He's more than a novelty "weed rapper," as most people know him as. He's been at it since the early 90s, he used to be on Rap A Lot Records. Devin has collaborated with a bunch of artists, notably Jay-Z, Scarface, UGK, and Too Short
As somebody trying to get familiar with his music:
Albums to check out: The Dude (199
and Just Tryin Ta Live (2002)
Songs to check out: See What I Could Pull, Do What You Wanna Do, Fa Sho, Right Now
Some of his guest appearances are dope to: %%@% Faces (Scarface), Pimp Life (Too Short), Ain't That A #@*%% (UGK), Chilled Coughphee (Curren$y),
I got a few posts about Devin on my blog:
http://www.romebrown.com/...label/Devin%20the%20Dude