1. Raheem DeVaughn was born on May 5,1975 and is an American singer and songwriter.
15 Facts About Raheem DeVaughn
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Raheem DeVaughn released his sixth album Decade of a Love King on October 19,2018.
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On June 28,2019, Raheem DeVaughn released The Love Reunion, his seventh studio album, featuring the lead single, "Just Right".
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Raheem DeVaughn was born in Newark, New Jersey on May 5,1975, the son of jazz cellist Abdul Wadud.
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Raheem DeVaughn was raised in Washington, DC, and Maryland by his mother, Imani Smith, a now retired federal worker.
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Raheem DeVaughn visited his father during the summer, mainly in New Jersey.
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Raheem DeVaughn graduated from High Point High School in Beltsville, Maryland, an unincorporated section of Prince George's County.
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Raheem DeVaughn had an epiphany early in his college career at Coppin State University in Baltimore, when he saw a group of street corner singers and began harmonizing with them.
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Raheem DeVaughn took a job at Tower Records, where he put price tags on CDs.
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Raheem DeVaughn won $2,000 from the Washington DC nightclub Bar Nun talent show.
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CEO Cliff Jones and partner Jerry Vines, now the singer's longtime manager, met Raheem DeVaughn while managing the Baltimore-based quartet Dru Hill, and asked him to write a song for the group.
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Raheem DeVaughn ultimately gained the attention of record producers DJ Jazzy Jeff and Kenny Burns and with the help of Jones and Vines they signed a recording contract with Jive Records in 2002.
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Raheem DeVaughn has been compared to Dwele, Van Hunt, D'Angelo, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder.
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In September 2013, Raheem DeVaughn released his fourth studio album A Place Called Love Land on new label Mass Appeal Entertainment.
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On March 3,2014, Raheem DeVaughn released a mixtape for free download titled King of Loveland.