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INTERVIEW: Raheem DeVaugh Talks Healthy Love, Reinvention, New Album 'Quiet Storm Lover Tome Un' + More
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Podcast Host
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Narrator/Advertiser
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Charlamagne Tha God
Every day I wake up, wake your ass up. The breakfast Club. Y' all finished or y' all done? Yep. It's the world's most dangerous morning show. The Breakfast Club. Charlamagne. The guy, Jess. Hilarious. Envy and Lauren are out, but we got a special guest in the building right now. He's got a new album out. Quiet Storm Lover. Tome. Is it Tome? Un.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. Tome Un.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Volume one. That's volume one for French.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, okay. We learn something new every day. Raheem, Devon is here.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yes. Yes. What's going on? Good morning.
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Charlamagne Tha God
He's still sick.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Shut up.
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Instagram/Tech Safety Announcer
Shut up.
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Charlamagne Tha God
That is so funny.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Hi, Raheem.
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Raheem DeVaughn
What's up, birthday girl? Thank you. I know you're still celebrating.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yes.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Getting it in.
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Charlamagne Tha God
How do you feel, my brother?
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Raheem DeVaughn
I feel good, man. You know, I feel vibrant. I feel like I reinvented myself once again, you know, And I'm thankful just to have my name in the conversation after all these years, you know, 20 years of the love experience and being in the music business. You know, we celebrated that last year, you know, 20, 25. So I'm actually currently in and approaching year 21 of my first album. You know what I mean? And it's great, man. It's great. It's a great. And, you know, and what better place to be in the morning? Breakfast Club.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Thank you, brother. I feel like your name is always in the conversation. Like, we had Jill Scott up here, and Jill Scott was talking about how, like, there's certain artists that. It ain't about number one records. It ain't about, you know, going triple platinum or anything like that, but their. Their name is just always relevant and in the mix, and I feel like you're one of them, especially when it.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Comes to R B. I appreciate that, you know, that. I think that that's pulse. That's culture. You know, that's what. That's. That, you know, that's. That's. That's what I've always strived and aspired to inspire to be, you know, at this point in my career. And, yeah, it's. It's. It's. You know, it's not. We make it look easy as an independent artist. I've been independent for 15 years, you know, I mean, so I've been on. I've been my own trial and error and guinea pig for a lot of different things, you know, even. Even this release, you know, this is an early release. There's two. There's. There's two releases that. That have happened, you know, I mean, shout out to Even Biz and Matt Rodriguez for. For creating a platform that allows us to go direct to consumer, you know, cut out the middlemen and third party. Um, it's the second time J. Cole has used the platform, you know. You know, and most recently, and back being back outside, I actually discovered the platform through. Through LaRussell, you know, who's a case study artist. Shout out to LaRussell. Yeah, yeah. And then we got. And then we got technology like. Like this, you know, nfcs, you know, digital real estate, where. Where we allow, you know, the fans to get exclusive content, memorabilia and. Yeah, man. So it's about being on the cutting edge of it, you know, And I got. I got in early too, you know, if, you know, you know, you know, investment talk, you know what I mean? So it's about not just. It's not just about utilizing the tool. It's, you know, find a way to have, you know, ownership in the tool. You know what I mean? Partnership in the tool.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Screaming is like, you've been around long enough to see both sides of the game. Screaming is just a waste of time for artists.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Well, I mean, yeah, absolutely. When you see Jimmy Iovine going publicly saying that streaming is on his last leg, I mean, you know, for me, it's just like, you know, as somebody who came out in 2002 with the first record deal with Jive, and then the album dropped in 2005, you know, as a curator and the first R and B soul singer to make mixtapes, you know what I mean? And being on the cutting edge of innovation, like, it's safe to say CDs are back, right? Physical merch is back, you know, which, by the way, you know, you get the album on even, you get access to CDs, tape, cassettes, vinyl that I got coming for my top tier supporters on even, you get a second album that's not even out, you know what I mean? You know what I mean? So no shade to any of the DSPs. You know, I still rock with Apple, still rock with Tidal. You know what I mean? The digital release for the album, where it goes global, will be on March 6th.
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Jessa (Co-host)
March.
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Raheem DeVaughn
But right now we're focused on the super fans and giving the super fans an experience that only they can get. And, you know, it's schooling Spotify like, that's the only place I'm not putting my music right now. I don't. You know, they running ice ads.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, I didn't know that.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah, for sure.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Like, Spotify's running ice ads.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, they would run a. You catch that? Oh, they would definitely run a spot yeah.
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Jessa (Co-host)
And they put it on your music. I mean, they'll put it on anything without telling.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. And then the thing where. And then there's a thing where there's a lot of. If you go down a rabbit hole in terms of moral compass, it's just things I don't agree with. You know what I mean? And then, and then you, and then you add the fact that, you know, we get a fraction of a penny as an artist anyway. They've been robbing us blind. It's a billion dollar company and we get a fraction of a penny. So when you, when you utilize a platform like even where, you know, a couple, you. My first release on even was 2013, Valentine's Day, February 13th. That project went on to do somewhere between like 30 and 40k, and only 500 people bought that album before I went, before I made it public to the world. You know what I mean? So you do the math. 500 people, you know, 30 or 40K. You know what you have to stream to make 30 or 40K, like, you know what I'm saying these days? So, yes, I applaud the fact that CDs are back and vinyl never left. And even for the cassette tape lovers out there, I'm trying to figure out how we can get it on 8 track Charlamagne.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Damn.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, I don't, you know, it's interesting, right, because I feel so sorry for artists. I would be the person that would go to your page and buy your album and download it to my phone. You know what I mean? I would do that, right? Because when you say a fraction of a, you know, much, a fraction of.
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Jessa (Co-host)
A penny, and they don't even make pennies no more. Did you know that? Right?
