Music

“100 YRD DASH” ON BONNAROO DVD

Our friends at HeadCount and the NRDC Action Fund put together a Best of Bonnaroo compilation featuring “100 Yard Dash” to encourage action on climate change. You can download it FREE at www.musicforaction.org, where you can also email your elected officials on the issue. Get Best of Bonnaroo now.


PICS from the Oakland Show

PICS from the Oakland Show

Current TV Presents: Embedded. Mos Def in Japan


I Can See In Color

I Can See In Color

“I Can See In Color” by Mary J Blige (Raphael Saadiq Produced & Co-Wrote)

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
Blige, Saadiq Sing A ‘Precious’ Song
October 30, 2009 – RB Hip-Hop
By Ayala Ben-Yehuda, L.A.
Full article HERE. via Billboard.com
During the recording of an original song for the forthcoming film “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” director Lee Daniels “made me [...]


Peter Parker

THA BOOGIE AT IT AGAIN. NEW VIDEO: “PETER PARKER”
www.thaboogie.com
www.twitter.com/thaboogie

This group are truly emerging stars with their unique style, and creative originality.
EP on iTunes Now “Love Tha Boogie Vol 1 Steal This Sh*t”
Tha Boogie will be Performing LIVE:
*Whisky A Go Go. West Hollywood, CA November 4th
*Little Temple Los Angeles, CA November 19th
*Dakota Lounge Santa Monica, CA [...]


Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)

Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)

Hi fans,
Check out the iTunes exclusive live recording from my studio Blakeslee Recording Company.
Photo shot at the Ninth Ward in The Big Easy…aka New Orleans. In the photo, I’m sitting on a concrete foundation of what used to be someone’s home before Hurricane Katrina, such a powerful and moving experience, I wanted to share [...]


Sabzi x Saadiq Remixes

100 Yard Dash (Sabzi Remix 4) by raphaelsaadiq
100 Yard Dash (Sabzi Remix 3) by raphaelsaadiq


THA BOOGIE…buy this sh*t!

THA BOOGIE...buy this sh*t!

I suggest you go onto iTunes as soon as possible and grab a copy of Tha Boogie’s Debut EP “Love Tha Boogie Vol. 1 (Steal This Sh*t)”!!! The album is only $3.99 – special price for their break through release, as the title encourages (“Steal This Sh*t”), because we just want you to hear what [...]


Blue Scholars “Hi-808″

via MTVU.
Seattle hip hop duo Blue Scholars are back with a new video for “Hi-808″ off of the OOF! EP, their forthcoming ode to true Hawaii. After you’re finished grooving to the video download the track over at the Blue Scholars Blog.
Saadiq & Sabzi met up in Blue Scholar’s home town, Seattle when Raphael [...]


You NEED to Know About…

You NEED to Know About...

There’s been some mind bending retro super futuristic music mayhem magic happening at the Blakeslee Studios that I’ve been so excited to tell everyone about, which is an incredible new group called THA BOOGIE! You may have seen them open up for me on my Winter Tour, but get ready to start seeing these kids [...]


Bonnaroo this weekend

Bonnaroo this weekend

This weekend will be my first time performing at Bonnaroo, a weekend all about great live music! Thrilled to share the stage with so many great bands of all genres. Phish, Bruce Springsteen, David Byrne, Snoop, Public Enemy, NIN, Moe., Al Green, Beastie Boys, TV on The Radio, Hockey, MGMT, Chairlift, Passion Pit, Bon Iver, [...]


Myspace

I know Myspace is kinda old news, probably the same with facebook, twitter has taken over the world and whatever other new steez is out that I don’t even know about yet, but Check out the new myspace layout. www.myspace.com/raphaelsaadiq

art by: Upendo / photo by: Tone