Usher vs. Raheem DeVaughn

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wed 3/5/2008

name	Usher Raymond IV.	Raheem DeVaughn.
hometown	Dallas, Texas.	Newark, New Jersey.
age	29.	32.
style	R&B and pop.	R&B and neo-soul.
nickname	Big Ush.	Shooby Dooby King aka The Love Child.
self-described	Mr. Entertainment	R&B Hippie Neo-soul Rockstar.
early start	Spotted on Star Search at 13, auditioned with L.A. Reid and signed with LaFace Records.	Started skipping class in college to write lyrics and record songs.
before going solo	Member of Happy Clowns, a group that combined music with acrobatics.	Member of Urban Ave 31, a Baltimore/D.C. musicians' collective.
runs in the family	Godson of actor Ben Vereen.	Son of jazz cellist Abdul Wadud.
influences	R. Kelly, Issac Hayes and Stevie Wonder.	Prince, Luther Vandross, and Marvin Gaye.
mentors	Sean ''Diddy'' Combs and Jermaine Dupri.	DJ Jazzy Jeff and Kenny Burns (Roc-A-Fella).
debut album	Usher.	The Love Experience.
killer collab	"My Boo" with Alicia Keys.	"Real Women" with UGK and Talib Kweli.
signature product	Usher fragrance for men and women.	Raheem DeVaughn Video Phones.
as seen on	"Moesha," "The Bold And The Beautiful," The Faculty, She’s All That and Broadway play Chicago.	"The Tonight Show," "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "Ellen DeGeneres" as himself.
most recent release	Regret (forthcoming).	Love Behind The Melody.
the critics	The BBC: "With such a high profile, Usher is indeed a pop star for the 21st Century – with writing, producing, performing, acting and making in roads into artist management in his repertoire, he is definitely taking care of business."	Entertainment Weekly: "Had he been born a few decades earlier, he could have been a major pop sales force. For now, he'll have to settle for making music that transcends today's commercial rules."
webprops	244,873 friends on official MySpace.	45,251 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Rescuing damsels in distress in Caught Up.	Showing respect for the ladies in Women.

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30 responses to “versus: Usher vs. Raheem DeVaughn”

Usher is the best!

Siomara

(Alexandria, Virginia)

3/5/2008

First of all you don't give a person props based on where you are from. Hands down Raheem Devaughn has the best album compared to DeAngello and Musiq soul child, even Marvin Gaye. This man is better than usher hands down ppl are looking at usher's dancing and not his vocals.

(Newark, Newjersey)

4/15/2008

que onda chicas soy mariana sanchez pero me dicen la morena y quieria mandar saludos para mi esposo carlos alejandro esquivel navarro y tengo 5 meses de embaraso y a todos los de mi bario de cedros espesial mente a raul que se porta con todo munchos besitos bye.Usher is the best that there is.laterz haterz.

la morena

(coahuila)

3/5/2008

MY VOTE GOES FOR USHER CUZ I LIVED IN DALLAS AND I GOTTA SUPPORT HIM. YAEH HIS SONGZ ARE GOOD!=)

beba!

(san antonio)

4/4/2008

Raheem's soulful sound is NEEDED in this industry. Raheem has my vote.

Tracy

(Baltimore, Maryland)

4/4/2008

STRAigHT uP iT WOuLD bE usHER!!