You're listening to Song Exploder, where musicians take apart their songs and,
piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made.
My name is Tao Nguyen.
This episode contains explicit language.
Rafael Sadiq is a Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and artist from Oakland, California.
He was the lead singer of the legendary 90s R&B group Tony, Tony, Tony, and as a producer,
He's worked with D'Angelo, TLC, Whitney Houston, Solange Knowles, Mary J. Blige, and John Legend.
In August 2019, Raphael released his fifth solo album,
Jimmy Lee, which is named for his late older brother.
In this episode, he breaks down a song from the album he made with his nephew,
Dylan Wiggins, called A King's Fall.
My name is Raphael Sadiq.
I actually wrote this song with my nephew, Dylan Wiggins.
Raphael's my uncle, but I call Raphael Ray.
Everybody in my family, they all call him Ray.
What's up?
I'm Dylan Wiggins, a.k.a.
Sir Dylan, from Oakland, California.
He's been living in Los Angeles now for maybe like six or seven years,
and we work on a lot of music together, and he actually brought me the track King's Fall.