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Raheem DeVaughn
I mean, hey, that's modern day slavery.
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Jessa (Co-host)
But did you know?
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Raheem DeVaughn
No, no, I, I knew. Yeah, I got, I got me some stash.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah, right, right.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, I got a 50 roll.
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Jessa (Co-host)
So the name of the album, Quiet Storm Lover Tone them. What's the significance?
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Raheem DeVaughn
Well, you know, you know, you know, I mean, transparently, I don't speak a lick of French. The closest it gets is to the title of this album. Right. But, but, you know, French has always been associated with the love language, you know? You know, you know what I mean. And you know, I probably, you know, Pepe Le Pew probably knows more French than I do.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Why? Why too? Let me just say. Volume One.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Why Volume One?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Like, why did this feel like the first chapter is something bigger instead of like a standalone album?
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Raheem DeVaughn
Well, you know, I won't give all the game away today. But I will say, you know, having the number one nighttime show in the music in the dmv right now, I've been doing the original Quiet Storm. I'm now doing radio full time Monday through Friday. And it's been so surreal because I grew up listening to hur. I grew up listening to the Quiet Storm, you know, Melville Lindsay. It's where it started in D.C. you know, Kathy Hughes was the one who came up with the idea, gave it to Melvin. And so now to be in that hot seat, I'm living out my. I want to say, like, anything I wanted to do as a child, I'm in that space right now. Like, you know, I wanted to do radio. I wanted to do. I always wanted to have a go Go band. I got a go go band in D.C. called the Crayon Crusaders. Shout out to the Crayon Crusaders. You know, I'm doing that and, you know, and I'm doing radio. So. This album, I think, was unique. About Quiet Storm Lover, Volume one in particular, is that it's a fusion of. It's a few. It's a fusion of my 2. My first love and my newfound love, which is radio and media. And, you know, and when you throw that shit on, you know, it sound. It sound like, you know, it's like, you know, it's a vibe. You don't have to just let it play.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I like when R and B lovers.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Delay and play Zone.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I love when R and B lovers do R and B radio shows like Keith Sweat, Sweat Hotel. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know what I'm saying? Yours, Andre Harrell. God bless the dead. He used to do champagnes and. Champagne and bubbles.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah. It's a vibe, you know, but it all started. It all started with the Quiet Storm, you know, that format, you know what I mean? So to be. You know, they say you want to make God laugh, make your own plans. To be now doing the original quiet storm in D.C. has just been like. I feel like I'm getting my good karma back for all the love I poured into the city, you know.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Now with this album, are you writing. What were you writing about? What happened in your love life or. This is the credit of love life or just subjectively?
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, I mean, I mean, more importantly, Jess, you have to test the music out. So you gotta make sure. You know, I'm big on customer service. So when you put it together, you gotta make sure that it works properly.
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Charlamagne Tha God
You'll be having sex while the music.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, you got to have. Just to be Blunt. Yeah. You know, but I mean, yeah, I mean, so what's also unique about this album is all slow jams. So, you know, I'm going on record and saying, like, you know, like, you know, this is the Slow Jam album of the year.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Real R and B.
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Instagram/Tech Safety Announcer
Let's be clear.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Let's be clear. This is just a slow jam album of the year. You called it. So if you're looking for, you know, I got. You know, I can be. Raheem Devon, can be many things, right? But this is Slow Jam album of the year, you know, I got some more treats coming, you know, in the next 12 to 24 months, you know, if you love Conscious, Raheem, mixtape. Mixtape. Raheem Devon, you know, but this is. This is like. This is slow jams, man. When you think about the Quiet Storm, you know, when you think about Keith Sweat, Sweatshop, you know what I mean? Like, you think, you know, it don't even require too much talking. It's really about that playlist, AKA that laylist, and what comes. You know, what's coming on before and after.
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Charlamagne Tha God
You know, it's interesting. R B today, like, it leans so heavy into, like, basically, singers sounded like rappers, right? So it's like a lot of, I guess, toxicity in a way. Where does healthy love fit in modern R B coaches?
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Raheem DeVaughn
I think it. I think it fits, man. You know, I think that speaks to someone's mental health. A lot of time in the space you in, you know, when you. You know, the older you get, you know, I remember somebody telling me, you know, in my 30s, in my 20s, you know, 40s would be the best time of your life. You just got to get there.
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State Farm Advertiser
That's right.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. So, you know, by the time you get 40, you know, a half a century, you. You know, which battles in life depict, you know what I mean? You understand the concept of time and that we're all running out of time, you know, from the time we get here, you understand, you know, the gift of decision and free will differently. You understand the gift of one another. I feel like those are the three greatest gifts, and if you utilize those, you know, through your artistry or, you know, as it relates to matters of the heart and intimacy, all the things, you know, you know, life is just a lot easier and simpler, but, you know, it's a learning experience, and, you know, that toxicity is part of. Is part of growth, I guess.
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Jessa (Co-host)
You know, I love that you had Ari Lennox on the voicemail to start the album. What other significance other than her being from you know, DMV as well.
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Raheem DeVaughn
That was it. You know what I mean? That was it. You know, I feel like, you know, I'm always waving the flag, you know, for home, for the home team, you know, whether it's. Whether it's Ahrii, you know, whether it's Wale, you know, the Cray Crusaders, the back, you know, backyard band, Rare Essence, you know, artists like Neptune 21, who's hanging out with me, is just an incredible artist. You know, on a come up, she.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Look like she got boss.
