The Love & War MasterPeace (Deluxe 2 CD)

Raheem DeVaughn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 2, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Jive
• ASIN: B00346UX7C
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,662 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Dr. Cornell West Intro

2. Bulletproof Featuring Ludacris

3. The Greatness featuring Wale

4. I Don't Care

5. Black & Blue

6. Mr. Right

7. Dr. Cornell West Interlude

8. Fragile featuring Malik Yusef

9. My Wife

10. B.O.B.

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Dr. Cornell West Intro

2. Wing & A Prayer featuring Bun B

3. Dr. Cornell West Interlude

4. Super Hero

5. Soldier Story

6. Dr. Cornell West P.S.A.

7. Hopeless Romantic

8. Lose Control featuring Phil Ade'

9. Calling Me

10. XOXO

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What better title...MASTERPIECE!, March 4, 2010

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WhtDaddy (Detroit) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Love & War MasterPeace (Deluxe 2 CD) (Audio CD)

I've been listening to this on repeat for about a week (give or take) since it leaked. I liked it so much I went out to buy it today and ended up spending an extra $6 on the double disk. (Which is worth it the 11 tracks on the bonus disk are all very good) I immediately was able to relate really well and loved the socially consciousness of the music. It almost gives you a Marvin Gaye feel. He makes a 70's style of music seem very current today. To me, what makes this album so great is the strong message that's involved with every song.

"Bulletproof" needs no intro, in an industry filled with cheating & heartbreaks, it definitely brings a new flavor and gives you something to think about. It was a very creative song, you can tell Raheem Devaughn really dug deep in order to write a song like that.

"Greatness" is a "great" track, as a big Wale fan, I didn't think he would do well on a song like this but he really showed off. This song could be like an anthem to women everywhere.

"I Don't Care" is a song that really jumped out at me, another song that has a good meaning and great sound. It describes those relationships (I think we've all had on like this) where it seems like theres more people in the relationship than just 2 people because everyone tries to have an opinion or say so in the relationship

"Black & Blue" is probably my favorite song on the album. I know soooo many women that are in this situation but don't remove themselves from their abusive situations because they believe that's how their man shows love, dead wrong. I now have a song to play for them, hopefully Raheem Devaughn can get through to these women.

"Mr. Right" is a great song, very positive, hopefully songs like this one can motivate certain men that refuse to grow or mature. "Fragile" is definitely a "Raheem Devaughn style" song. Its what you would expect from a Raheem Devaughn song. If you got in a friends car and they were playing this song, you would immediately know this was Raheem Devaughn, which is something I can't say for a song like "Bulletproof". That is another thing that makes this CD so great, Raheem shows off his versatility and really brings a diverse sound on just about every song.

"My Wife" is a great song! One of the motto's I've always used is "I'm not looking for a boo, wifey, girlfriend, or any of that...I'm looking for someone with the characteristics of a WIFE" that motto basically describes this song. Moving past all the labels and making it official.

"B.O.B" is such a creative song!!!!!! "Battery Operated Boyfriend", all of us men have heard women rave and talk about them...but Raheem Devaughn puts a nice spin on it...he describes that "BOB" can't run your bathwater, tell you he loves you, kiss you, tell you he misses you, etc. Plus, BOB's batteries run out...EXTREMELY CREATIVE SONG!!!

"Bedroom" adds to the diversity of this album, you have songs that are socially conscious, love songs, a woman's anthem, and this puts a "freaky" twist to everything....a track like this is a must have for every R&B album!

"Microphone" is a subliminal style song, similar to "Customer", make it seem like your talking about one think, when you're actually talking about something else. Raheem Devaughn has said before that he can write songs like this in his sleep. It shows what a creative genius he is because this doesn't seem like an easy song to pencil. "Garden of Love" is has a throwback feel, like i said above, he makes an old school sound, sound very current. He does it very well on this song.

"Nobody Wins in War" is another socially conscious song. Very deep and has a great sound. The moral of the song is "A soldier never wins a war, they only give their life" Its a song that definitely will give you some food for thought.

"Revelations" is a song featuring Damien Marley that is also very conscious. It's recorded over Jay-z's "Can I LIve" instrumental and throughout the song he questions "Can I Live?" just as Jay-z did on his version. Just like Jay-z's version of the song, this is a great song. Damien Marley does very well on this song

Out of every song on this CD there is not ONE song that I skip or don't listen to, its seriously flawless. I've seen it got a 10/10 by a couple of the websites that had reviewed the album and I personally cannot argue with that rating at all. This is a CD I will listen to for 10 years. This will be universally known as a classic album!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Music in the Mold of Marvin Gaye, March 3, 2010

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Andre Dixon "andre100672" (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Love & War MasterPeace (Deluxe 2 CD) (Audio CD)

Raheem expresses his own creative vibe on the CD and I am feeling it! He does well mixing the fast and slows and also the song writing is very well done (an art that people dont take into consideration anymore)Its a breath of fresh air from the norm and top 100. From bulletproof the lead single his goal was to go more Marvin gaye with this cd IMO. Sensual riffs and haunting backgrounds on the ballads make this cd a special one get the deluxe version and treat yourself to something different but well done.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On Point!, March 3, 2010

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A. A. Jarvis "A. Jarvis" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Love & War MasterPeace (Deluxe 2 CD) (Audio CD)

I've been blasting this CD since I got it! Everything from the Intros & Interludes by Dr. Cornel West to the nature and lyrics of each song flows! There isn't 1 track on this CD that I don't like/skip over. Raheem has blended his "sexy" lyrics with "in your face this is what's going on in the world" lyrics, and it's a winning formula! The collaborations aren't heavy and overbearing which is always a plus for me. When I buy a CD for an artist, I like to hear how that artist has grown from 1 CD to the next and often times if a CD is drowned in collaborations it leaves the listener (at least for me) wondering if the artist is trying to make up for where they are lacking but in Raheem's case, all his collaborations enhances the song. My favorite songs are B.O.B, Microphone, Garden of Love, Wing & A Prayer, Super Hero, Hopeless Romantic and Nobody Wins A War (which puts me in the mindset of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On"). Jill Scott does a spoken word piece to close out the song, talk about profound and thought provoking!!! Raheem is definitely at the top of the game right now and I'm loving every minute of it!