Dev
Jul 4, 2011
Dev gave you Booty Bounce, followed it up with Bass Down Low (currently with over 16 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube) and now she prepares for her debut full length release The Night The Sun Came Up. Slated to hit stores on September 20th via Indie-Pop/Universal Republic Records, Dev is a star in the making. Already having hit the road this spring with Usher and giving fans a taste of whats to come with her first single off the album, Dancing In The Dark, this is only the beginning of the road on Dev's rise to superstardom.
You can hear the freewheeling spirit of Eminem in Dev's music today. She's the feathery, rhythmic voice behind the platinum, worldwide # 1 smash, "Like a G6". In March 2011 alone, Dev could be heard on a staggering three singles ("Like a G6," "Bass Down Low," "Backseat") on Billboard's Hot 100. On a fluke, when she was just shy of 19, Dev recorded a dis record about an ex-boyfriend over an Amy Winehouse instrumental. The Cataracs--then, a local hip hop duo--happened to be surfing their fans sites. The song caught their attention and they hit it off. Soon their collaboration "2Nite" began buzzing at local radio and with her parent's blessings, Dev dropped out of junior college, quit her job at Old Navy, and moved to Los Angeles to record with The Cataracs full time.
"The Night the Sun Came Up" doesn't skimp on the dance, but it also offers more personal tracks such as "Running South."
"It's about moving from my hometown that I lived in for 20 years to follow my dream," she says. Then Dev adds with purpose: "I'm 21 years old, and I haven't been doing this that long. I have cute little stories to tell, and that's what I got to do."
