Raury

Biography

Raury Deshawn Tullis (born June 10, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. He is known for his eclectic sound, mixing the genres of soul, hip hop and folk. Born and raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia, he was the inaugural artist signed to the Georgia-based record label Love Renaissance in 2012. He released his debut mixtape Indigo Child×Indigo Child25 August 2014 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1War, Part 11:002What Goes Up0:533God's Whisper4:084Superfly3:205Amor3:276Rest1:147Wildfire4:008Woodcrest Manor4:079Cigarette Song3:5610Dreaducation0:3811Chariots of Fire4:1412Sweet N Sour1:3913Seven Suns8:15 in August 2014 to critical acclaim, leading him to sign a recording contract from Columbia Records. His debut studio album, All We Need×All We Need16 October 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1All We Need4:432Revolution3:173Forbidden Knowledge4:034Woodcrest Manor II5:115CPU4:286Devil’s Whisper3:417Peace Prevail4:598Crystal Express3:589Love is Not a Four Letter Word1:5010Her4:1711Trap Tears5:3212Mama3:5913Kingdom Come3:4914Friends4:05 (2015) was released the following year and marked his sole entry on the Billboard 200. After departing the label in 2018, he released three follow-up albums independently. He was also a member to the C5 Georgia Youth Foundation.

Early life

Raury Deshawn Tullis was born on June 10, 1996, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. It was at age fourteen when Raury decided that he wanted to work with music for the rest of his life. When he was fifteen he started to record and produce music in his friends basement. At that time he was writing songs and putting together projects, but he was too shy to put it out there. Influenced by 2Pac, a lot of his early music was sad, aggressive, and about love. His music told stories and he used music as a tool to express himself. In high school, Raury played guitar in a cover band. In 2014, the year Raury graduated, he threw a music festival called Raurfest on his 18th birthday. He then issued a free digital download of his mixtape Indigo Child×Indigo Child25 August 2014 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1War, Part 11:002What Goes Up0:533God's Whisper4:084Superfly3:205Amor3:276Rest1:147Wildfire4:008Woodcrest Manor4:079Cigarette Song3:5610Dreaducation0:3811Chariots of Fire4:1412Sweet N Sour1:3913Seven Suns8:15, and led him to his popularity.

Career

On August 25, 2014, Raury released his first mixtape, titled Indigo Child×Indigo Child25 August 2014 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1War, Part 11:002What Goes Up0:533God's Whisper4:084Superfly3:205Amor3:276Rest1:147Wildfire4:008Woodcrest Manor4:079Cigarette Song3:5610Dreaducation0:3811Chariots of Fire4:1412Sweet N Sour1:3913Seven Suns8:15. On the same year, he announced that he signed a deal with Columbia Records. In 2014, he was shortlisted for the BBC's Sound of 2015. In 2014, New Zealand singer Lorde invited Raury to contribute his vocals on the song "Lost Souls", which was included on the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. In January 2015, he was placed at number 4 on the list for the BBC's Sound of 2015. In 2015, Raury was featured on the cover of XXL magazine for the 2015 Freshman Class. On October 16, 2015, Raury released his debut studio album, titled All We Need×All We Need16 October 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1All We Need4:432Revolution3:173Forbidden Knowledge4:034Woodcrest Manor II5:115CPU4:286Devil’s Whisper3:417Peace Prevail4:598Crystal Express3:589Love is Not a Four Letter Word1:5010Her4:1711Trap Tears5:3212Mama3:5913Kingdom Come3:4914Friends4:05. His song, called "Crystal Express" (which was taken from his album All We Need) appeared on the video game FIFA 16. "Devils Whisper" (which also was taken from his album All We Need) was used for the trailer of the popular Coronation Street storyline. In 2016, Raury went on tour as a support act for the rapper Macklemore. On September 15, 2016, Raury released a single called "Butterfly". The song "God's Whisper×God's Whisper29 July 2014 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1God's Whisper4:03" appears in the motion pictures American Honey, Lucy, Collide, and the Netflix series Dark. The song "Devil's Whisper×Devil's Whisper16 June 2015 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Devil's Whisper3:43" appeared in the film Logan. On November 17, 2017, Raury appeared on Jaden Smith's album Syre, in the song "Falcon". As of 2018, it has been confirmed that Raury is no longer signed by the Columbia Records label. In an interview conducted by DJ Booth Raury stated that, "I went to Coachella without any support from the label. It was like they were trying to put me in a position of fear and weakness so I could run out of money and they could control me". On February 17, 2018, Raury released his latest single called "Odyssey" on his SoundCloud.
On April 20, 2018, Raury released a project titled The Woods for free.
In 2019, Raury released a self produced album titled Fervent×Fervent13 October 2019 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Malus Domesticus2:222Rubi2:243Thneed3:334Darthraur3:025Leviathan4:446Hickory4:227Willow4:348Cherry Blossom3:18 under his record company "Into the Woods". He released a project titled Strawberry Moon under said record company on June 14, 2022.

Artistry

Raury is known for his eclectic sound mixing soul, hip hop and folk. He has stated that he is influenced by André 3000, Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Bon Iver, Queen, Fleet Foxes, Marvin Gaye, and Father John Misty.