Raheem Devaughn - She’s Single

Hot video.... Ya boy Raheem Devaughn got the Internet buzzin'. Just saw him live last night and this dude is talented. He keeps it hood for my fellas, sexy for the ladies ... put his music on and he will get it poppin' for ya in the bedroom ... this is for the the grown and sexy!

If you feelin that go get that new mix cd Raheem just put out...it's free too!

Download Here

Call me Crazy

Another hot joint.... Ya Boy Raheem Devaugh keeps a hot joint with a "Hip-Hopper"

See the Video &Get the song click 'read more'

BULLETPROOF!

Raheem and LUDA!

Ghostface featuring Raheem Devaughn...BABY!

Choice Cutz...Part DEUX!

Here is another installment.... Take Note.. These are some GEMS!

50 Cent- Get The Message

Dj Drama feat Lil Wayne-Million Dollar Baby

Raheem Devaughn- Object of My Affection

Meshell Ndegeocello-Headline

THROwback of the WEEK!

Love For Free- Jay Z feat RELL

ENJOY the RIDE...!

Some Baltimore Love....Bossman

Break Me Off- Bossman feat Jim Jones, Raheem Devaughn and Gucci Mane

Neo Soul Is Back- Did it Leave?

Neo soul is a music.. seemingly like hip hop that was created during a time where r&b was a little to BORING.... Neo soul had that little extra as far as music or singing or the blend. Maybe its just me but people like Jill Scott, Raheem DeVaughn, Erica Badu, or Music Soulchild keep you rocking and listening to subject matter that is not only relavant and interesting but also touches social issues as well as being great to sing along with. Well allhiphop.com has an interview up with The R&B Hippie Neo Soul Rockstar- Raheem DeVaughn. check it out.. here is a lil bit though... (props to allhiphop.com)

By Fawn Renee

AllHipHop.com Alternatives: Alright, so Love Behind the Melody comes out November 27th, right? Are you excited?

Raheem DeVaughn: Yeah, November 27th. I don’t really get too excited. I’m happy. I mean, it’s a blessing. Not too many people get to put out a second album these days, you know?

AHHA: In a previous interview with us, you said that this album would be consistent with all of your other stuff, but different at the same time. Tell me about some of the differences.

Raheem DeVaughn: I don’t want people to think I’m doing something totally left, so it’s still going to be consistent. You can just hear the growth, that’s all, in the arrangements, vocally, the harmonies, and the choice of producers I worked with. It’s a lot of A-list producers. I worked with Scott Storch, Mark Batcher, and Bryan Cox.I remember when I first signed with Jive [Records], one of the executives said, “The better the producer, the better artist you become.”

AHHA: Very true. So from a business perspective, what type of growth have you experienced with this album?

Raheem DeVaughn: I mean, business wise I have more stuff intact. With the first album, it was about getting the label behind it, and understanding the actual movement I have going on in the world. Now it’s about developing the right marketing strategies and stuff like that. But outside of that, you just have to have the right product for the people. (more here)

Choice Blends.. Plus More

Been awhile since i've thrown up a few cuts .. so here are a few... Big shout out to my man K Swift aka The Bronx Blend King ,->

Thanks for the Alicia Keys feat Junior Reid... that joint is blazing. Also check out his mixtape Here !

Alicia Keys feat Junior Reid- No One( Reggae Remix)

Redman feat Melanie Rutherford- Wutchyougonnado

Shaq feat Notorious B.I.G.- You Can't Stop The Reign

Jay Z- Dead Presidents 3 ( I had to post this its, tagged up though)

UGK feat Talib Kweli and Raheem Devaughn- Real Women

Dont forget to check out that Mixtape- Blend Madness Part 8
DJ: K-Swift (Bronx Blend King)
Rating: ******
Added: 11/26/2007

