In 2019, the song was sampled by American rapper Wale featuring American R&B singer Jeremih in the song " On Chill" from the album Wow. In 2005, R&B singer Mashonda covered the song for her debut album January Joy. In 2000, the song was sampled by Lucy Pearl in the song "Lucy Pearl's Ways" from their self-titled album. It was Saadiq's biggest solo hit, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the U.S. " Ask of You" is a song by American singer Raphael Saadiq, released as a single from the Higher Learning soundtrack. Stream songs including 'Higher', 'Something to Think About' and more. Takao El, Hachidai Nakamura, Clemon Timothy Riley, Raphael Saadiq Listen to Higher Learning (Music from the Motion Picture) by Various Artists on Apple Music. This set grooves from start to finish with the honest, sensual, slippery funk that is nu soul's hope for the future.1995 single by Raphael Saadiq "Ask of You"įrom the album Higher Learning soundtrack Devin the Dude guests on "Just a Man" and Joi on "Copy Cat" and "Missing You," DJ Quick slips in for "Let's Get Down" (and Tony! Toni! Toné! is an added treat), Ledisi and Goapele are featured on "Different Times," and on the encore D'Angelo brings his tough, trouble man street soul to "Be Here." The happening thing about the guest performances is they actually add significantly to the show aspect of this as it plays on your CD player. This isn't merely nostalgia, but displays the evolutionary process from the possibilities suggested by new jack swing as they evolved in Saadiq's musical iconography into his beautifully articulated brand of 21st century soul. Raphael Saadiq sums up his 15-year career on this live double CD. Offering a view of his entire 20-year career in the music biz, Saadiq kicks it solo (check the shivers he sends down your spine with "Ask of You") and with his old partners in Tony! Toni! Toné! for a seven-song mini-set. Over two CDs, Saadiq, a basic funk band with DJs, and some truly special guests tear up the House of Blues with a mix of old, new, tried, and true funky, punky nu soul jams. He has a tragic childhood: several of his siblings died when he was a young child. Born as Charles Ray Wiggins on May 14, 1966, in Oakland, California, Saadiq was the second-youngest of fourteen siblings and half-siblings. Having played music since age six, during the 1970's and 1980's, he played bass both at school and in church. Tony Toni Toné was an American soul/R&B group from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s.During the bands heyday, it was composed of Dwayne Wiggins on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Raphael Saadiq (born Charles Ray Wiggins) on lead vocals and bass, and their cousin Timothy Christian Riley on drums and keyboards. He's an American singer, bassist, songwriter and record producer in the R&B/soul traditions. Singer/songwriter/producer Raphael Saadiq, formerly of Tony! Toni! Toné!, set some new standards in 2002 with his solo debut, Instant Vintage, in both songwriting and production standards, and this live date ups the ante as well. Raphael Saadiq ask of you, net worth, albums, good man biography. Raphael Saadiq was born Charlie Ray Wiggins on in Oakland, California. Ask of You lyrics -06: Just Me and You lyrics -07: Just a Man lyrics -08: Copy Cat lyrics -09: Missing You lyrics -10: Still a Man lyrics -11: Lay Your Head on My Pillow lyrics -12: Whatever You Want lyrics -13: It Never Rains lyrics -14: Anniversary lyrics -15: Lets Get Down lyrics -16: Loving You lyrics -17 Still Ray lyrics : 5.00: 18 Blind. No one can fault punters for being suspicious of hip-hop and nu soul live records they've been ripped off too many times by technology - leaving records sounding worse than carefully edited '70s rock albums.