Devlin talks past present future, Ed Sheeran, Ghetts, Is Grime Dead? His top MCs - The Shizzio Show

#devlin #shizzio #edsheeran
Grime GOAT Devlin comes into the studio to talk about his come up in grime, his highs and lows, how me first met Ghetts and Ed Sheeran, London City, Labelled a 'white Mc, Living with diabetes, who his top 5 mc's of all time are, his new single don't try it with Chip and more.
The Shizzio Show
Timecode
0:00 - Intro (Hakimi)
0:56 - How Devlin started in music
2:41 - The next step
5:00 - Live sets VS Studio (Pressure)
5:40 - Was it called grime?
6:20 - First time meeting Ghetts
7:15 - London City
10:22 - Business side of grime / Dealing with fame
11:35 - Ghetts pt 2
12:17 - The movement
14:30 - Labelled a ‘white’ MC
17:27 - Grime becoming mainstream
18:10 - Game over
20:22 - Runaway
20:46 - Signing to Island records
21:57 - Making money
22:47 - Contract awareness
23:36 - Making Rewind
24:45 - Chart success
25:24 - Dealing with fame
25:40 - Touring life
26:28 - Spending earnings
27:05 - Mental comfortability
27:45 - Paying for friends
28:18 - Ed Sheeran
30:20 - Tough times
32:42 - Ed Sheeran pt 2
35:55 - I’m Back! / New Single ft Chip
36:29 - Where has lyrical content gone?
38:40 - Is grime dead?
39:30 - Being an independent artist
40:33 - Grime beefs / Holy grime
41:45 - Personal favourite bars / song
42:50 - Meeting Paul Weller
43:40 - Weller / Springsteen influence
45:10 - Best grime tune of all time?
45:55 - Living with diabetes
48:15 - Top 5 grime artists ever
48:55 - Giving Devlin his flowers
49:35 - Big up Jimmy White? / Oil protest

[@MusicSpeaks]

One of the best lyricists to come out of the UK.

[@jshaw4757]

Fact

[@amazedbysuchgrace5369]

100%, all day long

[@STTheColdest]

100%

[@sid4892]

Dev's seriously 1 off the Greatest off time, been a fan from the first tune I ever heard. He's like a fine wine, just gets better and better

[@courtneyellis7988]

He doesn’t get better and better he has gotten a lot worse since he was younger and I rate the guy. But this is facts. He should of spent more time in London and kept around Ghetts and all that. Level of bars etc. has dropped

[@bigshagger8277]

The interviewer made it hard to watch. Wish this was with a better host

[@Harryam3]

Devlins a legend.

[@jshaw4757]

Fact

[@matthewdarry9321]

would love a devlin ghetts link up for old times sake, two of the GOATs

[@millzzz6923]

Would be to much of a madness 😂

[@DoniBrasco]

Love this Shizzio. What a brill insight man to Devlin.

[@ihatethegestapo7649]

Worst interviewer, I'm just here for devlin.

[@krude-ck3wy]

That f64 is still one of the greatest freestyles ever. Devlin and chip are a different breed

[@YIDARMY08]

Community outcast - what a song. Sums up now even more than ever.

[@samrawlings2764]

Devs is such a humble guy ! Baffles me no one ever asks about deeperman always wonder where he disappeared to !

[@ronanflynn8690]

I really liked deeperman, I think he was unfairly always compared with Devlin

[@Tupac-bt3wm]

Awesome Shizzio

[@millzzz6923]

Devlin is a good man, from road to interviews 💪

[@97tommyboi]

Devlin is the most humble geeza then you give him a mic and he turns into an absolute animal 🔥

[@user-vk6om9nq7m]

❤

[@faraziexpress8546]

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[@jshaw4757]

Fact

[@illatek]

Yes shizzy great chat

[@AkashMusik]

Well done Shizzio 🕶️

[@amazedbysuchgrace5369]

Legend, absolute legend.

[@amplifiedmediauk]

Awesome 💥

[@azman5]

Great interview Shizzio sick first guest 🔥🔥💥💥💥

[@mountjarvis]

Good interview, shame u skipped over all the formative years straight to London city though

[@humblesmith1215]

Unfortunately he just knows the surface of Devlin’s journey!!!

