The true definition of hustling.Īnyway, these mixtapes would feature Raheem DeVaughn singing soulful melodies and mind-bending wordplay over contemporary Hip-Hop beats. Think of Master P’s come-up story selling his CD’s from the trunk of his car. See, DeVaughn launched his career by being the first R&B artist to sell mixtapes as rappers would.

I was in New York when I heard the song on the radio 7) exactly how the “Customer (Remix)” featuring R. DeVaughn shared in an Instagram Live (Jan. Somehow, DeVaughn was able to avoid working with Kelly, due to his reputation, active court proceedings stemming from the sex tape, and reputation for leaving artists in the studio for days at a time if he felt like it during Chicago recording sessions.

Kelly, who was the label’s biggest act at the time. Apparently, it was customary for all Jive artists to work with R. Most recently, former Jive Records artist Raheem DeVaughn shared his experience with his label mate from 2002-2013. Kelly Jacked “Customer” from Raheem DeVaughn #Omarion speaks on the #SurvivingRKelly docuseries and says he’ll be retiring the songs #RKelly wrote for #B2K after the tour 👀👀 (SWIPE)Ī post shared by The Shade Room on at 8:43pm PST Who are we saying is worth protecting if we let this continue? I choose the lives of these young black girls! I’m sick to my stomach! Let me also say this! There are more men guilty of these crimes! Lets make sure none of them slip through the cracks every again! You are no king because kings don’t treat queens like this! #RnBMoney #TheGeneralĪmong retractions from singers like Tank, who recently deemed Kelly “King of R&B” and got his start in the game by writing for and touring with Aaliyah himself or Omarion, the lead singer of the recently reunited R&B boy band B2K, a teen sensation in the early 2000’s who performed two hits penned by the “Pied Piper,” is another familiar voice. His team, his record company, the promoters, the radio stations! There has to be a line drawn. What hurts even more are the facilitators around him.

I CANOT separate the music from the monster! My 3 black daughters won’t let me.

I whole heartedly apologize for not coming to this realization sooner. We’ve invested so much of ourselves into this man that it’s hard for us to let go. We have shaped and molded talent we sign after his musical image. We’ve all been witnesses to his musical genius. I lot of artists, song writers, producers, record execs, etc are very confused as to how to respond to what they’ve seen and heard.

R kelly wrote b2k songs