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Raphael Saadiq (born Charlie Ray Wiggins in Oakland, California) has made an enviable name for himself as a recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, writer and producer. It all began with the band he co-founded, Tony Toni Tone', with whom he sang lead on the chart-topping hits "Feels Good," "It Never Rains In Southern California", "Anniversary" and "Let's Get Down," among others. His resume is also filled with hits that he's mined for others, including D' Angelo ("Lady" and "Untitled"), Angie Stone ("Brotha"), Total ("Kissing You") and the Grammy-winning Erykah Badu and Common duet "Love of My Life (An Ode To Hip Hop)" from the film Brown Sugar. Other artists in his astoundingly diverse cache include Earth Wind and Fire, Jill Scott, Nappy Roots, Marcus Miller, the Isley Brothers, TLC, Snoop Dogg, the Bee Gees, Kelis, Mos Def, Whitney Houston, A Tribe Called Quest and John Mellencamp. Saadiq has...