Has anybody ever heard of this album? I heard this cat is a true artist and he does all sorts of music, particularly R&B and Jazz. I went on his website to listen to some samples and it sounds pretty good. This album was released last year and I can't believe I passed it up! Has anyone heard this album?

silverchild said:

This is one of my favorite albums. I really dig the song Cadillac! It is mos def worth a purchase!

yeah this album is very underrated....it's been in my cd changer for months since I discovered it myself earlier this year, I can't seem to not listen to this album....still wondering what happened to the promotion for this guy

This is one of best soul albums out now, it's crazy, Ne-Yo and Chris Brown get praise, but this guy doesn't???

I know, I know, its just the way it is in the business.

My top 3 faves:

"Guess Who Loves You More"
"You"
"Believe"
[Edited 8/7/06 5:35am]

I've been knowing about him since last year but I finally got his album for $10 the other week and "You" is the shit...
[Edited 8/7/06 10:29am]

silverchild said:

I just bought it from Barnes and Noble a few days ago. While I scanned it to listen to it, I read a review by AMG that only gave him 3 stars. Why? He has a sweet, gentle and irresistible voice. What a beautiful album. Finally someone writes a complete album dedicated to love. I love this album very much.

I brought the album yesterday, but I haven't even listened to it yet. I'll probably give this a spin tonight.

I've had the album for about 6 months now and it's cool but his poetry interludes seem forced. The songs are decent but I just wasn't feeling him. A better buy is Donnie's "The Colored Section" but it may be too political for some folk.

LuxuryBrown said:

lawd there you go with the Donnie promotion....I listened to Donnie's album but I just couldn't get into it, it wasn't about the politics thing like you said, I just wasn't feelin' Donnie.

missfee said:

Yeah, I really wasn't feeling Donnie's debut either. The political messages weren't really complex, but they also weren't clicking with me.

missfee said:

Missfee, what YOU need to do is come on by to the Luxury Brown Estates and I will set the mood. Then I'll put on my lambskin wading trunks, warm up the vagina-shaped jacuzzi, and we can get in - you asshole naked of course - and I will play Donnie for you in a way you've never heard before.

Maybe it was just the setting. Maybe you neded to be...wet.

silverchild said:

Silver, you can come by as well, but you can ONLY work the camera.

silverchild said:

I tried listening to Donnie too, but I wasn't feeling him either. Though his lyrics are empowering, they are also a reminder that prejudice still exists. And that is commendable because he is addressing what other artists don't dare to. Personally, lyrics like these make feel angstsy and angry, but my reaction has to do with where am I right now.

Yeah, it was a very nice album to listen to. My favorite tracks on there were "Guess Who Loves You More" and "Believe."

I personally think not that many people were really checking for him because of the close similarity he has to D'Angelo.

okaypimpn said:

No way is he similiar to D'. Not in any way whatsoever.

Somehow through following links on various music sites I came across Raheem's name last year and decided to check out his cd. It was by far my absolute favorite cd of 2005. Like a previous poster said, he has a pleasant, gentle voice which adds to the appeal of his songs. The songs are all positive love songs, not the cheating/playa type of r&b songs that's typical these days. It was a really refreshing album to hear.

Well, I've been listening to this album since Monday and I am still floored! I can't believe I passed this by last year because this cat has skills. Mostly everything on this album was about love and I was feeling every track. My favorite track on here is You.

LuxuryBrown said:

That's why I said "personally think..."

LuxuryBrown said:

Hey Luxury, the Donnie album still sucks balls in my eyez....

missfee said:

okaypimpn said:

Ok, so personally what makes you think he sounds similiarly to D'?

LuxuryBrown said:

IN MY OPINION, when he sings in his falsetto (and natural full voice for that matter), he sounds similar to D'Angelo. Also, some of his runs and riffs mimic D's. Not to mention, they've all got that Maryland/D.C./Virginia accent in their voices.

LuxuryBrown said:

Ok now I know LB is a fo sho hoe

ABeautifulOne said:

No, I'm not a "Hoe" I'm just a pussy pioneer.

LuxuryBrown said:

Umm I guess lmao I'll stick to my third leg fetishes

ABeautifulOne said:

silverchild said:

Listened to it. More neo-soul cookie-cutter bullshit. Sounds like a million other artists. Waste of time, when will someone do something CREATIVE with this genre for a change!

And I heard the Donnie too: it's better than this, but still boring as shit.

mattperry said:

y r u such a h8ter?

missfee said:

I'm not a hater.. sorry (better write like this:) not a h8ter. just listnd 2 a lot of music n my time.

mattperry said:

Yeah, right. How old are you? 25?

mattperry said:

Raheem's album isnt really a neo-soul album; it mostly R&B.

I love the album, its much better and more original most other R&B albums of its (recent) time.

BTW, there's a song called "Wont Be Long (Closer)" on the import version of the album. Its very hard to come across in good quality, so if any UK/European peeps with this album with this song on it, would you be nice enough to hook a brother up?