![]() ![]() He didn't get around to making his first solo album, Instant Vintage (2002), until after hits with D'Angelo ("Lady," "Untitled"), Lucy Pearl ("Dance Tonight"), and Bilal ("Soul Sista"). As the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated Tony! Toni! Toné! wound down in the mid-'90s, Saadiq eased into a second life as an all-purpose collaborator. In retrospect, that number one R&B/hip-hop hit - with its modern sound and clever incorporation of the melody from the spiritual "Wade in the Water" - seems like a statement of intent that has guided the stylish retro-contemporary singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer throughout a discography of tremendous depth. Raphael Saadiq has continuously rejuvenated and reshaped aspects of traditional Black music since his breakthrough with Tony! Toni! Toné!'s "Little Walter" (1988).
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