Devin The Dude

This Houston-based rapper/singer is revered for his super-smooth tracks and penchant for wine, women and weed. On his third solo album, he lays down charismatic and syrupy vocals over some choice, extra-mellow production. "Too Cute" and "Cooter Brown" are especially potent.

Devin the Dude is the most talented gangsta working today. Self-deprecating, tuneful and
operating outside of the stone-faced, chain-flashing rap contingent that rules the airwaves,
he is also one of the most criminally overlooked. Unfortunately, Devin representing
Houston, Texas, hasn't had the same romanticized resonance as Jay-Z repping Brooklyn's
Marcy housing projects. On To tha Extreme, Devin eschews the trappings of the... More >