Raphael Saadiq
b. Charlie Ray Wiggins, 14 May 1966, Oakland, California, USA. This multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer first came to prominence as a part of soul trio Tony! Toni! Ton!. Enjoying a string of US R&B hits in the late 80s and early 90s, the trio were a notable influence on the neo-soul scene that emerged at the end of the 90s. After Tony! Toni! Ton! split-up, Saadiq worked with DJ Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) and Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) in the urban supergroup Lucy Pearl. The trio released a solitary album in 2000 before Saadiq sundered relations with his collaborators in less than amicable circumstances. His long overdue solo album, Instant Vintage, was released in June 2002. Issued through Universal Records on Saadiq's own Pookie Entertainment imprint, the album debuted in the US Top 30. Describing the album's sound as "gospeldelic", Saadiq's mastery of old school R&B, soul, hip-hop, funk and gospel shone through on tracks such as "Uptown", "Doing What I Can" and "Be Here". The latter two tracks featured prominent neo-soul artists Angie Stone and D'Angelo respectively. Saadiq is also a prominent producer, working with D'Angelo, Snoop Doggy Dog, the Isley Brothers, and the Bee Gees among others.
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Albums
- (2002) Instant Vintage
Top Tracks
- Be Here
- Still Ray
- Skyy, Can You Feel Me
- Excuse Me
- You're The One That I Like
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- D'Angelo
- Disciple/Gabriel Saint
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- Crizmatik, Big Jake, R.O.D., 2 Face
- Crizmatik, Big Jake, R.O.D., Loaded Boy
- Crizmatik, Dajum
- Crizmatik, R.O.D. feat Devon Journee
- Daniel Scott Burke "DSB"
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- Disciple/C.Gasho
- Disciple/Hurston
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- DSB
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- Eric IQ & the Prophets Empire
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Comments
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Kpunky89 on 2007-10-13 13:17:00.030:
Look it up on You Tube. And the song was "Dance Tonight" by Lucy Pearl or "Ask of You" from Higher Learning. -
VALlewellyn on 2007-09-25 11:56:34.967:
I love that song! And there was another one in a movie about a college or something....great song! -
martai on 2007-04-14 01:23:00.130:
Where is the song Raphael Saadiq made on the Boyz N Da Hood Motion picture soundtrack "Just Me and You"