Devlin's album to be released soon!

From spitting on Rinse FM to signing a deal with Island Records, Dagenham’s finest is set to takeover the UK music industry with his debut album Bud, Sweat & Beers.

Bud, Sweat & Beers is dominated by socially conscious tracks that explore the state of society in a Britain that has been described as ‘broken’. The album features production from Lewi White, Labrinth, Naughty Boy, Future Cut; vocals from Yasmin and bars from Ghetts and Dogzilla.

While he has long been considered a grime head, Devlin’s sound stands out from the genre, demanding to stand alone from the pack. The young MC’s narrative is one that isn’t normally heard by a mainstream audience, but his talent means that this Essex boy will never be overlooked. Aged only 21, Devlin has been in the scene since he was barely a teenager. His first break came when he started on Rinse FM at 13 and soon he had built up a large underground following that spread from Essex to London. Though he was still in school, the break he needed came when he hooked up with local MC Dogzilla. Soon the pair had formed a crew collective called The M.O.V.E.M.E.N.T with Ghetts, Wretch 32, Scorcher, Mercston, Lightnin’ and DJ Unique. This led to Devlin’s first mixtape, Tales From The Crypt, released through OT Recordings. A track called Community Outcast featured on the mixtape stood up for single mums, unemployed and homeless people, as he criticised the government; “A country that’s crippled/And I thought mankind was supposed to be civil.” Written when Devlin was only 16, it’s such a powerful track that it has been included on Bud, Sweat & Beers. It was this track that sparked a five-label bidding war, before he settled on Island Records earlier this year. Before this break, Devlin very nearly gave up on the chance of a music career, saying “I’m gonna have a proper go of the music first and if it doesn’t work out I’ll go back to a dead-end job for the rest of me life”. The future looks bright for Devlin without a dead-end job in sight.

Devlin’s Bud, Sweat & Beers is released on November 1st.