And at the same time, I knew that no matter how hard I worked on this mix, there would be no way that it would hold a candle to Raphael’s work, his importance, his impact or legacy. I was extremely honored to having been asked to undertake this endeavor. They asked me to put together a mix CD that was to be released in conjunction with the release of his “The Way I See It” album. In 2008, when I was living in Brooklyn, I was approached by some members of his team and my homie from Columbia Records. We were in Philly – of course Raphael’s soulful output resonated with us. Those songs became anthems at The Remedy, my Monday night weekly party with Rich Medina. When he continued with his solo career with 2002’s Instant Vintage, it solidified him as one of the GOATs in my mind. I was fan since Tony! Toni! Tony!, and when he branched out to form Lucy Pearl alongside A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad and his fellow Oakland native Dawn Robinson of En Vogue it was the “supergroup” that my mind had always wished for. I’ve been a huge fan of Raphael since as long as I can remember.
And full stop – if you haven’t checked out VBS yet, it’s some of the smartest, wittiest, and most pertinent writing on the internet at the moment. I was reminded about this mix this afternoon when I logged on to Facebook and saw this great post about how Raphael Saadiq is the most “under appreciated R&B artist of all time”, as stated by Panama Jackson for the very excellent site Very Smart Brothas. Thursday, AugGenius – The Sound Of Raphael Saadiq
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