The Love & War MasterPeace
The nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced lately on Wednesday night with the CBS special The Grammy Nominations Concert Live. On the stage with flashlight laser pointe rays overhead, the album from American R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, set to be presented at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011, though he is not the one of the regular guests at Grammy Awards under the rays from green beam laser.
If you like R&B, Raheem DeVaughn is a name that you have to know. As an American singer and songwriter, DeVaughn has been compared to Dwele, Van Hunt, D’Angelo, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. DeVaughn has described himself as an “R&B hippie neo-soul rock star,” a take on the difficulty media types have classifying him.
The Love & War MasterPeace is the third studio album by Raheem DeVaughn, released March 2, 2010 on Jive Records. It was also released as a deluxe edition with an additional disc of bonus material. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2008 to 2009 and production was handled primarily by Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez. The album debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 45,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, The Love & War MasterPeace received positive reviews from music critics. Billboard writer Gail Mitchell praised the album’s themes and music, writing “Drawing from a palette rich in R&B, hip-hop and jazz, DeVaughn has crafted a powerful, thought-provoking album”. Giving it 4½ out of 5 stars, Allmusic writer Andy Kellman cited The Love & War MasterPeace as “one of the most grippingly conscious major-label R&B albums of the last 30 years”, viewing its love-themed songs as “imaginative and excellent” and praising its socially-conscious material.
I bought this album when browsing to buy a laser pointer keychain on the net. Since I received the CD I had played it over and over again. It almost gives you a Marvin Gaye feel. He makes a 70’s style of music seem very current today. To me, what makes this album so great is the strong message that’s involved with every song. The album debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 45,000 copies in the United States. It also entered at number three on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and it reached number 11 on Billboard’s Digital Albums chart. It ultimately spent 10 weeks on the Billboard 200 on 36 weeks on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album has sold 76,563 copies in the United States. The first single for the album, “Bulletproof”, was released on September 22, 2009, and features rapper Ludacris. The single charted at number 46 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 64 on the European Hot 100 Singles, and number 48 on the Canadian Hot 100. “Lyin to Myself” was released promotionally on December 1, 2009. Prefixmag reviewed the song praising Raheem for his “lyrics, voice and style.” “I Don’t Care” was released as the album’s second single on January 25, 2010. It spent 20 weeks and peaked at number 36 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The album’s third single “B.O.B.” was released June 20, 2010. The single peaked at number 79 and spent five weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
I have never really listened to him before but once I put this CD in my player, I let the entire CD play. It has been a while since I have done that with a CD. I really like the music and the lyrics. His lyrics and sentiment is very fitting in each and every song on the two disc set. You can find this album from any big Wholesale online shop with a nice price. This is an album worth listening.
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