Raheem DeVaughn Quotes
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I love people.
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I feel like every artist has a place in their mind, this place where they exist artistically. And I just want to take people to mine, and my place is called Loveland. In Loveland, there's no war, and there's peace.
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I don't just make music for one audience.
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I have faith in my art.
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I'm constantly trying to create timeless music that many people can gravitate to.
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I'm constantly reinventing myself. It's a constant thing that I do.
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Being an indie artist, you have to fight for position against a major.
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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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We live in a world where there is so much wealth. There shouldn't be a homeless person. That's crazy.
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It's a world now where you don't necessarily have to be on the radio or be on the TV to be a star. Your audience can find you and find the music.
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I've always been hands on with my music and my movement.
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No diss to any of my homies, but I pay very close attention to what people say about me.
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I've blown myself up as a revolutionary and conscious artist. As a philanthropist and a performer.
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'Footprints On The Moon' plans to inspire and incite positive and catalytic change.
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I feel like music can be therapeutic for all of us - not just music lovers but the artists that create it.
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I'm very big on content. I kind of feel like content is king and will continue to be that, so I'm just going to give the fans what they want.
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I am very thankful to Washington, D.C. for their loyalty and support.
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The best thing I can do is stay on the road and build a grass-roots following. I'm constantly about building my brand.
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Anything that exposes the arts more, that gives us an outlet to make money and also do what we enjoy doing as artists and to connect with the fans, I'm all for it.
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When you make timeless music - and I like to think that's what I'm doing - the fun part is picking the songs. You can clip and flop and mix and match, and when the record is timeless and it feels good, you know it's going to have the same appeal whether you put it out now or 10 years from now. That's what I'm about.
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'Black Ice Cream' is a salute to the ladies with Black Girl Magic who exude a powerful sexual confidence.
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It's my responsibility as an artist and public figure to put the right frequency out there.
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I feel like we'll forever live in a country that's divided... Divided by race... Divided by love and hate.
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I have a good cry once in a while; it's such a great release. Or it could be a cry of joy - watching your child being born or your child walking across a graduation stage.