From J. Cole's gifted Dreamers to Saadiq's brooding blackhole r&b -- a scan of Release Day's most worthy selections. Happy first Friday of the month, good people. Hope you made it out of the fourth ...

While recreating his 1984 audition for Sheila E’s band, Raphael Saadiq slipped in a quick spontaneous story about something that happened to him earlier in the day. It was a slice of dark humor about ...

In the Summer of 2008, Raphael Saadiq invited the entire DJ staff at KCRW to come to his Blakeslee Street Studios to listen to his latest album, “The Way I See It.” As a self-professed avid listener ...

Slip into the weekend with a fresh bag of heat. Good morning, good people. And a good Release Day unto you. Hear it all and so much more in this week's episode of The Round-Up below. Hit the link to ...