Exposure to Motown and Stax by his blues singer father led him to the bass and served as inspiration for his future style. Like almost every black musician and/or producer of note in his peer group, Saadiq developed and honed his musical chops in the church. This set both groups apart, establishing them early on as serious soul acts, and making them forerunners of the neo soul sound to come in the late ‘90s. They – and a few years later Mint Condition – were standouts as live musicians in an R&B landscape turning to sample-based production.
TONY! TONI! TONÉ!ĭuring the birth and rise of New Jack Swing and then the subsequent evolution to Hip-Hop Soul, Tony! Toni! Toné! was one of the last of a dying R&B breed: the band. Let’s explore the iterations through which “Ray Ray” has blessed us over the years. Perhaps he transcends a simple R&B conversation as a self-identified Son of Soul (the difference between R&B and Soul is a topic for another day), but however you want to categorize him, he is not widely-enough acknowledged for how he’s kept us jamming, constantly, for three decades. But that’d be a misnomer, as he’s still had his hand in some of the most influential music for the current generation. Saadiq has become like a stealth superhero of soul for the last several years of his career, moving to the background as more writer/composer/musician, so the impulse for many might be to label him as an “old school” artist. Ironically, one name that seldom appeared in the convo belongs to one of the most consistent and prolific presences in soul and R&B music for the last 30 years: Raphael Saadiq. Whoa.While a consensus was never reached, the heated discussion illustrated how much the definitions and ideas of R&B and R&B stars varies between age groups.
Is Dave Chapelle on that ish? The pilot of his private jet had to ground the plane because Dave was cutting up. LisaRaye, Idris Elba, and Biz Markie all partied it up. Lisa Wu Hartwell was spotted as well but not pictured here.Īnd at one of last night's big after party at Harrah's: Ruben Studdard and his wife Monique were there.Īnd Steve and NeNe kicked. Niecy Nash broke out the interesting shoes. NeNe Leakes, Alesha Renee, and Steve Harvey chatted it up at the Convention Center.Īnd at the concerts last night at the Dome: She looked STUNNING and damn near gave a guy out the audience a heart attack when she brought him up on stage during one of her S&M style sexed up performances.Ĭharlie Wilson busted a move on stage last night.Īnd Monica looked fab performing as well.Īround the New Orleans Convention Center earlier yesterday and backstage last night: She put on an absolutely amazing show, and tons of fans and celebs packed the Superdome to watch. Janet Jackson and all her perfection shut down the Essence Fest stage last night.
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