Dewey Saunders
Dewey Saunders. | |
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| Birth name | Dewey Bryan Saunders |
| Also known as | Unless Emcee Unless Dewey Decibel Dewey Bryan |
| Born | August 27, 1983 Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop Underground hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Visual collage artist, rapper |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | The Philadelphia Record Company Bold New Breed World Around New Fuzz |
| Website | www.deweysaunders.com |
Dewey Bryan Saunders (born August 27, 1983), also known by his forenames Dewey Bryan (and formerly by the stage names Dewey Decibel, Unless and Emcee Unless), is an American visual artist and rapper based in Los Angeles, California.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] From 2008 to 2011, Saunders released music under the name Emcee Unless; in 2011 he changed his stage name to Dewey Decibel. In 2016 he changed his stage name once more to a shortened version of his birth name, Dewey Bryan.[8]
Discography
[edit]Albums
- Memories of the Future (2008) (as Emcee Unless, produced by Raw Thrills)
- Beach Burners (2025)[9] (as Dewey Bryan, produced by Earoh)
EPs
- Forword (2009) (with producer Rick Friedrich, as The Rubix Qube Exclusive)
- Less Is More (2010) (as Emcee Unless)
- Preface (2011) (with producer Rick Friedrich, as The Rubix Qube Exclusive)
- Son of a Beach (2012) (produced by Rick Friedrich)
- A Different Drum (2015) (produced by Zilla Rocca)
- Sub Cult (2015) (produced by Rick Friedrich)
Mixtapes
- Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf (2011) (beats by Flying Lotus)
- #BoomboxBookworm (2012) (beats by Eligh)
Singles
- "Ashes (Zilla Rocca Remix)" (2011) (as Emcee Unless)
- "Met Her in L.A." (2012)
- "Love" (2012)
- "Never Gave a Shit" (2014)
- "Waverider" (2015)
- "Drippy / Syrup" (2019) (with Drusef, as The Sauce)
- "Lowkey / Ride" (2020) (with Drusef, as The Sauce)
Featured tracks
- "Two Sides" on Wormhole Presents... A New Plague of Diseased Language Cocoons Vol. 2 (2010) (as Emcee Unless)
Guest appearances
- Noah23 - "Two Sides" on Pirate Utopias (77 Lost Scrolls) (2011)
- Zilla Rocca - "Chic-O-Stic" on Neo Noir (2013)
- Noah23 x Blown - "Boom Bap" on Noah23 x Blown (2015)
- Curly Castro & Fakts One - "Rammellzeed" on Restroy & Debuild (2015)
- Lustre - "Luxurious" on Heart Divine (2015)
- Career Crooks - "Newlywed" on Good Luck with That (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ "Visit the visual art side of rapper Dewey Decibel in a studio tour this Friday" - The Key WXPN
- ^ "Watch Dewey Decibel get “High on Art” in this cosmic new music video" - The Key WXPN
- ^ "Watch the new video for Dewey Decibel’s “Love” (and download the track)" - The Key WXPN
- ^ "Get to know Dewey Saunders (a Philly rapper with an art opening at ING Direct Cafe tonight)" - The Key WXPN
- ^ "Credit Where Credit Is Due? Drake Instagrams artwork by Philly’s Dewey Saunders without attribution" - The Key WXPN
- ^ "Video Premiere: Dewey Decibel & Zilla Rocca - "Cappuccino"" - Huffington Post
- ^ "Video Premiere: Dewey Decibel (feat. Drusef) - "Screwface Dub"" - Huffington Post
- ^ @DeweySaunders (19 May 2016). "This is official: my musical alias is changing to Dewey Bryan which is actually my real name. Lets get this adult rap money" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://x.com/DeweySaunders/status/1812935978715344935