CEO Cliff Jones (Soul World Entertainment) and partner Jerry Vines, now the singer's longtime manager, met DeVaughn while managing the Baltimore-based quartet Dru Hill, and asked him to write a song for the group. DeVaughn ultimately gained the attention of record producers DJ Jazzy Jeff (as Rahiem) and Kenny Burns (known as former A&R for Roc-A-Fella Records) and with the help of Jones and Vines they signed a recording contract with Jive Records in 2002.
CEO Cliff Jones (Soul World Entertainment) and partner Jerry Vines, who had been managing the Baltimore-based quartet Dru Hill for some time, introduced DeVaughn to record producers DJ Jazzy Jeff and Kenny Burns, leading to his involvement with the group and ultimately securing a recording contract with Jive Records in 2002.