Houston Rapper Devin The Dude
Over the past couple of years I've become a big fan of Houston rapper Devin The Dude. The Dude has enjoyed a long career on Rap-A-Lot Records and first came to prominence as a guest on Dr. Dre's 2001 Album.
Stylistically, DTD is the James Taylor of Hip Hop, with his frog in the throat voice and laid back delivery. I know its crossed his mind because he covered "Handy Man" when he played Intonation in 2006 and sampled "Shower the People" on his 2004 album To Tha Xtreme.
Contentwise its mostly about smoking weed and rolling with the ladies, but something about the juxtaposition of his crass lyrical content with his sweet, relaxed style makes his music wickedly funny.
I highly reccommend both To Tha Xtreme and the 2007 album Waiting to Inhale, featuring today's download, "What a Job This Is". Listen for great guest spots from Andre 3000 and Snoop Dogg on this ode to the recording life.
DOWNLOAD WHAT A JOB
2 comments:
Finally, Devin makes his FI Daily debut.
seriously, I've been obsessed with him for a year now, so its about time!
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