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  Follow Devine Carama on Instagram Devine Carama is a nationally renowned, Emmy Award-winning Hip-Hop artist, educator, community activist, and author from the Southside of Lexington, Kentucky. After years of battle rapping and releasing countless mixtapes, Devine released his debut album Devine Intervention in 2008. His socially conscious tenor has become a signature of his style across 15 albums within a 20-year Rap career, which also includes his critically acclaimed Kingtucky series. As the first two-time winner of NBA All-Star, Dame Lillard’s 2020 “Live Cypher” Rap Contest, Devine received high praise from Drake producer Boi-1da, rappers Lil’ Cease, Fabolous, Benny the Butcher, Hip-Hop journalist Rob Markman, and more. Devine has also worked with and/or opened shows for legends like Rakim, AZ, J. Cole, LL Cool J, De La Soul, and many more. As the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lexington Music Awards committee, Devine’s most impactful work is at the interse...

Following his 2020 collaborative album with Ruste Juxx James Brown of tha Underground, and his 2021 full-length collaboration with Termanology 360, Hip-Hop producer Amaeus360 firmly etched his name as a modern torchbearer for raw, gritty Boom Bap with his 2023 magnum opus The MPC Jedi . In contrast to the throng of cross-generational spitters featured across that album’s 18 tracks, the self-proclaimed "Beat King" has, once again, locked in with one MC. This time, he's tapped Lexington, Kentucky Hip-Hop luminary Devine Carama . Their forthcoming collaborative LP Guardians of the Boom Bap is due out June 13 via Soulspazm. Today (5/2/2025), the duo unveils the album's first single "Crash Test Dummies", with a fiery guest verse from Amadeus360's frequent collaborator Termanology.   “This track is really ill. it's basically about crashing out when others stress you out and keeping perspective of how crashing out ain't worth it. My brother Termanolo...