[@nb_1993]

Mustard artist Quality from day one

[@osker450]

Miss them days we need devs back with another album

[@simranarora2059]

Subscribed 🔥

[@payalsharma794]

Subscribed

[@marvaff6878]

Seeing Devlin all grown up with greying hair is wild lol

[@gaborjorveny7896]

🔥🔥💯

[@KamiHaze]

Sick studio Shizzio. Great podcast 💪 ❤ safe kami

[@JohnTheBaptist87]

I rate is a lyrics guy, knows and appreciates the craft

[@marstransport6225]

Shizzio 🎉

[@payalsharma794]

Akash Musik landed me here 🎬

[@sharooninayatonline]

💯🙌

[@ACMCUK]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@simranarora2059]

Here because of Akash Musik interesting podcast

[@alloyfixltd]

💙💙💙

[@joshhogben4827]

Never got the love he deserved, a lot like some of the top MC's of that time. Easily up there with Ghetts and Kano of that time as 1 of the best lyrically. Its a shame grime wasnt accepted to the level it was when Stormzy blew up. As Devlin would of climbed to those heights easily along with ed sheeran

[@marvaff6878]

Also ironically, because of his skin colour I feel. He was clearly a cut above - even back then

[@JohnDoe-nt1sv]

Devlin the Gazza of grime

[@jshaw4757]

😂😂😂

[@smokedog2185]

Orr man a facking love London city, big up dezs manage and of course his mum for pushing him to make it and put it out 💚

[@georgevideos1849]

Good interview

[@JohnDoe-nt1sv]

Devlin best lyrical song is one called high rise

[@JohnDoe-nt1sv]

Wiley, ghetts, chip, d double, JME

[@nmarcus7233]

Great guest. You’re over talking your content just a little bit for future reference.

[@JordyLuz]

He fucking aged the mc

[@jshaw4757]

Left a comment on hear i just deleted i dunno where my head was at when i left that comment...i think i was watching bits about the old race convo getting out off controll agsin at the moment but this just an apology really n cheers shizio for a great interview with the one n only devlin ✌✌

[@superflyguy4488]

Why is this guy bringing race into the conversation, it only ever becomes an issue when people make it an issue.

[@ashley-fk6dp]

i love love love devlins music and his aura im a fan so dont get me wrong but its so offputting when he talks he sounds like he ran with the crays but when he raps yeah he keeps a faint trace of it but he still raps in a different accent its really a loss for rap in the uk london rappers used to affect american accents and now everbody code switches to multicultral london english otherwise known as the roadman accent ...its a pity i know devs isnt faking it its probably automatic but it stems from the fact that for allot of people rapping in broad cockney or essex accent s is unthinkable

[@craighughes-shug6694]

What a stupid thing to say, you can hear his accent in rapping, why would someones accent bother you, also British rappers putting on American a accents is just fake

[@ashley-fk6dp]

@@craighughes-shug6694 i dont know why your having a go at me i know devlin raps closer to his speaking accent then other rappers do .i was merely bemoaning the fact that grime is losing the richness that otherwise would exist if people were to 120 percent keep their spoken accent .and of course english artists rapping in faux american accents is absurd..i reckon it would be even cooler if lads with that geezer accent like french the kid or devlin would keep that same sound rapping ..also my comment clearly critisised brits who affect an american accent .reread my comment more carefully ..thats all no need to get tetchy mate

[@DlZZEE]

Damn he looks old :( Bigup devs hardesst

[@w90wen]

Discovered Devlin recently. Great artist but clown of an interviewer.

[@oihepticzv]

Shizzio you need to be more clear to get your point across sometimes plus the white MC part was hard to watch because the only people saying he’s good for a white MC are basically being racist because the colour of someone’s skin is irrelevant

[@leeyids1957]

Roll then rolls when people pissed u off with diet coke

[@loonzuk]

Capper either ashamed or just tryna paint perfect picture but devlin used to shot

[@JohnDoe-nt1sv]

Uno it’s devlin and Shizio no I ain’t pulling ur leg son u will need more then a physio when u get stamped out on video. Who knows dem bars? That’s what I thought NOBODY

[@JWALK4R]

Misled

[@bigshank9633]

You skipped over too much of he’s early days. No talk of tales from the crypt, bud sweat and beers or the OT crew and there albums. Also you need to allow the guy to be able to talk. Feels like your constantly interrupting.

[@JohnDoe-nt1sv]

Don’t get how devlin still survives. He’s been shit for years. He must of signed a good deal back then

[@ashley-fk6dp]

huh you find him shit why though ...i reckon he could be better but shit aint that a bit strong ?

[@osker450]

Shit is something he's not

[@kyliet7959]

He's one of the best actually don't tell me your an oopsy daisy fan

[@joenicholas93]

Awful interviewer.