So in anticipation of Devin The Dude’s new album, “Landing Gear,” I stumbled across the cover artwork and it made me giggle and it’s fly. Get it? I’m tired. “Landing Gear” drops October 7th. Get ready for it to BLOW YOUR MIND.

Synthesis has been listening to Devin The Dude for awhile. In fact, he’s quite popular among the college crowd here in Chico, Cali. He’s got something to P-S-SAY for those who hate their 9 to 5:

High Y’all Doin (Episode 2 - PSA) from Devin The Dude on Vimeo.

Houston rapper and frequent object of Synthesis love, Devin the Dude has signed with Razor and Tie Entertainment. Here’s the shit

(New York, NY) – Razor & Tie Entertainment has announced the signing of veteran urban lyricist Devin The Dude to an exclusive worldwide multi-album recording contract.  With a knack for humorous rhymes and light-hearted storytelling, Devin possesses a strong fanbase garnered from four previous studio releases.  Complex Magazine has dubbed Devin, “the Richard Pryor of rap”, while Slate refers to him as “one of hip-hop’s best-loved underdogs among both fans and peers”.  The Florida-born, Houston-raised Devin has indeed earned his reputation as “the rappers’ rapper”, guesting on the albums of such high-profile artists as Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, De La Soul and Jay Z.

Devin The Dude is currently in the studio recording his fifth album, LANDING GEAR.  The album, Devin’s first for Razor & Tie, is scheduled for release in the early fall via his own Coughee Brothers imprint.  Razor & Tie’s opportunity to work with Devin was facilitated by Jon Shapiro and Jen McDaniels of Cinematic Music Group.  Shapiro and McDaniels will continue to be involved in the completion and set-up of LANDING GEAR, with Razor & Tie responsible for the marketing and distribution of the album.  Cinematic Music Group was founded in 2005 by Jon Shapiro. Based in New York City, it is a full service entertainment company that focuses on its record label, artist development, artist relations, management, production and film.  Cinematic is home to Sean Kingston, Yung Berg, and others.

This is what Corey woulda blogged about…

“Aight aight, enough with this Britney Spears BS. I’m over BWG’s sucking at popstar life… CHAMILLIONAIRE’S NEW ALBUM COMES OUT TODAY! Ultimate Victory is Cham’s second solo album and has all of the hip hop ears perked. He boasts a clean album. WTF? NO CUSSING?! Is he getting all Will Smith on us?”
I was Google-Talking (”green dotting”) to my boy and fellow Hip Hop aficionado, LuderChris, in Houston, and here’s what he says ’bout Chamillionaire…

chris: it should be good
one of the last Houston rappers that actually writes stories, not just club hooks, and thinks outside the box
great flow
great voice
complicated cadence in his rhymes

There you have it. Guests on the album include UGK, Krayzie Bone, Lil’ Wayne, Slick Rick, Tony Henry, Famous, and Devin The Dude.

Our homie, the venerable MC Oroville, has recently stepped his game up to blog level, with Oroville’s Merles & Rap. Bookmark this shit because there WILL be some real talk goin down.

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