Quotes from Raheem DeVaughn

It's my responsibility as an artist and public figure to put the right frequency out there.

Every flaw, scar, or mark you may have adds to your beauty.

The best thing I can do is stay on the road and build a grass-roots following. I'm constantly about building my brand.

I am very thankful to Washington, D.C. for their loyalty and support.

I feel like we'll forever live in a country that's divided... Divided by race... Divided by love and hate.

Settling is not necessarily a bad thing. People tend to take it as 'losing something in order to gain something else.' That does not have to be the case. Instead of using the word 'settling,' we should actually be using the word 'compromising.'

Coming from a single parent household, I witnessed firsthand the strength and courage of the single mother. I always had my father in my life but my household was run by my mother and my grandmother. As a result, I have always had the utmost respect for women and have chosen to strongly convey that in my music.

I make grown-folks music, and I'm cool with that. I accept that. I try to be witty while also delivering a message.

'Pretty Lady' is the conversation piece where you just need to compliment your lady. If you are in a club setting, and you just been eyeing a beautiful woman, this song came from me trying to compliment women and them turning their face up at me.

Being an entertainer, my path to inner peace is engulfed in the music that I create. While it is therapeutic for those who hear it, it is equally therapeutic for me to create.

I feel like music can be therapeutic for all of us - not just music lovers but the artists that create it.

Even in a lot of hip-hop music, they tell you don't give your heart to a woman. But many of the most successful rappers are head-over-heels in love.

I broke out of my shell once I graduated from high school and got into college in my first year.

I am humbled and truly honored to be the recipient of The Key to the City and my own day by the District of Columbia.

I went to college to find myself. That's where I really realized I wanted to be a recording artist and started on the process of figuring out how to do that.

In some cases, if you are not happy with a certain scenario, you have to give it a makeover, you know?

I walked away from the Jive Records situation, but I still have a great relationship with a lot of the workers and a lot of people who were in that system that have moved on to other places. I felt like being there; it totally wasn't understood what the Raheem DeVaughn movement was about.

I think I am the type of artist that, time and time again, either people love or don't know about.

I'm constantly trying to create timeless music that many people can gravitate to.

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.

A lot of people put out an album, and you never hear from them again. They're working a day job or doing whatever to survive through life.

To be a mother is a beautiful thing, but to be able to assume the role for a child in need is nothing less than amazing. I believe that any woman who takes on the role of a mother, whether it be naturally or through foster care or adoption, should be held in the highest regard.

Relationships are amazing parts of our lives, but they are not always easy. They become even harder when we allow others to interfere in them with their questions and opinions.

We live in a world where there is so much wealth. There shouldn't be a homeless person. That's crazy.