

I wasted no time snapping up the action as I maneuvered my way through the crowd till I was just a few feet away from the Multiple Award Winning Singer. Then a familiar face struck me as I met up with other TJJ fam, Amiel, who was already in a groove. Enough about my adventures...

The stage was beautifully set out for Musiq and his two backup singers as he captivated the crowd with an enchanting performance of his numerous hit songs. Dressed in a sharply pin stripped blue outfit with his trademarked "Stunner Shades" he took us back through his previous albums with tracks like "Whoknows" and "Halfcrazy".

Then with the lights dimmed low, we saw the soulful side of Musiq as he rendered such big chunes as "Love", "Dontchange" and "Teachme". The final of which had goose bumps raising all around the club as he leant back and gave us an almost Opera style version of the tagline .... Teach me how 2 LOOOOOOOOVVVVVVE!!!! (see photo where he is rocked back and singing)

But you know he couldn't end the show like that and preety soon the Soulchild had us back in party swing with "Justfriends", "Forthenight" and an encore presentation of "Buddy". After much crowd interaction (including walking off stage cuz the upper deck was "2 kool 2 make noise" as he said), it was time for his performance to end, and he bode the warm Zen crowd goodbye.

Veteran DJ Tweez then took over and rocked the party 4 a while. We decided to walk upstairs and checkout the vybz in the Champagne and Moroccan Rooms and things were kool. Musiq was chillin' with his peeps in a sectioned off corner and a few lucky ladies got a chance to snap a pic with him ... of course we were happy to capture the memories, with Musiq even showing us some love and biggin' us up with a few photos.

All in all, it was a smooth night, with an excellent R&B performance. Whether you were there with that special someone or just there for the Musiq, it was a memorable night!

Young Simmo for the TJJ Massive!!!

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