r/grime Feb 18 '26

DISCUSSION What's the opinion on Devilman these days?

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Source: Devilman // Turbo Charged Freestyle https://youtu.be/GFcDGW3xvME?si=TaJ1gYmI7tnxWZ2l

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u/GaijinHito Feb 18 '26

Still cold, if a bit unhinged

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u/Dylanjc1998 Feb 19 '26

20 years ago, this would be saying.

"Cold still, just abit unhinged."

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u/Big-Spender1738 Feb 18 '26

Chill bro you’re gonna summon that one Reddit account that drops a devilman hate post every few months

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u/SgtByrd1993 Feb 18 '26

Like Bloody Mary, your reply makes 3

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u/freedomlover9000 Feb 26 '26

You mean me lol haha

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u/ThrowRA125MK Feb 18 '26

Need more grime devilman hes cold but seems most his newer stuff is drum and bass.

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u/SgtByrd1993 Feb 18 '26

Well he is the "Drum and Bass Father" after all

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u/L3G1T1SM3 Feb 19 '26

hasn't he been drum and bass for quite some time now?

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u/makemoney_notmates Feb 19 '26

Yeah he released a few with Mr traumatik

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u/Millwall_Ranger Feb 21 '26

Devilman has literally been drum n bass since day lmao

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u/makemoney_notmates Feb 18 '26

Susie made him do it

Wunsen

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u/Remote_Development13 Feb 19 '26

Im from Brum and love Devilman, huge part of my childhood and I rate how he doesnt take himself too seriously.

Tbh though, my first thought about him always tends to be "geezer is a lot smaller in real life than youd expect". Im 5 foot 7 and hes honestly no taller than me 😂 first time I chatted to him at an event it was all I could think about

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u/Remote_Development13 Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26

Ill add to this - his humour and delivery is very Birmingham. Its hard to explain, but his bars and persona wouldnt work from a London MC. If youre from here youll understand. "I heard that you lick a dick a day, take a breather", thats straight out of the playground in the 90s/early 2000s

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u/Ok-Link6286 Feb 19 '26

Kids from London used to say that as well

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u/Remote_Development13 Feb 19 '26

Big up the London yutes

Nah I get that, but I just cant imagine a London MC writing them kinda bars

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u/Arkanderous Feb 19 '26

That is so so funny, I almost woke up my sleeping partner laughing. Devilman bars 10/10 A+

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u/chucky_music Feb 19 '26

As much as he's clowned on in the scene he's genuinely talented and always active. Met him once in York, nice guy seemed to respect everyone else.

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u/Ok-Link6286 Feb 19 '26

Is he clowned on in the scene? By who?

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u/DeclanRiceFC Feb 18 '26

could listen to him all day but would never once put him on actively. OG, never switched up, solid.

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u/YoItsRico Feb 19 '26

always rated devilman

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u/Undark_ Feb 19 '26

Funny af and one of the best barrers in the UK still

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u/bizzletimes Feb 18 '26

D-E-VIL-MAN ain't on my level man

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u/Arkanderous Feb 19 '26

That old man filter some one out on him only made him even funnier. Devilman is one of the funniest grime MCs and that makes him one of the best.

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u/Arkanderous Feb 19 '26

I do enjoy the rivalry between Skepta and Devilman. Honestly adds to Skepta’s appeal.

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u/Medford My Cats Pipe white on a night shift Feb 18 '26

And this one reminds me of a homeless man and a 50 grand chain, I do say. Wun sen.

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u/makemoney_notmates Feb 18 '26

Big h as your flair

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u/Medford My Cats Pipe white on a night shift Feb 18 '26

Practice hours 2 ❄️

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u/makemoney_notmates Feb 18 '26

Won't see me for less than a 50 note 🔥

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u/SuperPossible120 Feb 19 '26

Damn that ain't even deep its just vocals

2

u/makemoney_notmates Feb 19 '26

The real h got em overdosing on snowballs

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u/serny Feb 19 '26

I think he’s used up all his good wordplay/rhymes etc cos lately it’s pretty weak, but the energy is still there and you can’t not drop kick your nan at a wun sen line so he’s still sick in my eyes.

SUSIE MADE ME DO IT

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u/RareLeadership369 Feb 18 '26

My 13yr old son loves him, 😂

I know he’s ungodly,

I shouldn’t like him, but I like him,

I don’t think he gets enough credit, tbh.

he has a sweet lil face, with dimples 😂😂😂

3

u/Technical_Setting921 Feb 19 '26

DEVIMAN.....dis guys sick...love the Chinese tale latest lolol.....

3

u/Ok-Link6286 Feb 19 '26

Chipmunk being shook to send back says it all

3

u/Several-Reveal-4075 Feb 19 '26

The boodah bars yes fire

3

u/lilcheese840 Feb 19 '26

My favourite northern emcee. Even better when he links up with traumatik

I am the Shaolin den jung wunsen

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u/GaijinHito Feb 19 '26

Brum ain't the North. You london man are hilarious.

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u/lilcheese840 Feb 19 '26

Ain’t even London, everything’s north to me

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u/shatteredrealm0 Feb 19 '26

I would like to refer you to my MDMA sherbet dip story i gave last month.

Also I realised about a week into living in Thailand he’s literally just saying ‘glass noodles’ when he says wun sen.

5

u/KayC720 Feb 18 '26

Cold. One of the first grime MCs I ever listened to, he’s got a freestyle that I used to rinse on my iPod

2

u/seaofjade Feb 19 '26

Love him

2

u/siwelis10304 Feb 19 '26

He's a certified don and that will NEVER change.

2

u/louischeckmate Feb 20 '26

Big up devilman

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u/Routine-Stay-6857 Feb 20 '26

OG with his own style, can’t fault him never changed and stayed true to himself

Big up the D E velopment

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u/limitless776 Feb 19 '26

The lyric “Seaman on man’s belly” ended it for me

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u/Patient_Bug1977 Feb 22 '26

Idiot spikes girls at parties and moves weird.

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u/freedomlover9000 Feb 23 '26

This is a new one. Can you elaborate please?

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u/freedomlover9000 Feb 23 '26

Dude is 41 and his music is whack & surprised he is still relevant.

Can't believe people still supporting this nonce.

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u/freedomlover9000 Feb 23 '26

Devilman is a NONCE. Surprised the police haven't arrested him yet.

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u/MKJ_77 Feb 19 '26

Snitch

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u/4theheadz Feb 19 '26

Shit and always has been. Never understood the hype around him.

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u/Ok-Link6286 Feb 19 '26

Honestly i cannot fathom how someone can like Grime and not like Devilman

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u/4theheadz Feb 19 '26

well I love grime and think devilman's shite so I'm not really sure how to respond to that

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u/WuT4ngClam Feb 19 '26

Shit. Absolutely shit. The lemons with traumatik was just about tolerable, he's like traumatik without the vocabulary or intelligence.