Raury

Raury worked across musician, rapper, singer-songwriter, singer and songwriter. The registers place that work in hip-hop, soul and funk. This article rests on 5 catalogued compositions and 12 issued recordings drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Raury • Birthplace — Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. • Born — 10 June 1996 • Birth Name — Raury Deshawn Tullis • Genre — * Alternative hip hop • folk rock • soul • indie rock • alternative R&B • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • rapper • Years Active — 2014–present • Label — * Columbia • Instruments — * Vocals • guitar • bass • keyboards • percussion

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, and led him to his popularity.

• Illustration — Raury performing in 2016 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. 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. 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" appears in the motion pictures American Honey, Lucy, Collide, and the Netflix series Dark. The song "Devil's Whisper" 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 under his record company "Into the Woods". He released a project titled Strawberry Moon under said record company on June 14, 2022.

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.

List of albums, with selected chart positions • Title — Details — Peak chart positions • US — US R&B/HH — US Alt. — AUS — UK • All We Need — * Released: October 16, 2015 * Label: Columbia * Format: CD, LP, digital download — 78 — 16 — 15 — 46 — 152 • The Woods — * Released: April 21, 2018 * Label: Self-released * Format: digital download — — — — — — — — — — • Fervent — * Released: October 13, 2019 * Label: The Woods * Format: digital download — — — — — — — — — — • Strawberry Moon — * Released: June 14, 2022 * Label: The Woods * Format: digital download — — — — — — — — — — • Strawberry Moon Eclipsed — * Released: July 7, 2023 * Label: The Woods * Format: digital download — — — — — — — — — — • Transcendence — * Released: March 21, 2024 * Label: The Woods * Format: digital download — — — — — — — — — — • Southern Mystic — * Released: June 21, 2024 * Label: The Woods * Format: digital download — — — — — — — — — — • The Blue Shell Theory — * Released: December 1, 2024 * Label: The Woods * Format: digital download — — — — — — — — — —

List of mixtapes, with selected information • Title — Details • Indigo Child — * Released: August 25, 2014 * Label: Columbia Records * Format: Digital download

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Album • "Friends" (featuring Tom Morello) — 2015 — All We Need

List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Album • "Falcon" (Jaden Smith featuring Raury) — 2017 — Syre • "Endless Summer" (Jaden Smith featuring Raury) — 2020 — CTV3: Cool Tape Vol.3

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name • Title — Year — Other artist(s) — Album • "Higher" — 2014 — SBTRKT — Wonder Where We Land • "Forgotten" • "Dead People" — 2015 — Gucci Mane — 1017 Mafia: Incarcerated • "Escape 120" — Joey Bada$$ — B4.Da.$$ • "Miracle" — Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment — Surf • "Blessing" — 2016 — Chance the Rapper, Ty Dolla Sign, BJ the Chicago Kid, Anderson Paak — Coloring Book • "Diddy Bop" — Noname, Cam O'Bi — Telefone • "Losing Your Mind" — Jaden Smith — The Get Down • "Nobody Tell a Name" — 2017 — Taylor Bennett — Restoration of an American Idol

Raury worked as musician, rapper, singer-songwriter and singer, and the authority record catalogues a further 1 occupations under the same name, among them songwriter. Active from 2014. The fields Raury worked in include hip-hop, soul and funk. Raury played the voice.