{"id":135518,"date":"2022-06-13T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/?p=135518"},"modified":"2022-06-13T14:02:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T21:02:59","slug":"exclusive-the-dmvs-devon-brent-comedian-by-day-rapper-by-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/exclusive-the-dmvs-devon-brent-comedian-by-day-rapper-by-night\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: The DMV&#8217;s Devon Brent, Comedian by Day, Rapper by Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>1. How did you first get into music?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> Honestly, it\u2019s been a long process. I started doing poetry back when I was 14 at a wilderness program, as a means to express misery. Then I stopped writing things down and just kind\u2019ve went about life trying to see the potential wordplay and bars I could make on the fly. Fast forward 12 years, and I\u2019m able to freestyle double and triple entendres, as I feel I\u2019ve proven with my previous work and upcoming catalog release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>2. That\u2019s awesome, I definitely caught some of that wordplay on the last project. Now, I also wanted to ask about your \u201cCodeine Martin\u201d moniker\u2014what inspired it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> It was really just me accepting my history of being an on-and-off-again addict combined with the goal of emulating Dean Martin; in doing stand-up, music, and whatever else comes my way. Now, after the ol\u2019 shadowban on my social media, I\u2019ve decided to rebrand\u2014before I release this major catalog\u2014so, now I just go by my real name: Devon Brent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>3. What made you focus on using your given name? Do you still plan to use your alter ego?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> I will still use Codeine Martin to escape serious lyricism at times. I can\u2019t help but say heinous, ridiculous things every now and again. So, yeah, for sure\u2014[I\u2019m] keeping that card in my back pocket.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>4. So, we\u2019ve established that you also do stand-up comedy. What got you into that side of the entertainment industry?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> I started stand-up at 19. Like every comedian, I had an ego and a need to be laughed <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> more than at. That\u2019s all comedy\u2014as I\u2019ve learned over seven years\u2014just being comfortable, in control, and most of all, as funny as you can be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was atrocious at standup for a solid 3 years at the beginning, performing 10 times a week sometimes, until the \u201cbender.\u201d Four years ago, I spent nine months using an absurd amount of hardcore stimulants and dissasiocatives. In a weird way, I attribute it to my ability to freestyle, there was definitely a shift there\u2026 I just became funny on the spot instead of funny in advance, and sometimes I could improvise an entire song on the spot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One day, I had to go to the hospital because my vision went black and my heart was pounding. It was at least my tenth absurd 4-day all-nighter on that 9-month bender, the doctors said I was sensitized to the substances I was using and if I touched them again I would die. So I got sober from hardcore drugs, got back to stand-up, and became a powerhouse first show back despite taking years off. I love standup and I\u2019m glad I have a big enough ego to continue that drive. It really is a bittersweet artform.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>5. I wanted to ask about your upbringing in the DMV\u2026 What was it like coming up on that side of town?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> Very sheltered and privileged in the beginning when I first moved to America, now I\u2019d say Montgomery County, despite just years ago being one of the richest counties, has gone downhill tremendously. I don\u2019t remember much about the area as I spent most of my time in my room working on passion projects, but I do miss it. I moved out to the country now, to the boonies, and, as we speak I\u2019m getting ready to move from here to DC. I\u2019ve moved a lot in hindsight, never really was good at attaching myself to a hometown or anything.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>6. Quite an epic run it sounds like. Well, speaking of moving around, bittersweet artforms and staying motivated\u2026 I\u2019d like to move on to the &#8216;Shattered Dreams&#8217; project with artist\/producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shadoemusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SHADOE<\/a>\u2014what were the beginnings of that collaboration?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> Shadoe and I had some interaction on social media at that point and the man can engineer, sing, and put together one hell of an EP. I am perhaps most proud of that as far as my current released catalog goes. I sent him some vocal tracks I had recorded\u2014some written from the old days, some new freestyles\u2014and he did the magic from there. Boom. It came out as one of the most balanced banger EPs I\u2019ve ever heard or made.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>7. Where did you guys record your vocals?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> I recorded here in Baltimore, in my foam room. Shadoe probably recorded down in Florida, but he&#8217;s also from the DMV originally. We blended our vocals together and made quite a masterpiece of wordplay, punchlines, and vocal delivery.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>8. I agree. I also love the cover art, who designed it?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> That\u2019s all Shadoe.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>9.<\/strong> <strong>My personal favorite is &#8220;Nitro,&#8221; with the triplet pattern in the intro. What was the process like for that one?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> Again, Shadoe would have to answer that. That\u2019s all him.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>10. Okay, I also wanted to ask about your Top Five. Who are your favorite rappers, it can be any order:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> I can never answer this question because it\u2019s ever-changing, but\u2026 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Big L<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Eminem<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Biggie<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Watsky<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">-and early Childish Gambino<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>11. A solid line-up. So, what&#8217;s next on the agenda? What can we look forward to seeing from Devon Brent?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> About a hundred songs in the chamber ready for y\u2019all, but for now enjoy the comedy special, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ROASTBEEFRAP<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, on YouTube:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M7s30YEL5kA&#038;t=68s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M7s30YEL5kA&amp;t=68s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>12. Absolutely, I saw it and it\u2019s hilarious, man, good shit. And where can One West readers find you online?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>DB:<\/strong> I\u2019m on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/devonbrentofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@devonbrentofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> at @devonbrentofficial, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCB65DgGoCTyDJH6tuSUKdCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> as just the name Devon Brent, and my previous music catalog can be found on any platform at Codeine Martin.<\/span><\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>1. How did you first get into music? DB: Honestly, it\u2019s been a long process. I started doing poetry back when I was 14 at a wilderness program, as a means to express misery. 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