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Devin the Dude is taking a break from taking it easy to issue Smoke Sessions Vol. 1, a brand new mixtape and Dude's first release for the BCD Music Group since leaving his label of 14 years, Rap-A-Lot, earlier in 2008.

As its name would suggest, Smoke Sessions Vol. 1 is the first in a planned series from Devin and his Coughee Brothaz crew. The inaugural installment arrives April 1 and features collaborations with a bunch of Devin's constant companions, including a ton of Coughee Brothaz and Todd Fisher's crazy ass. Expect more from this lot soon.

Devin's currently gearing up for SXSW, and has scattered dates planned through May.

Smoke Sessions Vol. 1:

01 Official Smoke Session Intro
02 If I Did a Mixtape
03 Getting High [ft. Jugg Mugg and Rob Quest]
04 Searching
05 She Want Me to Get Closer [ft. Drissola]
06 Mixtape II
07 Take Me Home [ft. Baby Girl and Shaun]
08 Makin' It Hard [ft. Monique and T.J.]
09 Stangy
10 Todd's Crazy Ass [ft. Todd Fisher]
11 Da Real Thang [ft. Jugg Mugg and Rob Quest]
12 Not Them, Those [ft. 14K]
13 Coughee Brothaz Freestyle [ft. SK, Dudi Mac, Daraja, 1-3, Preach, Rob Quest, and Jugg Mugg]
14 Freestyle
15 Ain't Nothin' Like Old School Bitch [ft. Jugg Mugg, K.B., and Warren Lee]
16 Bitch Gotta Go! [ft. Tony Mac]

Dude:

03-13 Austin, TX - Scoot Inn (SXSW)
03-29 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine *
04-06 Minneapolis, MN - Bar Fly
04-18 Berkeley, CA - Shattuck Downlow
04-19 Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones
04-20 Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
04-24 Houston, TX - Club Bar Rio
04-25 Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory ^
04-26 Spokane, WA - Big Easy ^
05-10 Austin, TX - Ruta Maya Cafe
05-16 Salt Lake City, UT - Palladium

* with Bun B
^ with Scarface