Concert for the people....Raheem DeVaughn

Yesterday I went to see Raheem DeVaughn.... A Maryland based R&B singer that is tearing up the scene. He is billed as the "R&B, HIPPY,Neo-Soul, , Rockstar".... He may possibly be the next 1. He has a very soulful style that is reminiscent of that music that your mom and dad listened to at those old card parties back in the day. His band and backup singers... ON POINT. They kept the groove going for what seemed like only a short time, but in reality it was like 2hours of grooves. This isn't my first time seeing Raheem, but I have to give Club Sonar some credit, they made it very personal as well as allowed him to interact with the crowd. Props also to his staff, they made sure his cd's flew off the table... He has a collection of mix cd's that give you the same R&b/Hiphop feel. This was possibly the best show of 07 for me... the year isn't over yet but he keeps it FUNKY everytime I see his shows... like I said... THE NEXT 1! Check out his WEBSITE!
Every songwriter worth his weight in catchy hooks has a story to tell-one that is gripping and compelling in its intensity. Raheem DeVaughn is that gifted storyteller, a young man with volumes of short stories that have found their way to The Love Experience, his stellar debut album.DeVaughn's story begins with music-his mother's vinyl collection to be exact. "I always loved music so I would sneak into her record collection when she wasn't around and play her stuff," says DeVaughn. Although his parents were not together, his father, noted jazz musician Abdul Wadud, was an influence as well. "Music was just always around me", says DeVaughn. "I can remember at a very young age, standing in my mother's living room, listening to music and saying to myself, 'I'm going to be an entertainer.' It was that simple for me. I think I just always knew."The dream would have to wait some time to come to fruition. DeVaughn graduated from High Point High School in Beltsville, Maryland and then headed to nearby Coppin State. It was the first day of college that would change the course of his life. "I saw a group of guys standing outside singing, Boyz II Men style," remembers DeVaughn. "I just went up there and started harmonizing with them. Before I knew what was going on, I was in a group, cutting class to write lyrics and record." Although the group did not last, the direction DeVaughn's life was about to take would have a lasting effect on his music. After winning $2,000.00 in a talent show at Bar None, a Washington D.C. nightclub, DeVaughn decided to go for broke and invested all of his winnings into a CD burner. Several independent releases led to a showcase with Jive Records and the road to a major label debut finally caught steam. The Love Experience is a raw, no-holds-barred record. Every emotion that DeVaughn has experienced is hidden in plain view. Every scab is peeled fresh and every open wound is salted. The result is a well-written diary, set to amazingly lush production and vocal arrangement.Forget about placing Raheem DeVaughn in the neo-soul category. DeVaughn's voice, velvety, chalky, pristine and gut wrenching borrows heavily from generations before him. From the hypnotic and soulful, "Catch 22," to the party-ready flirtatiousness of "Nice To Meet You," (featuring label-mate Nivea), DeVaughn recreates a time in musical history before hip-hop existed, when revolutions were recorded on vinyl and Marvin, Donnie and Bob Marley were all at the height of their creativity. Raheem vacillates between love songs with urgency and socially conscious songs that show love for all people.Lyrically, DeVaughn is a pistol, a take-no-prisoners songwriter who goes for the jugular. Questioning the woman who bore a child believed to be his, only to be confronted with the truth three years later, DeVaughn takes this true-life tale and mixes a blend of bewilderment, despair and rage on "Until." One of the album's highlights is "Breathe," an unabashed tribute to Prince, heavy on guitar and synthesizer but smooth enough to belong in any modern soul library. The production-intense without being overbearing-is subtly sensational. And Raheem's voice, flittering from deep alto to pure falsetto is both soothing and profound.Raheem takes it to the bedroom on "Ask Yourself," a romantic ditty that finds him daring a woman to deny the physical electricity between them. In an era where lovemaking often comes in four letter proposals, it's refreshing to hear an artist who remembers a time when sexual proposals were understated and special. With a baseline reminiscent of one of the The Isley Brothers greatest, timeless classics, "Ask Yourself," has the live guitar and horns that make great R&B exactly what it is-fresh and innovative. The tinkling piano introduction on "Position" introduces a haunting mid-tempo track that could have easily been a B-side record on Prince's seminal Purple Rain. Convincing a woman to throw caution to the wind has never sounded sexier.Guitar-driven hard rock finds it place on The Love Experience as well, and rightfully so, since its roots are forever intertwined with the roots of soul. On "Cadillac," a rockin' romp in the vein of Prince's Darling Nikki, or Little Red Corvette, DeVaughn belies his age with a mature composition worthy of artists many years his senior.Raheem bridges the gap between an older generation of R&B masters and their all too few modern counterparts. He is obviously a student of the culture. He has thoroughly studied his forefathers and the resulting thesis is The Love Experience. "This album is very guitar driven," says DeVaughn. "That was done on purpose, even though I don't play guitar. It's the sound that I wanted." DeVaughn was equally adamant about his the lyrical content on The Love Experience. "If it were up to me, I would have done a completely socially-conscious record. And you know what? You still would be able to dance to it. I can't be worried about what people are going to say. You gotta do what feels good. I think I can deliver that in a manner that fits today trends."DeVaughn does indeed deliver-an album that is at once raucous, romantic, innovative, groundbreaking, complicated, obscure, simplistic and accessible, all wrapped up in pristine vocal arrangements and superior lyricism by the artist himself. "My record is very much me. I want people to get into the lyrical content. I'm a struggling man. I'm just trying to be the voice of people who can't speak for themselves: kids who are stuck in the ghetto and don't know why, people who don't understand why we have to go to war. I'm the person who is going to talk about all of that." (Props to ejams)

Check out The Street Experience Vol 3

Beanie Sigel And Kanye West Settle Their Beef

Posted: 8/13/2007 by Black widow props to Sixshot

Last week, Smack DVD announced a 13th edition coming out in September by leaking a snippet of an interview with Kanye West. In the clip, West said he interpreted Beanie Sigel calling him gay as a sign of disrespect, but that he wasn't going to beef with Sig. "I'm not gangster, but I'm not gay either," West said. "Don't disrespect me."
Sigel said there's no real bad blood between him and West that he knows of, especially since he was recently asked by the Roc to get on a remix of 'Ye's "Can't Tell Me Nothing." (More)

Heineken looking out for "the People"

Common, Chrisette Michelle Headline Heineken Red Star Soul Concert

By Chris Richburg

Grammy-award winning rapper Common will be among the artists on board to perform at this year's Heineken Red Star Soul concert series.The event, which kicks off Aug. 15 at Boulevard3 in Los Angeles, will feature various entertainers including Chrisette Michelle, Alicia Keys, Erykah Badu, Raphael Saadiq and Raheem DeVaughn.In addition to the performers, Heineken Red Star Soul will include appearances from DJs Jazzy Jeff, D-Nice and Cassidy.The event will also recognize a member of the local music community at each tour stop with the Heineken Independent Achiever award.The award, which was established in 2006, honors individuals who demonstrate the hustle, integrity and drive necessary to be successful while inspiring others.
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