Dewey Saunders

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Dewey Saunders.
Birth nameDewey Bryan Saunders
Also known asUnless
Emcee Unless
Dewey Decibel
Dewey Bryan
Born (1983-08-27) August 27, 1983 (age 42)
Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres Alternative hip hop
Underground hip hop
Occupation(s) Collage artist, rapper
Years active2008–present
LabelsThe Philadelphia Record Company
Bold New Breed
World Around
New Fuzz
Surf Art
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 collage artist and rapper based in Los Angeles, California. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] From 2008 to 2011, Saunders released music under the names Unless and Emcee Unless; in 2011 he changed his stage name to Dewey Decibel; and in 2016 he changed his stage name once more to a shortened version of his birth name, Dewey Bryan. [8]

Contents

Discography

Albums

  • Memories of the Future (2008) [9] (as Unless, produced by Raw Thrills)
  • Beach Burners (2025) [10] (as Dewey Bryan, produced by Earoh)

EPs

  • Forword (2009) [11] (with producer Rick Friedrich, as The Rubix Qube Exclusive)
  • Less Is More (2010) [12] (as Emcee Unless)
  • Preface (2011) [13] (with producer Rick Friedrich, as The Rubix Qube Exclusive)
  • Son of a Beach (2012) [14] (as Dewey Decibel, produced by Rick Friedrich)
  • A Different Drum (2015) [15] (as Dewey Decibel, produced by Zilla Rocca)
  • Sub Cult (2015) [16] (as Dewey Decibel, produced by Rick Friedrich)

Mixtapes

  • Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf (2011) [17] (as Emcee Unless aka Dewey Decibel, beats by Flying Lotus)
  • #BoomboxBookworm (2012) [18] (as Dewey Decibel, beats by Eligh and Elusive)

Singles

  • "Ashes (Zilla Rocca Remix)" (2011) (as Emcee Unless)
  • "Met Her in L.A." (2012) (as Dewey Decibel)
  • "Love" (2012) (as Dewey Decibel)
  • "Never Gave a Shit" (2014) (as Dewey Decibel)
  • "Waverider" (2015) (as Dewey Decibel)
  • "Drippy / Syrup" (2019) (with rapper Drusef, as The Sauce)
  • "Lowkey / Ride" (2020) (with rapper Drusef, as The Sauce)
  • "Buzzin" (2025) (as Dewey Bryan, produced by Earoh)
  • "Real Chop" (2025) (as Dewey Bryan, produced by Earoh)
  • "Chateau" (2025) (as Dewey Bryan, produced by Earoh, featuring Kam DeLa)
  • "West Side" (2025) (as Dewey Bryan, produced by Earoh, featuring Eligh)
  • "Two-a-Days" (2025) (as Dewey Bryan, produced by Earoh, featuring Blu)

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)
  • Netherfriends - "Eggs" on Everybody Eats (2019)
  • Zilla Rocca - "Newlywed (Zilla Rocca Grand Royal Remix)" on Anything I Touch I Bruise Vol. 3: Creators & Swindlers (2020)

References

  1. ↑ "Visit the visual art side of rapper Dewey Decibel in a studio tour this Friday" - The Key WXPN
  2. ↑ "Watch Dewey Decibel get “High on Art” in this cosmic new music video" - The Key WXPN
  3. ↑ "Watch the new video for Dewey Decibel’s “Love” (and download the track)" - The Key WXPN
  4. ↑ "Get to know Dewey Saunders (a Philly rapper with an art opening at ING Direct Cafe tonight)" - The Key WXPN
  5. ↑ "Credit Where Credit Is Due? Drake Instagrams artwork by Philly’s Dewey Saunders without attribution" - The Key WXPN
  6. ↑ "Video Premiere: Dewey Decibel & Zilla Rocca - "Cappuccino"" - Huffington Post
  7. ↑ "Video Premiere: Dewey Decibel (feat. Drusef) - "Screwface Dub"" - Huffington Post
  8. ↑ @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.
  9. ↑ https://emceeunless.bandcamp.com/album/memories-of-the-future
  10. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/beach-burners/1830991159
  11. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/forword-ep/422312876
  12. ↑ https://emceeunless.bandcamp.com/album/less-is-more
  13. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/preface-ep/426818396
  14. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/son-of-a-beach-ep/567602905
  15. ↑ https://worldaround.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-drum
  16. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/deweysdope/sets/sub-cult-ep
  17. ↑ https://emceeunless.bandcamp.com/album/dewdrops-on-a-lotus-leaf
  18. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120609102000/https://boomboxbookworm.bandcamp.com/album/boomboxbookworm
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