{"id":2257,"date":"2026-09-03T23:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T23:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/09\/03\/beyond-the-grammys-raphael-saadiq-says-his-greatest-moment-happened-in-seventh-grade\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T23:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T23:03:37","slug":"beyond-the-grammys-raphael-saadiq-says-his-greatest-moment-happened-in-seventh-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/09\/03\/beyond-the-grammys-raphael-saadiq-says-his-greatest-moment-happened-in-seventh-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Grammys: Raphael Saadiq Says His Greatest Moment Happened in Seventh Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<aside class=\"ione-video\">\n<div class=\"ione-video__player\">\n<div class=\"zype-shortcode\" data-videoid=\"6a8f98de383292923646eaef\" data-url=\"https:\/\/player.zype.com\/embed\/6a8f98de383292923646eaef.js?api_key=7Y41xOu32BVdSqiGMF3j9FA7adrxz2RikG54rf7jiMoKhMlH9lQOznwUdBc4QPbP&amp;autoplay=true&amp;controls=true&amp;audio=false\" data-is-playlist=\"false\" data-adoberequired=\"0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ione-video__contents ione-video__contents--no-show\">\n<header class=\"ione-video__header\">\n<h5 class=\"ione-video__video-title\"><\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"ione-video__close-button\">\u2715<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/header>\n<\/div><\/div><\/aside><\/p>\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When R&amp;B legend <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blackamericaweb.com\/tag\/raphael-saadiq\/\">Raphael Saadiq<\/a><\/strong> stopped by The D.L. 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