Raheem DeVaughn

The son of jazz cellist Abdul Wadud, Maryland-based R&B vocalist Raheem DeVaughn kicked his career into gear with some independent releases, aided partly by the money reward earned from winning a talent contest. Jive became interested, agreed upon him, and released The Like Knowledge in June 2005. The record peaked within the very best 50 from the Billboard 200 record chart, using the singles “You” and “Figure Who Adores You Even more” frequently spun on a number of the even more adventurous R&B channels over the U.S. Like At the rear of the Melody adopted in January 2008. Its 1st single, “Female,” was his biggest strike however and was nominated for any 2008 Grammy in the group of Greatest Man R&B Vocal Overall performance. A year later on, “Client” was nominated for Greatest R&B Track. Led from the past due 2009 solitary “Bulletproof,” offering Ludacris, DeVaughn’s The Like & Battle MasterPeace — offering a lot more socially mindful material compared to the typical contemporary R&B launch — surfaced in March 2010, debuted at quantity nine around the Billboard 200, and received a Grammy nomination for Greatest R&B Recording. DeVaughn then proceeded to go impartial with typically sprawling albums just like a Place Called Like Land (Sept 2013) and Like Sex Enthusiasm (Feb 2015).