All eight of his albums have appeared in the US R&B Top 40, from his 1998 release 'The Dude' all the way up until 'One For The Road', which came out in late 2013. Associated with some of the biggest acts in US old school hip hop, including Geto Boys, Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, Devin certainly ranks up there with some of the best. There's three things you are guaranteed to hear from Texan rapper Devin The Dude: a unique flow, a relaxed vibe and probably the odd lyric about marijuana smoking. This recording saw release in October 2013 and was issued through Coughee Brothaz Music. He followed these two releases with his 8th studio album “One For the Road”. Copeland put out two studio albums in 2012 “Suite 420” and “Gotta Be Me”. The next Devin the Dude release, “Landing Gear” came out in 2008 and was the first album in his career not to be released through Rap-A-Lot. Dre, and Gucci Mane.Ĭopeland went on to release 2004’s “To tha X-Treme” and 2007’s “Waitin’ to Inhale” through the label “Rap-A-Lot”. Also around this time he frequently appeared as a guest rapper on songs by his label mates Scarface and the Geto Boys, as well as high profile acts like De La Soul, Dr.
He released “The Dude” in 1998 and “Just Tryin’ ta Live” in 2002. The band put out their 2nd and final album “Silence” in 2002 however, by this time Copeland was already releasing solo material under the moniker Devin the Dude. The group experienced a fair amount of success, having their debut album “The Other Side of the Law” reach No. After the demise of Odd Squad Copeland joined the group Facemob alongside Scarface. Jugg Mugg later joined the line up and in 1994 they released their debut album “Fadanuf Fa Erybody!!” Though the album was not a commercial success and has been out of print for many years it has nevertheless developed a strong cult following and has been declared by Scarface to be the label’s best release. Immediately following his high school graduation Copeland formed the hip-hop collective Odd Squad, with blind rapper/record producer Rob Quest. Copeland was also fascinated with the breakdancing subculture as a teenager, joining several dance crews however, it was not long until hip-hop consumed his entire interest. His love for the herb only grew over the years and as he developed as a rapper he often rotated in themes related to this subject matter. Copeland started to experiment with marijuana in the 7th grade. Throughout his childhood he moved between Houston and Boston, but after his high school graduation he stabilized in the Houston area. Though Copeland was born in Florida he moved to Texas by the time he reached 4th grade.
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