Thursday, June 18, 2009
Music news Devin the Dude, a legend in his own rhyme
Posted by Jacinta Howard on Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Devin the Dude with 88 Keys. $20. Fri., June 5. Ambient Plus Studio, 585 Wells St. 678-923-8020. www.ambientplusstudio.com.
Over the last decade, only one dude has consistently maneuvered hip-hop's flinty trends, coastal biases and various mid-life crises. His name — Devin the Dude. And most hip-hop heads consider the dude a legend. Himself? Eh, not so much.
"Well, only because it rhymes with Devin," he obliges with a chuckle. "I still think I have a lot to accomplish and do to feel as if I'm a legend. Maybe a gold album?"
But it's his sense of humor — not units sold — that's always been his hook. His self-deprecating, smoked-out and sexually explicit stories had folks calling him hip-hop's Richard Pryor after his first album, The Dude, dropped. Eleven years and several albums later, he's among the few who can say he's worked with such alternative rappers as De La Soul and Dilated Peoples to Raphael Saadiq, Nas and Dr. Dre — all while consistently remaining himself.
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