Timeless, Raw, and oh so Eloquent are words to describe the R&B hippie, neo-soul, rock star's classic album "The Love & War MasterPeace". After March 3, 2010 the music industry will never be the same with the release of Raheem Devaughn's latest project. The DMV native has took music making to higher heights on "The Love & War MasterPeace", which goes beyond old fans expectations and is sure to create a cult of R&B hippie followers.
Mr. Devaughn has definitely earned a timeless artists rank on this album, which is reminiscent of an audio history book with a dash of spoken word documenting past and present wars, devastating natural disasters such as the earthquake in Chile and Haiti, and records the impact Love can have on mankind.
"The Love & War MasterPeace" is narrated by Dr. Cornel West who offers his perspective on Raheem's delivery of his musical R&B sermon. West declares in the albums intro, "Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway, Isaac Hayes, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, and Gil Scott-Heron is now coming alive in the music of my dear brother Raheem Devaughn! He's created a masterpiece, but he wants inner peace to be found in your life, so that your life can be a masterpiece as you listen to his masterpiece."
On the first track "Bulletproof" Raheem tackles the issue of oversea and street wars. He sings, " Some will die over oil, kill over land. Charge you for taxes and Blame Uncle Sam. Read you your rights and charge you for nothing. Now who’s really gangsta?".
The album features collaborations with Damian " Junior Gong" Marley, Ludacris, Wale, and Malik Yuself. There are numerous tracks that are just plain beautiful, witty, and touching discussing issues of domestic violence "Black and Blue", war "Nobody Wins A War", marriage "Wife" and surprisingly dildos "B.O.B".
"Nobody Wins A War" is a star studded collaboration with Jill Scott, Bilal, Anthony Hamilton, Ledisi, Chrisette Michele, Citizen Cope, Dwele and Chico DeBarge. "Nobody Wins A War" sounds like a 2010 version of Marvin Gaye's "What's going on". Its truly a deep track that sheds a bright light and a loud roar on the pointless act of war. Jill Scott delivers a strong spoken word piece at the end of this track calling out the government.
One word that is extremely fitting to describe "The Love & War MasterPeace" is without a doubt, no punches held, Classic...
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