[2] DeVoe was the second-to-last member to join New Edition (Johnny Gill being the last) after being brought in by his uncle and the group's choreographer Brooke Payne.

In 1993, DeVoe and the group released their follow-up album Hootie Mack.

In 1996, DeVoe reunited with the other original members of New Edition to release the album Home Again, followed by a world tour ending in 1997.

In 2018, DeVoe began to appear as a guest-member of Bravo's series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

His wife Shamari became a regular cast member when Season 11 premiered on November 4, 2018.