Devon (rapper)
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Devon Martin, better known as Devon, is a Canadian
rapper.
He released his first solo album, It's My Nature in 1992. He won the Juno Award
for Best Rap Recording in 1993.
Rinaldo Walcott
's book Black Like Who?
features several essays that engage critically with Devon's music and lyrics.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rapper.
He released his first solo album, It's My Nature in 1992. He won the Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Best Rap Recording in 1993.
Rinaldo Walcott
Rinaldo Walcott
Rinaldo Walcott is a Black Canadian academic and writer, currently employed as an associate professor at OISE/University of Toronto in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education. He was previously an assistant professor in the Division of Humanities at York University...
's book Black Like Who?
Black Like Who?
Black Like Who? is Rinaldo Walcott's first book. It was published in 1997 by Insomniac Press in Toronto.This book came out of Walcott's PhD research which focused on rap music and culture. The essays in Black Like Who? demonstrate Walcott's expanded interest concerning the theorizing of Black...
features several essays that engage critically with Devon's music and lyrics.