DijahSB explained

DijahSB
Birth Name:Kahdijah Payne
Alias:Kzaraw
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years Active:2011-present
Label:AWAL
Website:https://dijahsb.com/

DijahSB is a rapper based in Toronto, Ontario. They released their debut album 2020 the Album in 2020,[1] followed by their second album Head Above the Waters in 2021.[2] [3]

Career

Beginning rapping professionally in 2011, they previously released music under the name Kzaraw and was part of a rap group Class of 93, along with their producer Jermaine “Astro Mega” Clarke.[4] [5] They later rebranded as DijahSB, with the name inspired by the Nike SB line of shoes.[6]

In 2016, they released the EP Manic Luxury independently.[7] They released their debut album in the summer of 2020.[8] [9] After releasing their first album, DijahSB signed a distribution deal with AWAL, quit their retail job at the Apple Store, and became a full-time musician.[10] Their second album was released in April 2021, entitled Head Above the Waters.[11] In 2021, they were named one of 20 musicians in Now Magazines "The sound of Toronto in 2021". They have also collaborated with other artists including Harrison, Janette King and Brazilian rapper niLL.[12] [13]

Head Above the Waters was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.[14] The single "Frontin' Like Pharrell" was a nominee for the 2021 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[15] The most recent single Green Line featuring Terrell Morris is released in January 2022.[16]

The Flower That Knew was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.[17]

Personal life

DijahSB identifies as non-binary.[18]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DijahSB's Relatable Rhymes Make '2020 the Album' as Timely as It Gets. live. July 29, 2020. Larry Mullin. Exclaim!. en-ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20200730214241/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/dijahsb_2020_the_album_review . 2020-07-30 .
  2. Web site: DijahSB's Vulnerable Hip-Hop Will Keep Anyone's 'Head Above the Waters'. live. April 20, 2020. Matt Bobkin. Exclaim!. en-ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420030213/https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dijahsb_head_above_the_waters_album_review . 2021-04-20 .
  3. Web site: Doing Overtime: DijahSB Is Embracing The Hustle. live. April 22, 2021. Joe Hale. Clash Magazine. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422145052/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/doing-overtime-dijahsb-is-embracing-the-hustle . 2021-04-22 .
  4. Web site: DijahSB Is One Verse Away From Victory. live. February 5, 2018. Vice Media. Safra Ducreay. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603180423/https://www.vice.com/en/article/59jxbx/dijahsb-is-one-verse-away-from-victory . 2021-06-03 .
  5. Web site: Trapunski. Richard. Adams. Kelsey. Ritchie. Kevin. May 4, 2021. The sound of Toronto music in 2021: 20 artists you need to hear now. live. NOW Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305003213/https://nowtoronto.com/music/toronto-music-2021-artists-to-watch . 2021-03-05 .
  6. Web site: 'I want what I'm saying to hold weight,' says rapper DijahSB; they also want you to dance. live. October 6, 2020. Xtra Magazine. Jesse Locke. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205030044/https://xtramagazine.com/culture/non-binary-indie-rapper-dijahsb-181954 . 2020-12-05 .
  7. Web site: Dijah SB Manic Luxury. live. July 28, 2016. Exclaim!. Leandre Nawej. en-ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907015759/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/dijah_sb-manic_luxury . 2017-09-07 .
  8. Web site: Noise Makers: The Canadian Musicians Who Are Turning Heads. live. March 23, 2021. Elle Canada. Patricia Karounos. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210323235452/https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/music/noise-makers-the-canadian-musicians-who-are-turning-heads . 2021-03-23 .
  9. Web site: Not 'Frontin' Like Pharrell': Dijah SB is the real deal. live. CBC Music. January 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210106152323/https://www.cbc.ca/music/not-frontin-like-pharrell-dijah-sb-is-the-real-deal-1.5861697 . 2021-01-06 .
  10. Web site: The Tao of DijahSB. live. April 23, 2021. Complex Networks. Sumiko Wilson. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423200223/https://www.complex.com/music/the-tao-of-dijahsb . 2021-04-23 .
  11. Web site: DijahSB announces new album Head Above the Waters, shares "By Myself": Stream. live. February 19, 2021. Consequence of Sound. Wren Graves. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414111703/https://consequence.net/2021/02/dijahsb-new-album-head-above-the-waters/ . 2021-04-14 .
  12. Web site: Janette King and DijahSB Find Focus on "Cool Me Down". April 21, 2021. Exclaim!. Calum Slingerland. en-ca.
  13. Web site: DijahSB Details 'Head Above the Waters,' Shares Two New Songs. February 19, 2021. Exclaim!. Calum Slingerland. en-ca.
  14. David Friend, "Dominique Fils-Aimé, Mustafa, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson are among the 10 artists shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize". Toronto Star, July 15, 2021.
  15. Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 17, 2021.
  16. News: Duale . Yasmin . DijahSB Drops "Green Line," an Ode to Your Long TTC Commute . 12 February 2022 . Complex . February 2, 2022.
  17. https://www.cbc.ca/music/polaris-music-prize-2024-long-list-the-beaches-charlotte-cardin-allison-russell-1.7230166 "2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more"
  18. Web site: DijahSB's bio on Twitter. live. June 3, 2021. Twitter. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210002717/https://twitter.com/DijahSB . 2013-12-10 .