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Raheem DeVaughn - Text Messages
Artist: Raheem DeVaughn
Producer: Starmakers Production and SymFonikz
Album: Love Behind The Melody (Re-Release)
Label: 368 Music Group/Mass Appeal Ent.
For years now, the predictable “re-release” has helped artists to achieve an RIAA certification that their originally-released project could not attain on its own. Following in the footsteps of recent re-releasees Rihanna and Chris Brown, neo-soul singer Raheem DeVaughn is hoping that his repackaged effort will help reinvigorate his always-growing but unresponsive fan base. Kicking off Love Behind The Melody (Version 2.0) is the relatable (and super-duper trendy) single, Text Messages. Singing in ‘shorthand format’ and using popular lingo like “LOL”, “ASAP” and “XOXO,” DeVaughn manages to soulfully capture how impersonal our communication has become. While the singer claims his inbox is ‘completely full,’ look for production team the Starmakers to experience that same fate as Text Messages goes on replay all summer long.
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not bad. it has a nice beat to it.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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im kinda feel-n DIS.....yeah i am.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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Everybody is re-releasing something. I know if I bought the first CD and they re-released that album, I would be vexed. Here's my 2 cent: Don't buy an album when it first hits the shelves but wait 4-6 months later to see if a newer version is coming. I understand what the companies are doing, let me leave it at that. If you are into that smooth-babymaking music, you need to check this album out.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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This guys ok, not the greatest song, but i guess it could fly into rotationn.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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i cannot pinpoint why it is that i like this song.
im not really a RDV but this song is real cool. i could listen to it again. so 3.5 stars |
| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 303 |
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Much like a lotta songs recently; stupid lyrics, crazy hot track. Beat is mad hot, and raheem is absolutely in his element.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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smooth cut
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 94 |
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songz seemz boring...he can sing tho..give him that much
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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This is too SLOOOOW to. Wow not one song I liked today the music the Booth posted up today SUCKED!!
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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This reminds me of a old Ginuwine track for some reason.This is a cool lil track. nothin special, but I can see playin this during a nice moment with my lady. Somethin smooth.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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This reminds me of a old Ginuwine track for some reason.This is a cool lil track. nothin special, but I can see playin this during a nice moment with my lady. Somethin smooth.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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LOL, everybody with these re-releases this summer. This is definitely not bad at all though. It's actually the best track I've heard from Raheem DeVaughn ever. I like some of this classic pure R&B without a rapper featuring and all that. This kind of reminds me of some Marques Houston, early Usher or REALLY EARLY R. Kelly. I like this. A classic slow jam.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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Is it just me, or am I the only one who missed the 90s? I mean, I was born in 1988 and basically grew up in the 90s, and I remember these type of tracks. I miss this.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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This aint the best from him at all. The song I liked the most from him is that Customer song. Now that was hot and I would give that song a 4.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 269 |
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I like Raheem Devaughn a lot. Some of my favorite R&B songs within the last few years have come by him. This one is hip but it's just ok to me. I'd give it 2 1/2 stars.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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Well I'm definately a Raheem DeVaughn fan. Slow grooves, baby making music, crooning, or whatever you want to call it, he is damn good at it. His best ever... nah. Breathe, Believe and You from his first album are better. I'm glad released this "trendy" song before someone else came out with something along the same lines. I'm bout tired of hearing eh- eh- eh in every other song. l8r
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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That hollow snare had me on the first knock. Beat is a definate hit. Gonna be a hit with the young female listeners (My generation). Not much you can do when your lyrics are restricted to text accronyms, but DeVaughn accomplished a hit.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 356 |
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This song is real smooth. Raheem album is on point to. I suggest that anybody go cop it.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 3217 |
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michaelhannah you are not the only one who grew up in the 90s....as my nickname says, I was born in 1985 so I was very young during the 80s! And I remember this type of songs, too. But I'm not crazy for them! For example this song is smooth and sexy, his voice is super hot but it's everything kinda boring...when I listen to an r&b song, I prefer those like the previous one (by Colby)...this is too slow, after a while it becomes a monotonous tune to me
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11856 |
MH.... I REALLY miss the 90's (the music was sooo good). And whoever said that this sounds like a Marques Houston track is spot on, that is first person that came to mind after I took a listen.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 161 |
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not for me but i can see this being a popular song...
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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Yeah, that was me who made the Marques Houston reference. He's one of my favorite singers, and this definitely resembles one of his joints
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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great!!
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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Who cares about Text Messages, Google Me, and all that other bull. I want R&B. That good. I like Raheem, but he slipped on this track.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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michaelhannah and WOW:) rated the song the same.... the end of the world is closer than I thought.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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Raheem Devaughn Is my favorite R&B singer of all time. Straight Ill...
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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LOLx2 @ MuzzieBoi...yeah i guess dat iz kinda a big surprise.
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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ah this song is hot raheem devaughn be going hard no lie
that boy might be around for along time. |
| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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This is straight classic
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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Hahahaha!
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2008 |
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| Posted on Jun 25, 2008 |
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WOw dis song is gay!!!!!!! no rythem. beat sucks. way to slow. way way way to slow. way to gay to be a song
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| Posted on Jun 25, 2008 |
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I miss the 80's and 90's and now I am about to miss the double O's ('00)
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| Posted on Jun 25, 2008 |
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ha my brother produced this. symfonikz!!!!!
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| Posted on Jun 25, 2008 |
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| Posted on Jun 25, 2008 |
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Like dis one its smooth n sexy. Nice.
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| Posted on Jun 26, 2008 |
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this is retarded, why would you make a song about texting
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| Posted on Jun 26, 2008 |
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smooth n sexy
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| Posted on Jun 27, 2008 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 205 |
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yea Raheem bot da 90's slow jam in2 the txt msging tyms of the 00's .. gee im getting old haha
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| Posted on Jun 27, 2008 |
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nice slow jam for the summer
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| Posted on Jun 27, 2008 |
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my favorite song!!!
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| Posted on Jul 12, 2008 |
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dis is a great slow jam im gone have to cut to dis 4real lol
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| Posted on Sep 29, 2008 |
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im lovin this
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| Posted on Mar 27, 2009 |
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im lovin this
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| Posted on Mar 27, 2009 |
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I love dis song i send messages all the time ttyl
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| Posted on Dec 22, 2009 |
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| Posted on Jan 04, 2011 |
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DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 8863 |
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Raheem does not get his fair due. He should get as much if not more credit compared to these lame cats in game now. Dude is classic style, the TRUTH.
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| Posted on Aug 21, 2012 |
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