A biography for Raheem DeVaughnhasn’t been written yet.
“A lot of beautiful women that I have come across are the most insecure.”
“There's only so many ways to tell a story before the story gets boring.”
“I feel like music can be therapeutic for all of us - not just music lovers but the artists that create it.”
“In the past, being young, I might have been standoffish to working with other songwriters.”
“Relationships are amazing parts of our lives, but they are not always easy. They become even harder when we allow others to interfere in them with their questions and opinions.”
“Being an indie artist, you have to fight for position against a major.”
“If I'm not representing the people with my music for the goodwill of the Creator, it's all in vain at the end of the day.”
“Racism is very prevalent and alive... in this country and in this world.”
“Social networks didn't exist when I started. Twitter and Facebook didn't exist. It was all about MySpace when I first got in the game.”
“We all have friends that we confide in and talk to about our relationships. At times, we do not recognize the effect that this has on our relationship. We take a lot of what other people have to say to heart, and rightly or wrongly, it makes our way into our relationships.”
“It's my responsibility as an artist and public figure to put the right frequency out there.”
“I believe in highlighting the 'greatness' that I see in every single woman that I come across. There is such beauty in variety. It may not always be evident, when you look at a woman, where her greatness lies. But the truth is that the greatness of women is reflected in the very essence of who we are.”
“'Black Ice Cream' is a salute to the ladies with Black Girl Magic who exude a powerful sexual confidence.”
“I don't make records just for the ladies. I make it for the fellas, too.”
“I'm a modern-day hippie.”
“No matter what road I take, I can never get too far away from the conscious lyric and the socially conscious content.”
“Being independent isn't as flashy as a lot of people may think. It's a lot of hard work; its a lot of investing your own money. And to creatively time to make your day work - it's on you to make it work, and no one else.”
“I'm constantly reinventing myself. It's a constant thing that I do.”
“At the end of the day, I just like to make the best music that I can make and put it out to the world and see how they respond to it.”
“You can't abandon an audience you created, because people will find someone else.”