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Raheem DeVaughn
She just ready at any moment and fired. She look, she got the. And shout out to her and her team because, you know, she's, you know, is a. Being an artist is being many things, is knowing when to be the artist, is knowing it's starting, you know, being able to do content, you know what I mean? So she's been helping me, you know, been in charge of content for my rollout and, you know, that it gives me an opportunity to do what I do best. And it's just like invest in what's next, you know what I mean? Like, because that's, you know, that's something that, you know, me coming up under the tutelage and the mentorship of like DJ Jazzy Jeff and, you know, Kenny Dope, Louis Vega, DJ Terry Hunter, like a lot of those guys I met and countless artists as well through DJ Jazzy Jeff, you know what I mean? So I'm just trying to pay it forward, you know, with artists and just representing, you know, and I represent for Baltimore. Two years with it with the cop and you already know what it do. Shout out to my Baltimore family too.
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Charlamagne Tha God
That's right for you said something interesting. You said that toxicity is part of growth. Right. And it's funny because I think about the R B that I grew up on. The music didn't even reflect maybe the lives those guys were living.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Which is crazy. Like, the music was all about love. It was about love making like, you know, these guys were begging for their women back. Like, why. I don't understand why we don't have that energy now. It's almost like those, the lives those guys were living outside of the music back then, those people are doing now.
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Raheem DeVaughn
And projecting it in their music, you know, Charlamagne. Some will blame the generation before us. Some will say that, that, that, you know, it wasn't passed down, you know. You know? You know, and some may argue, you know, we're a product of what we see, you know, you know what I mean? So, you know, if we Want to. If we want to see more of that love vibration, we got to, you know, breathe life into it. I'm, I'm, you know, I'm a powerful manif. I believe in manifestation, you know, power of prayer and, you know, but it's the art of. I think it's. I think it's a big difference between believing and knowing, you know what I mean? And I believe in the art of, you know, I'm in the art of knowing. Yeah, man. You know, I hope that. I think with this reason, I won't even call it a resurgence. I'm glad that Jill is back out, you know what I mean? I'm back outside. I stay outside, you know what I mean? But, but, but I must admit, like, we turning up on the promo side of things and the marketing side of things, you know, I mean, before too long, I mean, I probably been an industry best kept secret, you know, and continue to do the work. It's about consistency, though, you know, and being consistent. Yeah.
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Jessa (Co-host)
What's the most important lesson you learned of the album that you have? You got 20, what is it? 20 lessons of love.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Right.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Now, what's the most important lesson of love that you learned? My bad. There's a lot of. Ls love.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Lesson learned in order to be happy, you know, Happiness requires selfishness. Expound on that. Yeah, yeah. Happiness requires selfishness. You know what I mean? So, I mean, I think for one, being able to be just raw, blunt and honest, you know what I mean? Dodge the gray areas. Gray areas can be. Gray areas can be. Can feel like a safe space, but they can cause confusion, you know what I mean? But, yeah, it's okay to just say. It's okay to say no. You know what I mean? Happiness requires selfishness. It's okay to say no. It's okay to. It's okay to want to be alone sometimes, you know? You know? You know? You know what I mean? Like, you know, a lot of times we so busy. We're so. We're so busy focusing on making everyone else happy, you know, family partners, whatever the case may be, Right? Like. And there's nothing left for you. So you gotta start with you, you know? You know, how can you say. How can you, you know, love somebody, adorn somebody if you don't, like, love and adorn yourself, you know, like the person that you see when you look in the mirror. Be the best version. Be the best version of yourself you can be for you before you engage with the world and someone else.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I literally been telling People that all day. Because Valentine's Day is tomorrow.
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Jessa (Co-host)
I've been talking about that all day. Yeah, that's the topic.
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Charlamagne Tha God
So you'll be hearing these, you know, people, whether it's men or women, and they, you know, feel like they don't have nobody or, you know, they're with somebody and the person's not giving them what they want. Like, yo, your first, last and best love is self love.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, absolutely.
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Charlamagne Tha God
You can't recognize it in yourself. You'll never recognize it.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah, yeah. You'll misuse it, you'll abuse it, you'll be self sabotaging to it, you know.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Now you a Taurus right now. I don't know if you into astrology.
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Raheem DeVaughn
May 5th, Cinco de Mayo. Tourist. Okay, okay.
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Jessa (Co-host)
That's the Chris Brown birthday too.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, very much.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, you love that. That's a holiday for Mexicans too. You love it.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Shut up. Yo.
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Charlamagne Tha God
You love it. Favorite holiday now.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Anyway, what type of lover does that make you if you're into astrology?
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Raheem DeVaughn
Because, you know, I feel like it's two types of lovers. I mean, you have givers and takers. So me, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm. I'm the type that wants to please my partner, you know what I'm saying? You know, I'm a od, you know what I mean? In some cases, if that, if that's was necessary, you know.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah, yeah.
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Raheem DeVaughn
But I mean, I feel like. Yeah, you got givers. You got givers and takers.
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Jessa (Co-host)
So you said you're a giver.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah, I'm definitely not the two minute brother.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Okay, but you.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Not just. Unless you get yours off in 30 seconds.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Not just to say, I mean, just damn. I mean, just a giver in the relationship, period.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah. I mean, yeah, for sure, for sure. You know.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Have you ever been a giver to a fault though? Like has.
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Raheem DeVaughn
I think we, I think we all have. You know what I mean? Like, you know, I think when I learned, when I learned to, to not. I'm kind of giving this away as far as, I mean, to make her come so much, you know. You know, free game, you know, a book I'm working on right now. But like, as well. But like when I, When I learned not to treat the person I'm dating like the girlfriend and not to treat the girlfriend like a wife. Because what that means is that boundaries are.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
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Raheem DeVaughn
You know? You know what I mean? But these are things you learn through therapy, you know, through healing, through trial and error, you know, and yeah. So.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
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Raheem DeVaughn
I mean. Yeah. So every. So, so. So, so do it. Do it to be intentional, but do it with boundaries.
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State Farm Advertiser
Yeah.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Boundaries are necessary.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
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Raheem DeVaughn
You know what I mean?
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Jessa (Co-host)
What zodiac sign would you tell people to stay away from?
