Subject: Tony! Toni! Tone!

• Raphael Saadiq at the Fillmore in March

  You can't bring up neo-soul without bringing up Raphael Saadiq. He's definitely earned a reputation as one of the best R&B/soul artists of our time, having produced classic tracks with Tony! Toni! Tone!, the Roots, Erykah Badu, and Joss Stone, to name a few. Saadiq's latest album, The Way I See It, takes out the "neo" and leaves nothing but classic soul. Catch Saadiq's funky basslines and throwback sounds when he plays the Fillmore Feb. 3. Tickets go on sale Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. --Oscar Pascu

  December 22, 2008

• D'Wayne Wiggins brings Van Hunt to Maxwell's

  EKAphotographyDynastic Thoughts: D'Wayne Wiggins Yesterday, I met with the prolific and talented D'Wayne Wiggins , who's probably best known as the guy in Tony Toni Tone not named Raphael Saadiq. Though he's a big fat rock star, D'Wayne has remained a humble, community-minded individual. He showed me his studio/office complex near Lake Merritt in the O, which he plans to turn into the Tony School of Music, a place to develop young talent--like his son's boy band Pop Lyfe. D'Wayne's other Potent

  March 27, 2009

• Saadiq Soul

  February 25, 2009

• Raphael Saadiq

  The Way I See It (Sony Columbia)

  October 1, 2008

• The Demise of Hyphy

  February 20, 2008

• Weapons of Mass Construction

  Oakland's Coup takes political rap to the next level

  April 12, 2006

• On the Down-Low

  Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.

  December 15, 2004

• SF Weekly Music Awards 2002

  A galaxy-spanning journey through space and sound!

  October 16, 2002

• Night + Day

  October 7, 1998

• Recordings

  January 29, 1997

• Samples

  September 4, 1996

• Raphael Saadiq Announces Oakland Show

  Retro Chic: Raphael Saadiq​ November 18th will be a homecoming of sorts for Oakland native Raphael Saadiq. Ray Ray, as he is known, is arguably the most prolific and talented male soul/R&B artist around today--equally seasoned at singing, playing several instruments, and producing. Saadiq has come a long way since the late 80s, when Tony Toni Tone defined the "Oaktown sound" along with Hammer, EnVogue, Digital Underground and Too $hort--his 2008 release The Way I See It earned three Gramm

  October 6, 2009

• Raphael Saadiq

  November 11, 2009

• What To Do? Wednesday's Pick: Raphael Saadiq

  ​Raphael Saadiq @ The FoxOakland native Raphael Saadiq first came to national prominence with his '80s R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! He found subsequent success as a Grammy-winning solo artist and producer of R&B hits, including D'Angelo's flesh-baring "(Untitled) How Does It Feel." Though he has always been considered an old soul in a fresh body with his unique, nimble vocal tone, Saadiq's most recent album, The Way I See It, draws a heavy influence from such Motown greats as the Temp

  November 18, 2009