Ray Ray - Raphael Saadiq
Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. While his songwriting game can get amateur... Saadiq's bass virtuosity is strictly pimp caliber. [8 Oct 2004, p.117]
  2. Ray Ray occasionally loses focus, slipping into moments that are either undercooked or worthy of the cutting room, but it's enjoyable enough to keep his followers happy and will certainly act as a remedy for those who don't like the gold-bricked path being taken by mainstream R&B.
  3. 70
    Ray Ray hits more than it misses in its celebration of a time when George was making the mothership connection and Marvin just wanted to get it on. [Nov 2004, p.160]
  4. Ranging from funk, R&B and soul to gospel and hip-hop overtones, Ray Ray delivers the goods.
  5. Despite its faults--and there are many--Ray Ray is a startlingly inventive record.
  6. 30
    Profoundly disappointing. [Jan 2005, p.105]
User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. JamandileM
    9
    This album always hits home when I listen to it.It is indeed a work of art.Some very funky beats.OUTSTANDING!
  2. rickys
    10
    ray ray hits so hard dawg! " toni tone` tony has done it again!" it feels good to hear some real music
  3. PootieTang
    9
    Classic. I think 10-20 years from now, Saddiq well be a Curtis Mayfield or Isaac Hayes.