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Devvon Terrell
Birth name Devvon Terrell McLeod
Born (1988-10-06) October 6, 1988 (age 36)
Brooklyn, New York City
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2010–present
Labels Devvon Terrell, LLC
Associated acts
  • Futuristic
  • Young X

Devvon Terrell McLeod (born October 6, 1988), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He is known for his remixes to popular songs online on YouTube. As of October 2020, his channel has received over 800,000 subscribers and over 170 million video views.

Early life

Devvon Terrell McLeod was born in Brooklyn, New York City on October 6, 1988. From his early youth, Terrell aspired to become a musician. He told Forbes, "Like any other musician, I’ve been doing this my entire life. I was in college, getting my degree in computer information systems, and I realized that I really didn’t want to sit behind a computer for the rest of my life. When I graduated, I decided to go to Full Sail University for my audio degree. That was like musical boot camp. It really solidified the fact that music is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life."

Career

2010–2014: Career beginnings

In 2010, Terrell released two mixtapes with rapper Young X titled, April Fools and Download or Die. In July 2012, Terrell released his first music video to his song, "My Senses". He then went on and release his debut extended play, The Living Weirdo_o, in September 2014. The album was supported by the singles: "I Like It" and "#WCW".

2019–present: The Rawe Sound, Vol 1 and Vol. 2: Deja Vu

Following the release of Weird Nights – The Intermission, Terrell uploaded a video to his channel saying that he would "stop making music". On March 24, 2019, Terrell return to making music with him later rebranding himself while also making lo-fi music. The song "Take Me Serious" was later released five days later. He later went on and release various singles from his album titled, The Rawe Sound, Vol 1. The album was released on July 26, 2019. A follow-up titled, The Rawe Sound, Vol. 1: Side B was released in September 2019.

In May 2020, Terrell released his sixth extended play titled, Social Distancing Together. On October 2, 2020, Terrell released his fourth studio album titled, Vol. 2: Deja Vu. The album was supported by two singles: "Homewrecker" and "You Trippin".

Discography

Studio albums

  • Weird Nights (2017)
  • The Rawe Sound, Vol 1 (2019)
  • Social Distancing Together (2020)
  • Vol. 2: Deja Vu (2020)
  • Boys Don't Cry (2022)

Collaborative albums

  • Coast 2 Coast (with Futuristic) (2015)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Show Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 Streamy Awards Influencer Campaign DiGiorno (with Redfoo, Diamond White, Madilyn Bailey, Marcus Perez and O-Fresh) Nominated
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