Now if you’re on top of knowing what you’re doing independently, it’s an outlet for a lot of artists to be in the game. You can make a lot of money back in the day. A few months later, he moved out to LA.ĪllHipHop: How do you view today’s rap game compared to back then? We’re in the streaming social media era.ĭevin The Dude: It’s lucrative now. I didn’t care, I was glad to be a part of the project. I don’t know what kind of deal they had, I never asked. Next thing I know, it was a few months later. It was fire, I wish we would’ve had the chance to put that Dana Dane album out.ĭevin The Dude: I don’t know. I wrote quite a bit of the album, but that never came out. Dana Dane, he was about to sign with Rap-A-Lot for a while. The Convicts, Too Much Trouble, 5th Ward Boyz, on and on. Bushwick gave us a lot of game, a very knowledgeable cat. All the different artists from Big Mello all the way down to Face. All of them are grand, it’s a pleasure to be a part of that. Get the chance to meet them and sometimes work with them, sharing ideas and sharing influences. Hippie House or another studio called Knock Hard, seeing a lot of different artists come through over a period of time. Devin the DudeĪllHipHop: What were your fondest memories?ĭevin The Dude: A lot of them. It was real cool, Rap-A-Lot had a definite stamp on hip-hop so I’m happy to be a part of that. They laid that foundation of the independent rap label and a lot of people followed after them. You’re talking to your people a lot more than you would if we weren’t in this current condition.ĪllHipHop: Shout out to Grouchy Greg from AllHipHop, he said #RapALotforlife.ĭevin The Dude: Oh yeah, nothing like Rap-A-Lot man. Now, you’re at home most of the time with immediate family. You don’t really get a chance to absorb everything or stay tuned. Family’s important, everything that’s important really makes sense during these times. Make the best of your time during this type of situation here. It gives you time to think, clean up the crib or whatever you need to do. It’s a double meaning, keeping a certain style of music from the rest.ĪllHipHop: How has COVID affected you, your life, your artistry?ĭevin The Dude: Other than not traveling as much, going on the road and the nightlife, which I don’t really do a whole bunch of nightlife stuff anyway, everything’s regular. We got to still make sense of it all, hope for the best, and continue to live. It’s hard to even try to think about a lot of other stuff that’s the norm when we’re going through this. I wanted to make sure I’m still on point and everything’s cool.ĪllHipHop: Why did you name it, Soulful Distance?ĭevin The Dude: Going through what we’re going through right now, that’s the big topic. I want to see the response on it man, it’s been a couple of years since I did my last album. How are you feeling?ĭevin The Dude: I’m excited! I’m more excited than I am nervous. You check out the response to get a general idea on what’s going down, how people feel about your sound.ĪllHipHop: Soulful Distance is out now. The album released today so I’m excited, but also nervous about that.ĭevin The Dude: On every release date for me, you try to work hard on something then try to get appreciated. Now, he gifts fans with his highly-anticipated new project titled Soulful Distance, speaking volumes to these current times while standing out from the rest of the bunch.ĭevin The Dude: I’m fine, coolin’. When he’s not racing RC cars, he’s locked in the studio doing what he loves best: creating music. Dre’s “F# You,” De La Soul’s “Baby Phat,” Slim Thug’s “I’m Back,” Gucci Mane’s “Kush Is My Cologne,” and many more.įast forward to 2021, Devin hasn’t let his foot off the gas pedal in the slightest. On top of the 10 albums he’s released in his 3 decade-long career, his feature game carries weight in itself: The Houston-bred recording artist was signed to Rap-A-Lot Records as part of Odd Squad, later joining Scarface’s Facemob group before embarking on his solo artistry journey.
Exploding onto the scene with his unique rapping style and love for marijuana, it was his 2002 hit singles “Lacville ’79” and “Doobie Ashtray” that reached the masses all around the world. Devin The Dude is a legend in hip-hop, one of the leading pioneers for the stoner rap movement.
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