Raheem DeVaughn is an American singer and songwriter. He was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Maryland.
DeVaughn's first solo single released on a major label was the song entitled "Guess Who Loves You More", his second single was "You". DeVaughn's first Jive Records release "The Love Experience", was acclaimed, selling around 250,000 units.
DeVaughn began making appearances at different shows in D.C. with artists such as W. Ellington Felton and Asheru of Unspoken Heard, hiding his face behind a hooded sweatshirt performing under the alias Chronkite.
DeVaughn has been compared to Dwele, Van Hunt, D'Angelo, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. DeVaughn has described himself as a "R&B hippie neo-soul rock star," a take on the difficulty media types have classifying him. He also appeared on the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, performing "Woman" on January 18, 2008.
His song "Woman" was featured as iTune's single of the week the week of January 27th, 2008 and received a nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the 2008 Grammy Awards.
He currently working on a part-time business venture selling video phones, which he describes as, "the technology of the future." Through the company he distributes for, consumers are able to purchase cable service, pocket computers, and cellphones. |