The Artist himself - Devlin

Devlin is a UK Grime artist from the more underprivalidged areas in Essex which is Dagenham. He was first noticed as an artist when he was spotted by the familiar O.T crew member 'Dogzilla' in 2006, then he was recruited by the leader and started making different tracks with other grime artist. Devlin first solo mix-tape was called 'Tales from the Crypt'. As Devlin was a one of the only white rappers in his time he received a lot of attention in the underground scene which made him even more likeable as he came with lightning fast lyrics were the content was relatable for a huge amount of teens in that time period.  When Devlin started getting older he started mixing with more known crowds in the music industry and was one of the member of 'The Movement' music group alongside british artist such as Wretch 32,Scorcher and Ghetto ECT. I personally listened to Devlin growing up as a teen and thought he was an exceptional rapper and felt he influenced a lot of young people growing up as he sent out a positive message through his songs. Devlin is also one of the UK up and coming rappers he has already been nominated as the best breakthrough act at the 'Virgin Music Awards' and nominated as having the best 'Sound of 2010' which I feel at this young age is phenomenal. One song that stood out to me was 'Community Outcast' which I felt was targeted at young people to tell them whats going on in the community and that it needs to change. In the song he talks about the elderly, people with no homes, and people who struggle with multiple children. The chorus is started by Devlin saying 'I represent for the people, let down by a nation and left in the streets where its evil' and then later goes on to describe what is was like for him growing up around knifes and heroin needles. I feel this song went very far in connecting to teens because it made it think about what was happening around them, its also positive that is one of the reasons why we chose 'Devlin' to be our artist as the teens play a big roll in the music industry today and his songs connect with them on a personal level which I feel music is the to do, express feelings!

The man himself