In 2013, he released his first promotional mixtape called Raphael Saadiq Presents Adrian Marcel 7 Days of Weak.He performed in the 4th results show of Dancing with the Stars (season 13) in 2011.In that same year, he also released his first solo album Instant Vintage which earned him 3 Grammy Award nominations which were on top of his another 2 Grammy Award nominations for his writing work on Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop).

Among the artists signed under this label were Joi and Truth Hurts.

In 2002, he founded his own record label, Pookie Entertainment.

Around the same time, he also produced and performed on Otis & Shug’s debut album We Can Do Whatever. It was featured on the Higher Learning Soundtrack, peaked at no.

In 1995, his solo track Ask of You came into view and turned out to be his biggest hit to date.Changing his surname caused many to speculate that he had converted to Islam but the truth was that he is not a Muslim and just opted using “Saadiq” to distinguish himself and avoid confusion with his brother Dwayne Wiggins. In the mid-1990s, he changed his last name to Saadiq which translates to “man of his word” in Arabie.The group was a major success all throughout the late 1980s and 1990s but it disbanded in 1997 shortly after the release on their album House of Music in 1996. During his early years with the band, he used the name Raphael Wiggins alongside his brother Dwayne Wiggins and cousin Timothy Christian. Saadiq landed a professional career in the music industry after he became the lead vocalist and bassist of rhythm and blues and dance trio Tony! Toni! Toné!.At the age of 12, Saadiq joined a group called “The Gospel Humminbirds”. He started singing at the age of 9 in a local gospel group.He started playing the bass guitar at the age of 6.Amidst all the sorrows and tragedies he went through following the deaths of his siblings while he was young, he stated that he never wishes for his music to be mirrored of his bad experiences.He is the second-youngest of 14 siblings.Raphael Saadiq as seen in October 2008 (Dom Brady / Wikimedia / CC-BY-2.0) Raphael Saadiq Facts

In 2012, he signed a deal with Toyota for a TV commercial for the Toyota Prius. Dark Brown Raphael Saadiq as seen in July 2009 (Patrik Hamberg / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0) Sexual Orientation

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