Yinka Diz - the slick talking Chicago born, Southern California bred Nigerian American world traveler fashions himself as a hip-hop renaissance man. As a youth, Yinka discovered his voice in hip-hop as an activity and an outlet that quickly became an obsession. As a teen, he traveled the world as a battle tested emcee and hip-hop producer known as Dizastah. He later returned stateside where he studied Engineering at the University of Virginia (UVA). There, he made a name for himself on campus as a premier DJ and event promoter. After graduating, he decided to shift his focus toward being a recording artist, taking his given name - Yinka - under which he released a pair of Basquiat inspired mixtapes (New Art, New Money and The Radiant Child) and creating a bi-weekly hip-hop podcast entitled 80z Babies where he discusses classic (and not so classic) hip-hop albums and happenings with fellow UVA alum Outlaw. Presently, Yinka resides in Washington, D.C. where he's continually working on his podcast and releasing new music, most recently having one of his songs, “On God” featured in the latest installment of the NBA 2K franchise. He’s currently preparing the second installment of his album project “CodeSwitch”, entitled “Design” in addition to prepping the release of his New Money Collection clothing line and a short run of vinyl for his last album, Discovery. Tap in.