I sat on this song for almost a year because overthinking every little detail about it. I knit-picked aspects of it, overthought the sample clearances, distribution & release. Then eventually my life got too hectic for putting out music. A hand-full of existential crises later, & these lyrics just demanded to be heard. So here it is, no paywall, no big to-do. Just a fun, free summer bopper from me to you. 

Written & Produced by: Christopher Devera
Sound engineered by: https://soundcloud.com/jo_eremo 
Beat inspo: https://soundcloud.com/uo_o 
Recorded at Grand Bay Recording Studios in Tampa, FL 2020

Brand New (Single)

Brand New

Track 1 off of Maribelle Anes' new mixtape "Trapped" on which she gave me the honour of spitting 8 bars on! I am verse 1 part 1. & am extremely grateful to her for the opportunity to be a part of her mixtape!

Introduce Myself (Enhanced Volume)

same night..randomly chosen instrumental..free verse written on the spot in 20min..recorded in one take..bango..enjoy!

flava in ya ear [free verse] 052814

070615 a song about flakey ppl
original music - “me dê amor” by: sángo
mix - “el. train bootleg edit” by: el. train
verse 1: DeVERA
verse 2 x scratching x art: UO

raincheck

4 of 29 recorded freestyle covers from a legendary 5hr marathon jam sesh (092015) ft 21 gathered friends (& music lovers) from tampa x jacksonville, fl, 1/2 of whom were fresh off the stage from performing at USF's 8th annual Journey To The East Banquet. full 29 track mixtape coming soon. check back for dl link!

nsync x gambino

1000miles

I lost my dad August 1, 2017. lately I've been dreaming of him. dreaming of him both sick & well. talking, eating, laughing, & singing. singing was his favorite pastime. he was never raised to express his emotions or feelings. but in music is where he found his joy & freedom. he filled our house w his favorite songs every day & performed all the time. & it wasn't until after he passed that I realized we didn't have many recordings of him singing. then today (060918) my mom found a CD from a concert they did years ago. & on it was this duet that he convinced my mom (who didn't really used to sing) to do w him. I always assumed if/when we ever found a recording of him singing it would be lo-fi, old, or distorted, but this is crisp, the song is beautiful, & it shows his impeccable range. I'm gonna listen to this forever. & I figured I'd share it for those of you who never experienced my dad sharing his gift. #DonLivesForever

Kundiman Concert

Sapagka't Mahal Kita

short simple remix i wrote to a TLC classic..RIP LeftEye

GirlTalk [Remix]

I first heard this beat & wrote this verse almost 3yrs ago when I visited LA for the first time. 
it’s about falling in love w everything about a new city but then meeting someone in your hometown that makes you forget all that & wanna stay where you are. 

this track was mastered by my boi UO_o 
https://soundcloud.com/uo_o

the fanfuckingtastic beat was made by eugene cam
https://soundcloud.com/eugenecam 
https://soundcloud.com/eugenecam/be-your-girl
& samples “be your girl” by: teedra moses (2004)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DlXyONrkjc

PROBLEM SOLVED. (Single)

PROBLEM SOLVED. (feat UO_o)

An ode to that untouchable, otherworldly girl in your life & what you would say if you ever found the confidence to step to her.

It Girl (feat. TheMarket)

#Quarantine16 is a semi-regular collab/challenge where https://soundcloud.com/uo_o will make a random beat from scratch & I will write & record a verse to it as quickly as possible in an effort to keep both our creative minds sharp during lockdown. feel free to comment what I should write about next & SHARE to support! all verses will be available here to download for free.

ESSENTIAL (prod. By UO_o) #Quarantine16

this #Quarantine16 is called "DISTANCE" tag someone you miss in the comments along w what I should write about next & what kinda beat you'd like to hear from https://soundcloud.com/uo_o 
follow the video saga on my instagram & tiktok (DeVERA90)
DOWNLOAD FOR FREE!

#Quarantine16

DISTANCE (prod. by UO_o) #Quarantine16

https://soundcloud.com/uo_o sent me the beat for this #Quarantine16 during a fit of some manic creative energy. so no special theme this time. I heard the caterpie sample from pokémon fire red & just decided to go ape shit! DOWNLOAD FOR FREE!

STIR CRAZY (prod. by UO_o)

taking a break from the #Quarantine16 to participate in the #Prove2MeChallenge. I was put on by https://soundcloud.com/sh3official who I am a HUGE fan of (let's collab PLEASE!) & I just couldn't help but contribute a verse! hope y'all dig. leave me some feedback. videos for all my challenge verses can be found on my ig & tiktok (DeVERA90) FOLLOW ME! 

& be sure to check out the full original song "Prove 2 Me" 
https://youtu.be/Xo7ljZ2NShc
by: 
SARGE - @kingmesarge
SH3 - @sh3official 
SCO - @sco.1k 
produced by: 
@NdroiDBeats - https://soundcloud.com/ndroidbeats 
PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE! 
https://youtu.be/du4mYhdyV_s

Prove 2 Me (Remix)

#Prove2MeChallenge (feat. SH3)

Uploaded in honor of Mothers Day, an old cover that an old friend & I did a while back, dedicated to all mothers everywhere. Thank you for your incomparable guidance, love, & support, for breaking your backs to give us better lives, & for always putting your family first. Listen, share, download, & give the number one lady in your life the biggest hug ever!

Hey Mama [Acoustic]

So this was my audition for We Got Soul 2012. It was the deadline for auditions & I was still on the fence about recording one. Eventually an hour before the deadline I wrote this remix in like 10min, recorded the beatboxing in one take & the actual song right after also in one take. I didn't end up getting selected to perform, but I did this year…silver lining, I suppose lol. I just listened to this for the first time since the day I recorded it last year & thought it was pretty dope for a 10min writing sesh so just decided to post. Hopefully you all think it's dope as well!

Sukiyaki [Remix]

MC/DJ/singer-songwriter the one you've been waiting on.

DeVERA

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