Crib Notes

STICKY ICKY SITUATION: Devin the Dude

UPDATED SHOW DATE: Devin the Dude with 88 Keys. $20. Fri., June 19. Apache Café, 64 3rd St. 404-876-5436. www.apachecafe.com.

Over the last decade, only one dude has consistently maneuvered hip-hop’s flinty trends, coastal biases and various mid-life crises. His name — Devin the Dude. And most hip-hop heads consider the dude a legend. Himself? Eh, not so much.

“Well, only because it rhymes with Devin,” he obliges with a chuckle. “I still think I have a lot to accomplish and do to feel as if I’m a legend. Maybe a gold album?”

But it’s his sense of humor — not units sold — that’s always been his hook. His self-deprecating, smoked-out and sexually explicit stories had folks calling him hip-hop’s Richard Pryor after his first album, The Dude, dropped. Eleven years and several albums later, he’s among the few who can say he’s worked with such alternative rappers as De La Soul and Dilated Peoples to Raphael Saadiq, Nas and Dr. Dre — all while consistently remaining himself.

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Good news and bad news.

The bad: Tonight’s Devin the Dude show at Ambient Plus Studio has been rescheduled for Friday, June 19 at Apache Cafe.

According to show promoter Jabari Graham of Shameless Plug (the same promotions team that threw the recent, mega-successful Drake show at the Loft) issues with tonight’s venue (no air conditioning) and lackluster advance ticket sales were the cause.

While enthusiasm for the show has been in full swing (CL ran a show preview this week), Graham rationalizes that typical Devin the Dude fans probably aren’t the type to rush out and buy advance tickets. Agreed. The location may have also been a hindrance, being that Ambient Plus Studio isn’t a well-known venue, he said.

As a common courtesy, Graham says they plan to have cigarillos on site at Ambient tonight for smokers Devin fans who may arrive unaware of the cancellation. They also plan to honor tickets pre-sold for tonight’s show at the June 19 Apache concert.

The Good: The Devin the Dude cancellation makes the choice about which hip-hop show to attend tonight much easier.

Scheduled for the same time the Devin show had been scheduled for, Camp Lo will perform tonight with Binkis Recs, Señor Kaos, Catalyst & Ty-Vicious. Hosted by Fort Knox with DJs Jared Alan, Bill Steady, and Mafioso. $10. 10 p.m. Cenci, 1259 Glenwood Ave. 404-627-0533.

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It’s a wonder why Devin the Dude never ranks higher on those redundant Best Rapper Alive lists. Guess he’s too quirky for the mainstream. Can’t help but wonder, what Richard Pryor would think?

Devin the Dude with 88 Keys, Jaspects, Nesby Phips and Prynce. $20. 10 p.m. Fri., June 5. Ambient + Studio. 678-923-8020. www.ambientplusstudio.com.

Get familiar with the Dude. YouTubage after the jump.

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