Raury
{{short description|American musician (born 1996)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Raury
| image = Raury Melt! 2015 02.jpg
| caption = Tullis performing at the Melt! Festival in Germany in 2015
| birth_place = Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1996|6|10}}
| birth_name = Raury Deshawn Tullis
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative hip hop|folk rock|soul|indie rock|alternative R&B}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|rapper}}
| years_active = 2014–present
| label = {{hlist|Columbia}}
| instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|bass|keyboards|percussion}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
| website =
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Raury Deshawn Tullis (born June 10, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter and rapper.{{cite news|title=BBC Sound of 2015: Raury Interview|work=BBC News |date=January 6, 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-30657589|access-date=January 6, 2015}} He is known for his eclectic sound, mixing the genres of soul, hip hop and folk.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/HwlpFCkJc0R9mtgSlLtZXC/4-raury|title=BBC Music - BBC Music Sound Of, 2015 - 4. Raury|work=BBC|access-date=January 18, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/arts/music/on-raurys-debut-album-elegant-pop-with-an-epic-scope.html|title=Pop Debut Shows Off Teenager's Epic Scope|date=August 25, 2014|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 18, 2016}} 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 in August 2014 to critical acclaim, leading him to sign a recording contract from Columbia Records. His debut studio album, All We Need (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.{{Cite web|url= https://www.xxlmag.com/raury-leaves-columbia-records/|title=Raury Leaves Columbia Records|date=January 8, 2018|website=XXL.com}} He was also a member to the C5 Georgia Youth Foundation.{{cite web|url=http://www.gpb.org/news/2014/09/26/18-year-old-georgia-singersongwriter-raury-open-for-outkast|title=18-Year-Old Georgia Singer/Songwriter Raury To Open For Outkast|work=Georgia Public Broadcasting|date=September 26, 2014 |access-date=January 18, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/12/29/artists-to-watch-2015/20686419/|title=Clare Dunn, Raury among 2015's artists to watch|date=December 29, 2014|work=USA TODAY|access-date=January 18, 2016}}
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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1957925/who-is-raury/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011233700/http://www.mtv.com/news/1957925/who-is-raury/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 11, 2014|title=19 Things We Learned About Raury – Including The Origin Of The 'Raury Hat'|work=MTV News|access-date=March 1, 2018|language=en}} 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, and led him to his popularity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/raury-mn0003313123/biography|title=Raury {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 1, 2018}}
Career
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On August 25, 2014, Raury released his first mixtape, titled Indigo Child. On the same year, he announced that he signed a deal with Columbia Records.{{cite magazine|title=Raury Releases 'Indigo Child'; LoveRenaissance Talks Signing with Columbia Records|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6229274/raury-releases-indigo-child-loverenaissance-signing-columbia-records|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 6, 2015}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|title=Kanye West, Chvrches, Bat For Lashes, Haim, Pusha T, Charli XCX Appear on Lorde's The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Pt. 1 Soundtrack|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/56191-kanye-west-chvrches-bat-for-lashes-haim-pusha-t-charli-xcx-appear-on-lordes-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-pt-1-soundtrack/|website=Pitchfork|date=October 21, 2014 |access-date=November 17, 2015}} 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.{{cite web|title=The Wait Is Over: Here Is the 2015 XXL Freshman Class|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/06/2015-xxl-freshman-class-cover/|website=XXL Magazine|date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=June 11, 2015}} On October 16, 2015, Raury released his debut studio album, titled All We Need. 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.{{Cite web|url=http://musicscene.ie/2015/10/macklemore-3arena-dublin-2016-live-concert-date-confirmed-for-friday-april-15th-w-ryan-lewis/|title=Macklemore 3Arena Dublin 2016 live concert date confirmed for Friday April 15th w/ Ryan Lewis! {{!}} Music Scene|website=musicscene.ie|access-date=November 30, 2016}} On September 15, 2016, Raury released a single called "Butterfly". The song "God's Whisper" appears in the motion pictures American Honey, Lucy, Collide, and the Netflix series Dark. The song "Devil's Whisper" appeared in the film Logan{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}. 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".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/04/21/raury-shares-22-new-songs-corinne|title=Raury shares 22 new songs|author=SALVATORE MAICKI|magazine=The Fader|access-date=April 21, 2018}} 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://i-d.co/article/raury-is-playing-free-shows-at-kombucha-farms-across-america/|title=raury is playing free shows in the woods across america|author=Laura Pitcher|access-date=May 23, 2018|magazine=i-D}}
In 2019, Raury released a self produced album titled Fervent 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.
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:23em;" | Details ! scope="col" colspan="5" | Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/raury/chart-history/tlp/|title=Raury - Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 18, 2017}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US R&B/HH ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US Alt. ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | UK |
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| scope="row" | All We Need
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| 78 || 16 || 15 || 46 || 152 |
| scope="row" | The Woods
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| — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | Fervent
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| — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | Strawberry Moon
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| — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | Strawberry Moon Eclipsed
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| — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | Transcendence
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| — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | Southern Mystic
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| — || — || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | The Blue Shell Theory
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| — || — || — || — || — |
= Mixtapes =
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|+ List of mixtapes, with selected information ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;" | Details |
| scope="row" | Indigo Child
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= Singles =
==As lead artist==
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|+ List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:1em;" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;" | Album |
| scope="row" | "Friends" (featuring Tom Morello) | 2015 |
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==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row"| "Falcon"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/falcon-feat-raury-single/1310785995|title=Falcon (feat. Raury) - Single by Jaden Smith on Apple Music|date=November 15, 2017 |publisher=iTunes|access-date=November 18, 2017}} (Jaden Smith featuring Raury) | 2017 | Syre |
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| scope="row"| "Endless Summer"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/endless-summer-feat-raury/1527318651|title=Endless Summer (feat. Raury) - by Jaden on Apple Music|publisher=iTunes|access-date=August 28, 2020}} (Jaden Smith featuring Raury) | 2020 | CTV3: Cool Tape Vol.3 |
=Guest appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row" | "Higher"
| rowspan="2" | 2014 | rowspan="2" | SBTRKT | rowspan="2" | Wonder Where We Land |
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| scope="row" | "Forgotten" |
| scope="row" | "Dead People"
| rowspan="3" | 2015 |
| scope="row" | "Escape 120"
| B4.Da.$$ |
| scope="row" | "Miracle"
| Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment | Surf |
| scope="row"| "Blessing"
| rowspan="3"| 2016 | Chance the Rapper, Ty Dolla Sign, |
| scope="row"| "Diddy Bop"
| Noname, Cam O'Bi | Telefone |
| scope="row"| "Losing Your Mind" |
| scope="row"| "Nobody Tell a Name"
| 2017 | Restoration of an American Idol |
References
{{Reflist|refs=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sMkR6-eDTY}}
External links
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Category:Rappers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Sportspeople from Stone Mountain, Georgia
Category:African-American male singer-songwriters
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century African-American male singers