Des Devious
Des Devious | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Edens |
| Also known as | Des D, Dez Devious |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | MC, singer |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Labels | Babygrande |
| Associated acts | King Syze OuterSpace Army of the Pharaohs Demoz |
David Edens (better known by his stage name Des Devious) is a rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a member of underground hip hop supergroup; Army of the Pharaohs, having featured on all their studio albums.[1] He is known for his frequent collaboration with AOTP members; King Syze and OuterSpace who together form Q-Demented.
Biography
Early Career (2003-2006)
Des Devious grew up in a rough upbringing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He defeated opponents in rap battles from all types of venues, from school grounds to grimy back alleys to professional competitions. In 2004, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks heard Devious and introduced him to the rap game. He found his first vocals in Jedi Mind Tricks’ Legacy of Blood on the track ‘Verses of the Bleeding’. He then went on to feature with Planetary and Crypt the Warchild's rap duo; OuterSpace where he was seen on the track Gods And General and was also featured in the track ‘Thiefs Name’ by Pumpkinhead.[2][3]
In early 2005, Devious collaborated with DJ Piklz for his ‘Off The Meatrack?!’ mixtape, other artists including Q-Unique, Bulletman, Nablidon and Rix Dex were also featured on the mixtape. Later in 2005, Vinnie Paz decided that Des Devious should join the most anticipated rap group in the underground scene; Army of the Pharaohs.[4] Other artists from underground rap groups including Chief Kamachi and Reef the Lost Cauze of JuJu Mob, Planetary and Crypt the Warchild of OuterSpace, Apathy and Celph Titled of Demigodz, Faez One and King Syze joined the original roster for their debut album; The Torture Papers. This was officially released March 21, 2006. Later in 2006, Devious was seen on King Syze's track; ‘O.E. Pounder’.
Ritual of Battle, The Unholy Terror and The Pharaoh Philes (2007-2012)
In 2007, it was announced that AOTP were working on their second studio album titled; Ritual of Battle. Faez One had left the group and Apathy was working with his sequel compilation album; It’s the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Volume 2: Hell’s Lost and Found. However, more people were added to the roster, including; Demoz, Doap Nixon, King Magnetic and Jus Allah of Jedi Mind Tricks. Ritual of Battle was officially released September 21, 2007. In 2008, Des Devious collaborated once again for King Syze on his album The Labour Union on the track ‘Mayhem’. He was also seen on the track Ambush by Caen Project. OuterSpace released a sequel to their track ‘Gods and Generals’ which saw appearances from King Syze and Des Devious just like the original ‘Gods and Generals’ song.[5]
March 19, 2010 marked the release date of Army of the Pharaohs third studio album; The Unholy Terror. Apathy returned to the group and new additions were added to the roster including; Block McCloud and Journalist. Chief Kamachi, however, got into a feud with Vinnie Paz and Apathy and therefore decided to leave AOTP.[6] Tracks of Outerspace featuring Des Devious and King Syze; ‘Gods and Generals’ and ‘Gods and Generals 2’ were listed in the second compilation album by Army of the Pharaohs; The Pharaoh Philes which was presented by Babygrande Records.[7]
In Death Reborn and fifth AOTP album (2013-Present)
In March 2013, Devious released a single titled Q-Demon, which is a play on the group name Q-Demented, which is a rap collective of Des Devious, King Syze and OuterSpace members Planetary and Crypt the Warchild.[8] In November 2013, Des Devious is also confirmed to be on Army of the Pharaohs fourth studio album ‘In Death Reborn’ set to be released in April 2014, and their fifth studio album, which the title is to be announced. New members including Blacastan of Demigodz and Zilla are said to be joining the group.[9]
Discography
With Army of the Pharaohs
- 2006: The Torture Papers
- 2007: Ritual of Battle
- 2010: The Unholy Terror[10]
- 2014: In Death Reborn[11]
References
- ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/Des+Devious/+wiki?changessaved=yeahbaby
- ↑ Glazer, Joshua "Blood and Ashes Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-07-24
- ↑ Albums that Des D was featured on
- ↑ Music Thread | Celph Titled and Buckwild
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Outerspace-Jedi-Mind-Tricks-Presents-Gods-Fury/release/1524604
- ↑ Reef the Lost Cauze talks on Chief Kamachi split from AOTP
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Army-Of-The-Pharaohs-Babygrande-Presents-The-Pharaoh-Philes/release/3375035
- ↑ W-Demon on YouTube
- ↑ "Army Of The Pharaohs - In Death Reborn to be released April, 2014 -". Hip Hop Site. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-04-?. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Army Of The Pharaohs - The Unholy Terror - Audio CD - Underground Hip Hop - Store". Underground Hip Hop. Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ↑ "Army Of The Pharaohs - In Death Reborn originally due 2012 - Still not released -". Hip Hop Site. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
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