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Raheem DeVaughn
What's your sign?
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Jessa (Co-host)
I'm an Aquarius.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. See, I gotta stay away now. I'm just messing.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Damn.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I think you're right.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Oh, man.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Well, not tell people, but just for you as a tourist. Because, you know, it's always a battle with this.
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Raheem DeVaughn
You know what? You know what I want. I used to. I would. I wouldn't. I wouldn't. I. I would. Because you can't hold people just accountable to the astrology into the. Into the sign that you'll be jammed up.
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Jessa (Co-host)
I'm talking about people be going down a rabbit hole.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. Like, you can't. Yeah, you gotta.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Sagittarius is.
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Raheem DeVaughn
I think at the end of the day, it's about, you know, it's energy. It's energy, you know, and energy is a frequency. Right. And. And it's reading the room like, you know, it's. Compatibility is growth, you know. You know, any. No matter what the scenario is, you have to compromise is going to be evolved.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Because none of us are perfect. None of us are perfect. And we're all growing in real time. Hopefully. You know, good friend of mine says, evolve or repeat. You know what I mean? And to add to that, the only time you should be repeating the steps is in the process of evolution.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah. You know, no, look, this cover is hard.
- [21:38]
Raheem DeVaughn
You like that?
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yes. So this was your idea?
- [21:41]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. I mean, where you at? I can't take all the credit. You know what I mean? Shout out to Neptune and her team.
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Jessa (Co-host)
I know that's right.
- [21:48]
Raheem DeVaughn
This is fire. Where were we?
- [21:50]
Jessa (Co-host)
But where was you at?
- [21:52]
Raheem DeVaughn
Where were we when we shot that? You said, where we at? We were Pennsylvania.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Okay. In Pennsylvania.
- [21:58]
Raheem DeVaughn
Okay. Whose crib. Where we at? Yeah. Shout out to. Yeah. So one of the Aries twins, you know what I mean? And Yinka, you know, gave us the opportunity to, you know, she has a. She has a beautiful home and scenery. So that's where we. That's where we shot. That's where we shot for the. For the album. And you know, the new look I did. I did a few dope looks. You follow me on Instagram, you can see the rollout.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah, man.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. Thank you.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah. Style is always impeccable.
- [22:26]
Raheem DeVaughn
You know, I'm in a place in my life in the artistry, too. You gotta trust me. You gotta trust other people. Like you can't be so, you know, standoffish and just like gotta be open to ideas and trusting people with your art, you know?
- [22:39]
Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah, shout out to Neptune. This is definitely fire, you know, when.
- [22:42]
Charlamagne Tha God
It comes to trusting people with your art, do you think like Quiet Storm music disappeared or did like the industry just stopped prioritizing?
- [22:49]
Raheem DeVaughn
I think that, I think for a period that the industry stopped prioritizing and I think that they saw firsthand what happens to the game and to the music game when you stop prioritizing and when you, you know, when you, you know, you chase the numbers instead of chasing the feeling. You know what I mean? Like I say it all the time, good, bad or indifferent, people remember how you made them feel. That's right. And charlamagne. I'm just trying to make them feel good with this music. I'm trying to make them feel good. When we touch these stages, you know, when I'm on the air at night and we playing that laylist, I want to make them feel good, you know, and represent for the culture of what we do. And, you know, and as a result of that, you know, now history is repeating itself, you know what I mean? And when you stay.
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Raheem DeVaughn
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- [26:55]
Raheem DeVaughn
True when you stay true to the art form of what you do and it comes back around, you know, the music gets the response that it's getting right now. You know, it's why Raheem Devon can be who he is. It's why you can be who you are, why you can be who you are, why Jill Scott is who she is. You know what I mean? And this is so. It's great. It's a lot of great music out right now, man. It's gonna be a lot of great. It's a lot of touring happening right now, you know. Shout out to Flow a tree.
- [27:18]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, man. You were singing say yes this morning.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yes.
- [27:22]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. I'm gonna be joining them on the say yes tour along with the incomparable Tedra Moses. You know what I mean? Tickets, you know, are on sale now for all major cities, and more dates are being added. Yeah, The Newark date is the first. The Newark date is the first show. Yeah. Oh, we. You know, so it's gonna be. It's gonna. A time is gonna be had, man. You know, and, you know, that's what. It's. Culture. It's. It's. You know, One thing about it, you know, whether. Whether. Whether. You know, the ups and downs of it, the highs and lows, you know, it's. It's. It's. Nothing moves about that music.
- [27:54]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's right.
- [27:54]
Raheem DeVaughn
Nothing moves without that music. And. And, you know, for us as artists who. Who put so much into it, you know, from paying for the studio time and trying to figure out how to, you know, organically go viral and all these. All these other components, you know, man, none is. I was. My first album came out in 2005, so to still be in the conversation. I did my first record deal, 2002, with job records. You know what I mean? So to be able to be still here and have that conversation, you know, is not. It's not. I make it look easy. It's not easy, though.
- [28:32]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, you know, it's interesting. Cause the Quiet Storm music has, like, always centered vulnerability, Right?
- [28:38]
Raheem DeVaughn
Absolutely.
- [28:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
How has your definition of masculinity evolved as you've continued to make this choirstorm music?
- [28:46]
Raheem DeVaughn
Men are supposed to cry. You know what I mean? Men are supposed to be able to have a safe space, you know, and their woman and their partner to be able to say what's going on? You know, a few projects back, I put out this record called Love the Pain Away. And, you know, I was speaking from a very vulnerable space. I had just lost my dad, you know, who's passed, you know, been gone for about three and some change now. And. Yeah, so you know, for me, that was the groundbreaking moment that, where I had to go where I said, oh, I need, I need a therapist, I need therapy. Before that, I was that guy who felt like, oh, maybe, maybe it's for you and not for me. And just like, you know, and once you get in there, you start getting the tools and doing the homework and then you realize, and then something happens because things are happening. Life, be life.
