Background
Born Charles Ray Wiggins in Oakland, California Raphael Saadiq branched out from local performances and launched his professional music career as a bass player for Sheila E touring with Prince’s Lovesexy promotion in Japan at the age of seventeen. Saadiq went on to form the group Tony! Toni! Toné! with his cousin Timothy Christian Riley and brother Dwayne Wiggins which brought him experience both as lead vocalist and bass player. Saadiq was also an original member of the group Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson and Ali Shaheed Muhammed, before moving on to become a producer and session player, and finally transitioning into a solo artist with the album Instant Vintage.
Saadiq wrote "Skyy, Can You Feel Me" the night of American singer Aaliyah's death, which he recalled in an interview for Billboard, saying that "I was just feeling kind of 'angel-y' about her."
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