Grammy-nominated R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn celebrates the 20th anniversary of his debut album, The Love Experience, with a commemorative mixtape.
The special set, hosted by DJ Lil Mac, incorporates remixes and exclusive commentary that brings back that classic mixtape feel.
Speaking on The Love Experience (20th Anniversary Mixtape), DeVaughn shares, “This mixtape is a love letter to my day-one fans and a reintroduction to a project that changed my life. Working with DJ Lil Mic again brought everything full circle.”
The Love Experience was released June 28, 2005, via Zomba Recording. It debuted at No. 9 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
The album was preceded by the lead single, “Guess Who Loves You More,” produced by Kenny Dope. The cult classic album also included fan-favorite jams like “You,” “Believe,” “Ask Yourself” and “Is It Possible,” among others.
The latter song was originally written for Dwele‘s 2005 album, Subject.
DeVaughn told Hugo Lunny in a 2005 interview, “I actually wrote that record for Dwele to perform and there’s actually a recorded version of the song where he recorded it. It’s floating around. I think he’s real dope, he’s a friend of mine and we’ll probably do some stuff down the pipeline in the future.”
Since The Love Experience, DeVaughn dropped released Love Behind the Melody (2008), which included his Grammy-nominated singles “Woman” and “Customer,” and The Love & War MasterPeace (2010), also nominated for a Grammy, A Place Called Love Land (2013), Love Sex Passion (2015), Decade Of A Love King (2018), The Love Reunion (2019), What A Time To Be In Love (2020), plus a host of mixtapes and other collaborative projects.
DeVaughn, who also hosts WHUR’s Quiet Storm, is showing no signs of slowing down, with new music reportedlycoming soon.
The Love King is currently on his Quiet Storm Lover Tour with upcoming stops in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, Detroit and more. (A list of tour dates is available below.)
Stream Raheem DeVaughn’s The Love Experience (20th Anniversary Mixtape) below.