Raheem DeVaughn

Musician

1975-05-05

Quotes by Raheem DeVaughn

• No matter what road I take, I can never get too far away from the conscious lyric and the socially conscious content.

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• Whenever I am faced with someone spreading negativity in my relationship, I remember the old saying, 'Misery loves company.' I am also reminded to be mindful of the company you keep. Sometimes you cannot see a hater until you are happy. It is then that they demonstrate their negativity.

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• I was a pretty sheltered kid, a slow starter. I was pretty secretive with my passion for music and, I guess, my talent and what-not.

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• I like to think that everything I do is tastefully done and doesn't come off necessarily like ratchet or something that tears women down. I like to make tasteful, seductive music.

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• Coming from a single parent household, I witnessed firsthand the strength and courage of the single mother. I always had my father in my life but my household was run by my mother and my grandmother. As a result, I have always had the utmost respect for women and have chosen to strongly convey that in my music.

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• I enjoy being slept on. It's like being on the verge of a cult movement. But making the underground-to-aboveground transition is cool.

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