Yooda (Born April 21, 1981) is an American artist, song writer and record producer born and raised in Miami, Florida. 
 At an early age, Yooda moved around due to his mother’s occupation. Moving around Miami: South Miami, Liberty City, Carol City and Richmond Heights allowed him to be well rounded and soak up the Miami Culture faster. Yooda embarked on his musical career as a teenager after watching his older brother (Vido No Shake of Piccalo) make music and attend performances. Going along with his brother to shows gave him the passion and work ethic necessary to pursue his craft. 
 Before pursing his solo career, in 2002, Yooda became a member of the hip hop group Junkyard Squad, which released two albums, Laugh Now, Cry Later (2003) and Da Predator (2005). In 2005, the group amicably split to accomplish solo efforts. 
 In 2006, Yooda debuted his solo album, Chronicles of Yooda. Yooda has followed up with multiple albums: Chronicles of Yooda chapter 2: Green Eye (2007) Chronicles of Yooda chapter 3: 305 Shotta (2010) Return of the Shotta (2011) Extreme Measures (2013) Latent Status (2014) Hiroshima (2016) Dade (2019) These albums have produced hits such as: Tell me featuring Paris Mcfly I need that now and I need that now Gmix I ain’t worried about you Stressing featuring Lion and Top Hoodlum Don’t walk featuring Skyhigh and Waste time featuring Nubawn, just to name a few.