Raheem DeVaughn Loveland

Raheem DeVaughn made it clear in late 2010 that he's not the kind of guy looking to take his time with his career. He dropped his third album, The Love & War Masterpeace, early in the year before then announcing his fourth record and releasing a seemingly out-of-nowhere mixtape, Jackin 4 Beats. According to an interview with Billboard, the R&B crooner's Loveland features tracks from his ever-growing musical vault. And he opted to do away with having a bloated guest lineup on here, something that critics pointed out on his previous album. Aside from a planned Common verse, DeVaughn has kept the features on his fourth project relatively minimal.

Abstract by Andrew Martin