Raphael Saadiq
D'Angelo at Work on New Album, First Since 2014
PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2024
This December will mark a decade since D'Angelo delivered third album 'Black Messiah,' and the artist is reportedly hard at work on a...
Every Song on Beyoncé's 'COWBOY CARTER' Is Inspired by a Western Film
PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2024
Happy Bey Day to all who celebrate! Beyoncé released her country-leaning album 'COWBOY CARTER' today, and she has revealed that every song...
Exclaim!'s 10 Best Soul, Funk and World Albums of 2019
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2019
Soul, funk and world music, by its very definition, covers a lot of ground — and 2019 is no exception. Artists like Lizzo and Anderson .Paa...
Raphael Saadiq: "I Didn't Think I'd Ever Make" His New Album About Drug Addiction, 'Jimmy Lee'
PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2019
On his new album, Jimmy Lee, Raphael Saadiq breaks away from his usual feel-good love songs to assume the role of the titular protagonist,...
Raphael Saadiq Returns with First New Album in Eight Years
PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2019
Eight years removed from releasing his Stone Rollin' album, Raphael Saadiq has returned with a new solo album. Titled Jimmy Lee, Saadiq's...
Marvel's 'Luke Cage' Series to Feature Charles Bradley, Faith Evans, Raphael Saadiq
PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2016
In addition to exploring the back story of a character introduced in the first season of Jessica Jones, Netflix's Luke Cage superhero serie...
Raphael Saadiq
"Gonna Miss U"
PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2014
The death of Bobby Womack on Friday (June 27) hit music fans hard, with the web currently surging with condolences and tributes to the late...
Raphael Saadiq is Stone Rollin'
PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2011
You can't talk to Raphael Saadiq. What do you say? The Bay Area-born renaissance soul man has only been making music for decades, reinventi...