DeVaughn performing in September 2010 Background information Birth name Raheem DeVaughn Also known as Chronkite, Radio Raheem Born ( 1975-05-05) May 5, 1975 (age 42), United States Origin Genres, Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Instruments vocals Years active 2002–present Labels (2002–2011) Mass Appeal/ (2012-2014) (2014-present) Associated acts, Raheem DeVaughn (born May 5, 1975) is an American singer and. His debut album, (2005), reached No. 46 on the US album chart. It featured the singles 'Guess Who Loves You More' and 'You'. His second album was released in January 2008. It features the singles 'Woman', and 'Customer'. DeVaughn was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the for the single 'Woman'.

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Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially or harmful. (February 2015) DeVaughn was born in on May 5, 1975, the son of jazz cellist. He was raised in ( and counties) by his mother, Imani Smith, a now retired federal worker. He is a cousin of singer. His mother states that her son first expressed an affinity towards music in preschool, recalling how whenever the class had musical events, he would conduct them. DeVaughn's love for music solidified during his early teens, when he began to envision his career path. One of his favorite artists was, and Smith recalls that her son once begged her to visit the Waxie Maxie's record store in the District to buy a promotional picture of the singer.

DeVaughn visited his father during the summer, mainly in New Jersey. With his father, DeVaughn attended gigs and experienced his first taste of the life of a working musician. He graduated from in, an unincorporated section of Prince George's County. Michel sardou biographie. DeVaughn had an epiphany early in his college career at in, when he saw a group of street corner singers and began harmonizing with them. DeVaughn said his focus became music: 'Before I knew what was going on, I was. Cutting class to write lyrics and record'.

His focus turned to becoming a professional singer. DeVaughn in October 2005 DeVaughn took a job at, where while putting price tags on CDs, he began working the D.C. Music circuit—performing with various groups, the most prominent of which being Urbanave31, and at venues such as the State of the Union and Bar Nun on, all while having CDs of his songs ready at hand. Locally in the he attained relatively quick success, winning local awards and successfully releasing some independent work over the next few years.

He won $2,000 from the Washington DC nightclub Bar Nun talent show. CEO Cliff Jones (Soul World Entertainment) and partner Jerry Vines, now the singer's longtime manager, met DeVaughn while managing the Baltimore-based quartet, and asked him to write a song for the group. DeVaughn ultimately gained the attention of record producers (as Rahiem) and Kenny Burns (known as former A&R for ) and with the help of Jones and Vines they signed a with in 2002. DeVaughn's first solo single released on a major label was the song entitled 'Guess Who Loves You More', his second single was 'You'.

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DeVaughn's first Jive Records release, was acclaimed, selling around 250,000 units. While promoting the album, DeVaughn took to wearing a crown and cape at shows, a ploy to make himself stand out, calling himself the 'Underground King.' Around this time, DeVaughn also began making appearances at different shows in D.C. With artists such as W.

Ellington Felton and Asheru of, hiding his face behind a hooded sweatshirt performing under the alias Chronkite. Felton comments that that alter ego was engendered for complicated reasons: 'Chronkite represents that part of every artist who started what they're doing singing in front of a mirror as a child with a brush in their hand. At that time, it was based love, the initial attraction that draws you to music. In his business, unfortunately, your passion, your love, your individuality as an artist, can be stripped away the further you get into it.' 'Back to Your Heart' was released on ’s Art of Noise mixtape in June 2009. Problems playing this file? DeVaughn has been compared to, and.

DeVaughn has described himself as a 'R&B hippie neo-soul rock star,' a take on the difficulty media types have classifying him. Although Jive has been thrown considerable weight behind his recent album, DeVaughn doesn't leave promotion duties entirely to his label: 'I'm my best marketing tool. I'm building the brand Raheem DeVaughn. I have to do it.' He worked on the street to spread the word around, sold mixtapes of unreleased material to build hype, and provided impromptu shows at local venues.

In another act of self-promotion, DeVaughn made an appearance on in late January, wearing a shirt that read 'Grammy Nominated on the front' and 'Love Behind the Melody- In Stores Now' on the back. He also appeared on the late-night talk show, performing 'Woman' on January 18, 2008. His song 'Woman' was featured as iTune's single of the week the week of January 27, 2008 and received a nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the. In 2008, he was featured on 's song, 'Reality Show' from the album. The song also featured Jay Lyriq and.

His song 'You' was featured in the video game. DeVaughn was nominated for 'Best R&B Album' in the 2011 Grammy Awards.

In September 2013, DeVaughn released his fourth studio album on new label Mass Appeal Entertainment. The first single released from the album was 'Love Connection'. On March 3, 2014, DeVaughn released a mixtape for free download titled King of Loveland. Awards and nominations.

2008, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated). 2008, BETJ Award (Won). 2010, Best Male R&B Artist (Nominated). BET J Virtual Awards. 2008, Album of the Year: Love Behind the Melody (Won). 2008, Song of the Year: 'Woman' (Nominated).

2008, Live Performer of the Year (Nominated). 2008, Male Artist of the Year (Won).

2008, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance 'Woman' (Nominated). 2009, Best R&B Song: 'Customer' (Nominated). 2011, Best R&B Album 'The Love & War Masterpeace' (Nominated) Discography.

Raheem Devaughn Love Behind The Melody Torrent

The son of jazz cellist Abdul Wadud, Maryland-based R&B vocalist Raheem DeVaughn kicked his career into gear with a series of independent releases, aided in part by the cash reward earned from winning a talent contest. Jive became interested, signed him, and released The Love Experience in June 2005. The album peaked within the Top 50 of the Billboard 200 album chart, with the singles 'You' and 'Guess Who Loves You More' regularly spun on some of the more adventurous R&B stations across the U.S. Love Behind the Melody followed in January 2008. Its first single, 'Woman,' was his biggest hit yet and was nominated for a 2008 Grammy in the category of Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. A year later, 'Customer' was nominated for Best R&B Song.

Led by the late 2009 single 'Bulletproof,' featuring Ludacris, DeVaughn's The Love & War MasterPeace - featuring much more socially conscious material than the average contemporary R&B release - surfaced in March 2010, debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, and received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album. DeVaughn then went independent with typically sprawling albums like A Place Called Love Land (September 2013) and Love Sex Passion (February 2015). Andy Kellman.

ORIGIN Newark, NJ. GENRE. BORN May 5, 1975.