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• • • • • • • • • • Erika Jerry Website Raphael Saadiq (; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for 'old school' R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group He has also produced songs for such artists as,,,,,,,,. He and were occasional members of, a music production collective, composed of members and of, and of the Detroit-based group. He is also a co-founder of, which developed. Saadiq's critically acclaimed album,, released on September 16, 2008, featuring artists Stevie Wonder, Joss Stone, and Jay-Z, received three Grammy Award nominations and was voted Best Album on iTunes of 2008. His fourth studio album,, was released on March 25, 2011. For the album, Saadiq worked with steel guitarist; former keyboardist; Swedish-Japanese indie rock singer (of fame); funk artist (on the bonus cut 'Perfect Storm') and soul newcomer Taura 'Aura Jackson' Stinson.

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Music critic has called Saadiq the 'preeminent R&B artist of the '90s'. See also: In 1999, Saadiq's next big project became the R&B supergroup.

He recorded the self-titled album with () and (). The group only lasted for one album.

Also in 1999, he collaborated with rapper on the single ', from the animated television series. It samples ' 1973 song ' and charted at number 21 on the US.

His 2000 song collaboration ' won a; it was also nominated for. The song was ranked #4 on 's 'End of Year Critics & Readers Poll' of the. D'Angelo's album won a at the. In 2002, Saadiq founded his own record label, Pookie Entertainment. Among the artists on the label are. In 2002, he released his first solo album, which earned him five nominations. He released a two-disc live album All the Hits at the House of Blues in 2003, and his second studio album in 2004, both on Pookie Entertainment.

2004–2010: Expanded output and second string of albums [ ]. Saadiq in 2009 In 2004, Saadiq produced a remix of the song 'Crooked Nigga Too' by which is featured on the album. Other artists he has collaborated with include,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, from,,,,,,, Young Bellz,,,,,, —,,,,,, as well as many others. In 2007, Saadiq produced, the third album of British soul singer.

According to J. Gabriel Boylan of, 'he's produced artists including Macy Gray, the Roots, D'Angelo, John Legend, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, and more. With all of them he's pushed a classic aesthetic, heavy on organic sounds and light on studio magic, deeply indebted to the past and distrustful of easy formulas.' Saadiq's third solo album,, released on Columbia Records on September 16, 2008, available in a collector's edition box set of 7' 45 rpm singles as well as on traditional CD, was critically well-received, made several critics' 2008 best albums lists, and garnered three Grammy nominations including Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocals (for 'Never Give You Up', featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton); Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (for ') and Best R&B Album for The Way I See It. Music from The Way I See It was featured in the following motion pictures:,,,, In Fighting (Rogue),. Saadiq performing at the 2009, promoting. Cooking master boy episode 1.

Touring with a nine piece band, Saadiq hit the 2009 summer music festival circuit with performances at,,,,,,, Summer Spirit Festival, and, Music Festival. Saadiq has been touring Europe extensively, and held a five-night residency at the House of Blues in Tokyo, Japan, in June 2009. In 2008, Saadiq formed a new label called Velma Records, a place where he promises 'people can express themselves like I did with. Where they can dream something up and just go with it'. He produced songs for 's forthcoming second album, released August 2009.

In 2009, Saadiq produced 'Please Stay' and 'Love Never Changes' for 's August 2009 release '. Saadiq also was the executive producer for an emerging group called Tha Boogie.

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Tha Boogie's first EP was released on iTunes and is titled Love Tha Boogie, Vol. 1 (Steal This Sh*t). In 2009, Saadiq announced his video game development company called IllFonic.

The first video game in development by IllFonic is titled, with an expected release late in 2010. In 2009, Saadiq teamed up Bentley Kyle Evans, Jeff Franklin, Martin Lawrence, and Trenten Gumbs to create a new sitcom called Love That Girl! Raphael is an executive producer and composer for Love That Girl!

The show airs on TV One and debuted on January 19, 2010. That same year, Saadiq performed hit 'It's A Shame' in a legendary commercial and sang as part of the chorus in the of ' for Haiti. 2011–present: Stone Rollin' [ ]. Saadiq performing at in 2011, promoting. In 2011, Saadiq was the guitarist/bandleader for the group backing for Jagger's tribute performance of the R&B classic, ' at the in Los Angeles and on CBS. The band that accompanied the performance was Saadiq's touring band called Stone Rollin. In 2011 he and his band performed as the ESPY's house band for the night, where he performed his latest compositions.

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