09/06/2026
RATED-R feat. DEVON — “THEY CALL ME GANGSTER”
“They Call Me Gangster” brings Rated-R back together with Devon Martin, better known to Canadian music fans as Mr. Metro.
Their connection went back to the mid-1990s, when Rated-R was introduced to Devon through musician and director Gary Blair Smith. Devon had already established himself through Toronto’s reggae scene and the MuchMusic-era “Mr. Metro,” while Rated-R was beginning to build what would become Rated-R Recordz in Vancouver.
What started as a musical connection became a friendship and creative relationship that lasted for decades. Devon became one of the earliest artists associated with Rated-R Recordz, with the label releasing his “Pressure” EP in 1998. Through the years, the two continued making music together, their styles coming from different worlds but always fitting naturally — Devon’s unmistakable reggae voice alongside Rated-R’s street-driven hip-hop approach.
“They Call Me Gangster” is another chapter in that history.
Devon Martin passed away in Vancouver on July 23, 2024, making recordings like this an important part of the Rated-R Recordz archive and a reminder of a musical partnership that stretched across over three decades.
RATED-R feat. DEVON — “THEY CALL ME GANGSTER”“They Call Me Gangst...