- [29:41]
Jessa (Co-host)
And.
- [29:41]
Raheem DeVaughn
But now you got these tools that allow you to be able to be proud about your vulnerability and be able to identify your triggers and, and the things. Because, you know, who won't be walking around mad, dysfunctional, heartbroken, bitter, you know, assuming the worst. That's right. All the things that, that, that create, you know, a toxic experience. You know, I mean, not just for you, but somebody who's trying to possibly love on you.
- [30:10]
Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah. And a lot of times people don't even realize that, that they're stressed or that they depress or that they need therapy. And so they get in there and they start doing, you know what I'm saying? Absolutely know that A lot of people don't even feel like it's nothing wrong.
- [30:23]
Raheem DeVaughn
With them, you know, so, so, so for me, you know, part of doing the work is, is, is been being on stage, but also off stage. You know, 2012, I started my own foundation, the Love Life Foundation. You know, our focal points have been fighting domestic violence and being able to identify what it is amongst adults and teens, you know, feeding those that are displaced. You know, shout out to Gilead Sciences, who I've had a three year partnership with, you know, on HIV awareness, you know, prevention, you know, treatment, conversations about PrEP and, you know, talking to your primary care doctor, knowing it, knowing if it's for you and what prep is.
- [31:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
I saw that. What made you want to do that? Partnership.
- [31:05]
Raheem DeVaughn
Oh, man, you know, I mean, I care about community, man. You know, so I won't get into, I won't get into the numbers, but I'm sure that, I'm sure that, you know, I'll say this, you know, get tested, know your status, you know, and, and, and know that there's light at the end of the tunnel, you know, should you test positive, you know what I mean? That's what, you know, treatment and, you know, prevention. But more importantly, let's make sexual health conversations the new norm.
- [31:32]
Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
- [31:32]
Raheem DeVaughn
You know what I mean? Along, along, along with everything else. And then, you know, for more information on what I'm doing, you know, with Gilead Sciences, you can log on to, you know, gilead.com. you know, but mental health has also been at the forefront of our initiatives as you know, going down to Congress and lobbying. You know, I've been very open and transparent about the fact that I was my father's caregiver, you know, for. In the latter part of the years of his life. You know, how he struggled with schizophrenia for most of his life and mental health. And so, you know, you gotta be able to identify the crisis when you see it and know not to call 911 and know what number to call.
- [32:09]
Charlamagne Tha God
We still not having enough conversations about schizophrenia. Like, you know, I think that we're just starting to, you know, of course we dealt with our anxiety and bouts of depression and even bipolar, but schizophrenia is something that I feel we're still a stable.
- [32:21]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, it's the elephant in the room. You know, shout out to all the churches, you know, whatever your faith is. But some things, you can't pray away, you know what I mean? Like, you know, some things require, you know, therapy is going to be required. You know, a doctor needs to intervene and medication is going to be necessary, you know, so, you know, just, just as, just as we break down the stigmas, you know, of, you know, about hiv, you know, you know, there's a, there's a, there's a plethora of stigmas that need to be broken down as it relates to mental health and making that cool and having those conversations and just being in the transparency. So, you know, I'm going to continue to do the work with the foundation. I know, I know that's. That's something that's, that's important to you as well.
- [33:05]
Charlamagne Tha God
Very much.
- [33:05]
Raheem DeVaughn
And if, you know, if there's opportunities for us to work together, I'm going on the record to say that we can absolutely do that, you know, Love.
- [33:12]
Charlamagne Tha God
To have you at the mental welfare.
- [33:13]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, I would love to. I would love to. Yeah. Yeah, I would love to.
- [33:16]
Jessa (Co-host)
Because one of the things that people also don't talk about usually is the people that take, that have to take care of, you know, the.
- [33:24]
Raheem DeVaughn
Oh, for sure. Because, man, listen, like, you know, my dad's last crisis, you know, and that's, and that's when they, when they're off the meds for too long, you know, the longer you're off the meds, the more damage it causes, you know, and, and you risk the fact of going completely, like, insane. Right? So the last, the last, the last crisis in particular, like, I'm in the middle of, like, tour, so I'm. So I'm like, you know, and then that's. And. And it's something that. It's his personal business at the time. And, and. And. And so I'm, like, touring and flying in to Ohio, just jumping off of a plane, tired, like. Yeah, tired. It wears a. You know, I'm literally in a psych ward, you know what I mean? Like, it's. And for whatever reason, I was the only. I was the only one to kind of always get him back on track.
- [34:15]
Jessa (Co-host)
Right.
- [34:15]
Raheem DeVaughn
You know what I mean? That he trusted, you know, when he was in that paranoid state or having an episode. So, yeah, man, it weighs a lot on the family member or members, you know, and the ones who have to, you know, see it through, but that's what we do, you know? You know? You know, I would hope that if I was in that position, that's what family would do for me, my child would do for me. You know what I mean?
- [34:40]
Charlamagne Tha God
Have you found a way to express that through your art?
- [34:45]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, I feel like I have, and I'm still exploring that in terms of the artistry, but aside from that, I found a way to do that, to express that where it matters most. Because on stage is cool, but the dopest thing is the random acts of kindness that people don't see or the things that aren't spoken on, you know what I mean? So I pride myself in just when I'm home and I'm in the city and just doing the work, because I can't, you know, I can't get that time back with my dad, you know what I mean? I can't, you know, I can pat myself on the back and say, you know, great job, you know, but at the end of the day, I did what I was supposed to do. That's my parent, you know what I mean? Like, you're supposed to. That's what you're supposed to do, you know, for family, you know.
- [35:37]
Charlamagne Tha God
You think men are finally allowed to be, like, emotionally fluent in their art? Are we still kind of like, unlearning emotional silence?
