Kevin Dewayne

Where Rap meets Rock
www.KevinDewayneMusic.com

Kevin Dewayne Mayfield (born February 4th, 1982), known professionally as Kevin Dewayne, is an American rapper, songwriter, and recording artist from Fort Worth, Texas. Kevin Dewayne is known as a genre-busting recording artist who has a knack for mixing the musical worlds of Hip Hop, Rock, Pop, and Dance music.

Kevin Dewayne is signed to Detroit based 313 Entertainment. 313 Entertainment is owned by legendary music producer Jeff Bass. Bass is a Grammy- and Oscar-winning music producer from Detroit, best known as one half of the Bass Brothers and for his work with Eminem.
Early life and education

Kevin Dewayne was born Kevin Dewayne Mayfield in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the youngest of four siblings. He attended O.D. Wyatt High School where he played football and graduated.

Career 2002 - 2007: Play Boi & Six

Mayfield started his musical journey in the early 2000's as part of the rap group Play Boi and Six. At that time, Mayfield performed by the name "Play Boi". It was during this time that Mayfield began to master the art of musical recording and finding himself as an artist. The duo spent a great deal of time in Atlanta, Georgia performing live and building a name and buzz for themselves. In late 2006 the duo parted ways in order to explore different musical endeavors.

2007 - 2015: Play Beezy

During these years, Mayfield would go on to perform under the stage name Play Beezy. Mayfield bounced around between two other groups before deciding to move forward as a solo artist.

2015 - 2018: Name Change and Solo Career

In 2015 Mayfield decided to change his stage name to Kevin Dewayne. Mayfield stated that he felt like he was giving the fans the real him as his stage name would now be his real birth name. After the name change, Mayfield would go on to release a variety of music videos and several underground singles as a solo artist.

2018 - Present: 313 Entertainment(Jeff Bass)

In 2018, several chains of events resulted in Mayfield meeting Jeff Bass and ultimately signing to 313 Entertainment as a recording artist. Mayfield is still managed by longtime manager Cedric Felder. Felder has managed Mayfield since the beginning of his musical career.