- [35:46]
Raheem DeVaughn
No, I think we. I think. I think that. I think we are. Absolutely. I think we. In that we are. We are, and have been for some time in the age of, like, you can be who you want to be, you can be who you are, love who you love, you know. You know, have no shame, you know, as it relates to artistry for our men and for our women in particular, who, you know, I can't imagine what it's like to be a woman, but I know coming out in the 2000s, what the stereotypes were, you know what I mean? Like, so, you know, I never thought it should matter what you look like, what the artists look like or what they weigh or, you know what I mean? Or, you know, what their preference is.
- [36:31]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, it only matters with the women.
- [36:32]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah. You know what I mean?
- [36:34]
Charlamagne Tha God
And all the cosmetically challenged R B.
- [36:35]
Raheem DeVaughn
Guys out there.
- [36:38]
Charlamagne Tha God
That was a thing. They make jokes about how cosmetically challenged R B singers were, really, but the music was fine.
- [36:45]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, you know, but again, it did bring it full circle. It's amazing to see how it. How and to see how everything is, like, coming back full circle if you look out like the rollout that, like, you know, J. Cole's doing right now, for example, you know what I mean? Along with the digital real estate, like being outside physically with the merch and, you know, the success that I've always followed in the footsteps of the hip hop artists. I mean, I started doing mixtapes and jacking beats because of 50 cent in the G Unit tapes. I started, you know, I gave out the Nextel blowout phone number because of Mike Jones on the mixtapes, you know what I mean? So I always watched to see, you know, and moving around, you know, being, you know, when you independent, you. Your own promo. So you gotta be outside, you know, Philly, New York, L.A. and moving around. So, you know, you naturally see what's happening, you know, and what has the pulse on the streets. And, you know, so it's always been to my advantage, I feel like, to, you know, as an RNBC singer, to kind of, you know, tap into that space.
- [37:53]
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm glad you brought up J. Cole, because I was thinking about when you talked about the partnership with Gilad. Gilad Science.
- [37:58]
Raheem DeVaughn
Oh, Gilead.
- [37:59]
Charlamagne Tha God
Gilead.
- [37:59]
Raheem DeVaughn
Gilead Sciences. Yeah.
- [38:00]
Charlamagne Tha God
Did you hear J. Cole's record Safety?
- [38:03]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah.
- [38:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
And how he addressed his friend who had hiv?
- [38:06]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah. That approach, that was.
- [38:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
That was one of the most introspective I've ever heard.
- [38:10]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah, man. Yeah, yeah.
- [38:11]
Charlamagne Tha God
I always be wanting him to be more introspective. That was a very different approach.
- [38:15]
Raheem DeVaughn
That record, that record in particular, it takes me. It takes me to. To Nas, New York State of Mind. No, no, no. One Love. Excuse me. You know what I mean? Like, that's J. Cole's like, one love moment, you know. I mean, very, very, very. His, his. His approach, man, on that, on that verse is crazy. Yeah, for sure.
- [38:40]
Charlamagne Tha God
Did you. I mean, when you. When you talked about how he had regret because, you know, his friend's Sexuality. But also what really hit him was when his friend passed away of age.
- [38:49]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah.
- [38:49]
Charlamagne Tha God
Did that. You know, I don't know.
- [38:51]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, it made me think. Yeah, it made, you know, it makes you think, like, you know what I mean? Like, I think, you know, I think. But that's what music is, you know, it's, you know, it's transparency, you know. You know, for Quiet Storm Lover. For me in particular, like, you know, it's all slow jams. It's love songs. There's no Heartbreak Records on there, you know. You know what I mean? I feel like we got enough of that, like, you know? You know what I mean? But to be able to, you know, to make. To make that. To make that. To make a body of work like that and then be able to be, you know, be able to do the work that I'm doing with Gilead, I think is, you know, it's. It's on brand, you know what I mean? It's kind of like, you know, if you're gonna, you know, push the liquor, you know. You know. You know, in the club or you're gonna do. Do the liquor endorsement, don't put the car keys in their hand, you know. You know, call, you know, do the partnership with Lyft or Uber, you know what I mean?
- [39:44]
Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
- [39:45]
Raheem DeVaughn
Like. Yeah. So that's what's up.
- [39:46]
Charlamagne Tha God
How do you measure success at this stage of your journey?
- [39:49]
Raheem DeVaughn
I measure success. Being able to sleep at night like a baby, you know, I mean, I have to put in that hard work, you know what I mean? Knowing that I haven't compromised, you know, what's important to me, My spirituality, my moral compasses, you know, that I don't feel like my soul has been chipped away at, you know what I mean? Knowing that, you know, I'm the boss. There's only one higher source of power, you know, than me. You know what I mean? And, and, and. And knowing. And knowing that. Knowing to listen to that intuition, those butterflies that, that, that. That Spidey sense, you know, that's the voice of God. You know what I'm saying? It's intuition. And. Yeah, man, like, you know, it's the art. It's the art of reinvention, reinventing myself, you know, and. And just. And consistency. A lot of times we just. We. We chase sometimes we. Trying to supersede the expectation of what we did 10 years ago or 20 years ago. But, you know, that's where that practice comes in, you know? You know, and those. Those late nights from just Being in the studio and just being a creature of habit and. And just genuinely and genuinely still being in love with it. You know what I mean? Like, if I. If I didn't. If I didn't still love it, I wouldn't be doing it.
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State Farm Advertiser
Word.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
- [41:16]
Charlamagne Tha God
Let's get into a record, man. Cause you know, Jess need to blow her nose. Cause she over there with her mouth open, looking like this. I mean, that was so crazy. Just not. She was just staring at you.
- [41:26]
Jessa (Co-host)
Right?
- [41:29]
Charlamagne Tha God
That was crazy. Just.
- [41:31]
Raheem DeVaughn
Now, please.
- [41:32]
Charlamagne Tha God
What song you want to get into, Raheem?
- [41:34]
Raheem DeVaughn
Oh, man, look. Let's get into Lessons of Love.
- [41:37]
Charlamagne Tha God
Lay your head.
- [41:38]
Raheem DeVaughn
Let's get. You know what? Let's get into the one that's killing the charts right now. So, you know, 20 years ago, I created this anthem, you, you, which is. Which is. Which now is a crazy resurgence of it going viral right now. You know, shout out to all the up and coming artists right now joining. Joining the, you know, the verse challenge, the open verse challenge, right? And, you know, I remade the record. I remade my own song.
- [42:04]
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, wow.
- [42:05]
Raheem DeVaughn
You know, it wasn't just. It just wasn't. It wasn't strictly just like, you know, stroking my own ego. This wasn't an ego stroke move or narcissistic move. This was a. It was also a business move because it becomes a new master. You know what I mean? That. You know, that I can control when it comes to, like, the licensing and not having to check in, you know? And, you know, last year, I had big plans for the 20th anniversary album until I realized that, okay, the rights haven't revered, you know, haven't reverted back to me yet. And for the things that I want to do with my baby with these songs that I created many moons ago. God bless you if you do it again.
- [42:43]
Charlamagne Tha God
You're just seeking attention, not saying bless you the third time. We will not do it.
- [42:46]
Raheem DeVaughn
Don't say it. Don't say it no more. Yeah, so. So. So I realized, man, you got. Throw him off my train of train.
- [42:54]
Charlamagne Tha God
Talking about you.
- [42:55]
Raheem DeVaughn
20Th anniversary.
- [42:57]
Charlamagne Tha God
You talking about you. The 20th anniversary. Just for ego. You didn't do it just as CRO.
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Narrator/Advertiser
I chew.
- [43:04]
Raheem DeVaughn
Thank. Thank you for giving me back on track. I chewed all right. Yeah. I just. So. So it was for business. It was. It was. You know, it's business. This time is business, but it's also personal. You know what I mean? Like, I feel like the record didn't get to get. Get to get the shine it deserves, you know what I mean? So, you know, I got My bag up. I got my focus. I got my team, you know what I mean? And we currently just. We just cracked top 30, I think. What's like 26 today?
- [43:29]
State Farm Advertiser
26.
- [43:30]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. Shout out to Laron. You know what I mean? Product manager, guru. We known each other a long time. Brought me to the first. First brother. Bring me to Detroit.
- [43:38]
Jessa (Co-host)
Oh, that's.
- [43:39]
Raheem DeVaughn
What up, doe.
- [43:39]
Jessa (Co-host)
What up, Doe.
- [43:40]
Raheem DeVaughn
You know what I mean? Shout out to Detroit. Yeah. Strong, strong market out there. Yeah. So. So I remade the record. And. And. And it's going. It's going crazy. Got live strings, new vocals, new production. Still me, still the vibe.
- [43:53]
Jessa (Co-host)
And you still look the same.
- [43:54]
Raheem DeVaughn
Thank you.
- [43:55]
Jessa (Co-host)
Like, right?
- [43:56]
Raheem DeVaughn
Thank you.
- [43:56]
Jessa (Co-host)
Dog, you definitely drinking from the fountain again.
- [44:01]
Raheem DeVaughn
Sneeze your compliments upon me.
- [44:03]
Jessa (Co-host)
No, you do really still look good. I'm like, damn. You know, they say black and crack, but, like, nah, like, you. You really still look good.
- [44:10]
Raheem DeVaughn
I mean, I might take one drink a year, if that. You know what I mean? So I don't drink, you know, I haven't. I haven't smoked weed probably since, what, 2020. Covid. Oh, wow. You can't be smoking the blunts in the Cipher anymore.
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State Farm Advertiser
Yeah.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I want to ask you, right.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Not long ago, you know, before we.
- [44:26]
Charlamagne Tha God
Get into you, the remake of you.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Are records really like babies? Like, do you watch them grow up and you look at them?
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Raheem DeVaughn
I mean, for me, yeah, yeah, yeah. I think that's a great way to kind of, like, look at it. You know, at some point you have this beautiful child that you pour into. You put all this work into. You have a lot of fun creating it. And then. And then the baby pop out, you know? You know what I mean? And you be like, sit your ass down. I love you. You know what I mean? And then be like, mm, reminds me of me. Or, you know, you be like, you remind. You acting like your daddy right now. You look like your daddy. And then. And then they. And then they become of age and everything we've invested into them now, now it goes out into the world and. You know what I mean? And, you know, at some point, hopefully you become a grandparent.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Oh, yeah, right.
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Raheem DeVaughn
And the offspring, and you know what I mean? So, I mean, you know, I think about on a serious note, like, how many. How many. How many babies been conceived to a good slow jam of mine, you know, or to those songs that we love and hear, you know, in the quiet storm. So, yeah, so absolutely. You know what I mean? So. But it wasn't easy remaking my own song I tell you that what was all about it. I mean, I think it was, you know, one. I've grown as a vocalist.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
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Raheem DeVaughn
So you're in there trying to capture, you're in there trying to capture this feeling that's interesting that you created that you can't recreate it. Cause it's a magical moment, you know, I, I, you know, it's literally if, you know, you know, it's a download.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Can you outgrow your own sound? Can you outgrow your own talent?
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Raheem DeVaughn
Only, only, only if you're growing in a positive way. Absolutely. I'm not the vocalist I was 20 years ago. I can humbly say that I've gotten better, you know, in the studio. My mind is sharper. I'm more, I'm more of a perfectionist now. You know, I got, I can, I can hear things in the album that were, like, where that, you know, where a track wasn't cleaned up all the way. My ears are better. You know, I mean, I'm more, I'm more intuitive, you know what I mean? And, and I, and I, and I'm more, I care more. Like, not that I didn't care then, but I care more, you know, so it's never going to be perfect. Right. But, you know, my approach to music is that if I can't feel it, you know, if I can't step outside of myself as a creator that made it and feel it, then somebody else is, you know what? Then it's not going. If it's not moving me, then it's not, it's not gonna move you. You know what I'm saying? I think, I think for sure, like, we got, there's some things that we won't get into, the names and the genres and things, but, but like, you hear it and you'd be like, come on, man, I know you didn't feel this. Yeah, somebody put. You eat some either. Somebody made some anr told you needed to do it. Yeah, like, you know what I mean? Like, and, you know, so you just gotta, you know, as an artist, you gotta know, you better know who you are getting into this. That was one of the things that, that, that I did. I understood coming into it before I signed, you know, the contract in 2002, you know what I mean? Which I got out of, I got myself out of and, you know, two in 2010, you know, I mean, independent ever since. So. Yeah, it's, it's, it's, you know, that's it. You better know who, you better, you.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Better know do you like the first? You better. The original you better than the remix? Because you gotta think about it. Tank did the same thing on R and B Money.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Like, he remade, like, three of his old tracks, right?
- [47:52]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah.
- [47:52]
Jessa (Co-host)
And it's debatable to me. I like the newer ones.
- [47:58]
Raheem DeVaughn
You know what? I ain't gonna hold you.
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Jessa (Co-host)
What you think?
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Raheem DeVaughn
I absolutely love the new version better. Like, I walked away once it was mastered, it got the live strings on it, and just like, I walked away from him being like, hot damn, I'm about to remake everything. By the time they listen to that. By the time they listen to the first thing, it's gonna feel like a mask. It's gonna feel like a demo. You know what I mean? And then, you know, and again, why not? If you can do it, why not? Because, you know, it's about ownership, you know, being able to own that master and not having to be able to go and not having to check in with somebody about your baby. Having a check in about with somebody about your baby. Ah, man, there's no feeling worse than that. Something that you put the hard work into. The blood, sweat, tears, and somebody tell. Oh, no, you can't put that out unless I say you can. Yeah, man. Come on.
- [48:49]
Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah.
- [48:50]
Raheem DeVaughn
It's always a way to figure it out. And that's why you got to get your NFC card.
- [48:54]
Jessa (Co-host)
And I got the first NFC number one.
- [48:57]
Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah, we got to sign one for Charlemagne and leave one for Envy. But. But, yeah, that's, you know, that's. You know, that. That. That. You know, the digital real estate and all the things do not matter if you ain't. If you don't have that ownership or you got. Are you locked into that 360 deal where you got to check in?
- [49:15]
Charlamagne Tha God
People still signing 360, man.
- [49:17]
Raheem DeVaughn
People still sign the 360 deals, man.
- [49:19]
Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah, you would think. They not, but n. Still not reading, you know.
- [49:23]
Raheem DeVaughn
Really?
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Jessa (Co-host)
They not. I am.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, okay.
- [49:26]
Raheem DeVaughn
I'm not there asking.
- [49:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
I ain't say. I'm just asking, you know what?
- [49:29]
Jessa (Co-host)
He be coming at us, yo, me and you, Raheem.
- [49:35]
Raheem DeVaughn
I got Steve.
- [49:36]
Jessa (Co-host)
No, because we're part of the dmv, and we went.
- [49:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
This ain't got nothing to do with the dmv.
- [49:42]
Raheem DeVaughn
I see what you did there. You paired us together.
- [49:45]
Charlamagne Tha God
Got nothing to do with the dmv. Okay. Raheem. Devon, man, thank you for joining us, brother. Quiet Storm Lover, Volume one. Artum.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Un. Yeah. Thank you. Thank y' all so much for having me.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Appreciate you, man. Let's get into you right now. Introduce the record, brother.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Yeah. You know what it is? You know who I am. You know what I do. It's the love king of soul and R and B radio. Raheem Devon, aka Mr. Quiet Storm. And check it out. This is a world premiere. We taking it all the way. Number one, you. The 20 year anniversary edition right here on the Breakfast Club. You dig that right there?
- [50:16]
Jessa (Co-host)
Yeah, I like that.
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Narrator/Advertiser
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Charlamagne Tha God
Every day, I wake up. Wake your ass up. The Breakfast Club. Y' all finished or y' all done?
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Raheem DeVaughn
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Instagram/Tech Safety Announcer
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Jessa (Co-host)
It's your girl Jessa.
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Charlamagne Tha God
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Charlamagne Tha God
And we want you to go watch the visuals on Netflix. You know, we. We're still on YouTube, but it's the clips on YouTube. But if you want to watch the Breakfast Club in full, if you want to see what you just listened to, go to Netflix.
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Raheem DeVaughn
That's right.
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Jessa (Co-host)
Find us on Netflix.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Sure. When segregation was a law, one mysterious.
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Podcast Host
Black club owner, Charlie Fitzgerald, had his own rules.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Segregation in the day, integration at night. It was like stepping in another world.
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Narrator/Advertiser
Was he a businessman?
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Raheem DeVaughn
A criminal? A hero?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Charlie was an example of power.
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Raheem DeVaughn
They had to crush him.
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Narrator/Advertiser
Charlie's Place from Atlas Obscura and visit Myrtle Beach.
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Raheem DeVaughn
Listen to Charlie's place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is Ryder Strong, and I have a new podcast called the red weather. In 1995, my neighbor Anna Trainor disappeared from a commune.
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Charlamagne Tha God
It was nature and trees and praying and drugs.
- [51:53]
Raheem DeVaughn
So, no, I am not your guru. And back then, I lied to everybody. They have had this case for 30 years. I'm going back to my hometown to uncover the truth.
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Instagram/Tech Safety Announcer
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Raheem DeVaughn
Iheartradio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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