Diana Adelaide Rocha De Brito, known by her stage name IAMDDB, is a Portuguese
rapper
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and singer based in
Manchester
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, United Kingdom. IAMDDB has released three EPs and three mixtapes as of 2021 and was listed number three on
BBC
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Sound of 2018.
Life and career
De Brito was born in Lisbon, Portugal and moved to
Manchester
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, United Kingdom at the age of five or six.
She is of
Angola
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n and Portuguese ancestry.
She released the ''Hoodrich, Vol. 3'' mixtape in 2017
and ''Flightmode, Vol. 4'' in 2018.
IAMDDB was a supporting musician for
Lauryn Hill
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's UK tour in late 2018.
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REBECCA FEARN. bustle.com. Nov 14 2018. Her latest album is 2019's ''Swervvvvv.5''.
IAMDDB made an announcement via twitter that she will be releasing a Vol. 6 in 2024.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Love is War, Vol. 6'' (2024)
Extended plays
* ''Waeveybby, Vol. 1'' (2016)
* ''Vibe, Volume 2.'' (2017)
* ''Kare Package'' (2019)
Mixtapes
* ''Hoodrich, Vol. 3'' (2017)
* ''Flightmode, Vol. 4'' (2018)
* ''Swervvvvv.5'' (2019)
Singles
* "JAZB (Flying Lotus)" (2016)
* "Selfless" (2016)
* "Leaned Out" (2016)
* "Shade" (2017)
* "Drippy" (2018)
* "Wokeuptoflexxx (WUTF)" (2019)
* "Night Kapp" (2019)
* "Famous" (2019)
* "Kare Package" (2019)
* "God's Work" (featuring iLL BLU
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Career
Ill Blu began their career in 2008 following the release of "Frontline" by Princess Nyah; at the time, the members o ...
) (2020)
* "Quarantine" (2020)
* "End of the World" (2020)
* "Wa'hum" (2020)
* "Silver Lines" (2021)
* "JGL" (2021)
* "F***ked Uppp" (2022)
* "Where Did the Love Go?" (2023)
* "Ibiza" (2023)
* "Cry Baby" (2023)
* "Rasta Pasta" (featuring Masego) (2023)
* "Bet" (2023)
* "Stop Playing with Me" (featuring Len) (2023)
* "ViBRATiON" (2024)
Collaborations
* ''Earth Tones'' EP by Lenzman
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H ...
(2017)
* ''We Could'' EP by Graeme S (2017)
** "You Don't Know Me"
** "Taking My Time xplicit
* ''Jagged Tooth Crook'' EP by The Mouse Outfit (2018)
* "Mira Mira" (from ''Europa'' EP) by Diplo
Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer; a member of the supergroup LSD (group), ...
(2019)
Show Appearances
* ''Jungle (2022)''
References
External links
*
IAMDDB
Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:IAMDDB
1995 births
Living people
Musicians from Lisbon
Rappers from Manchester
English women rappers
English women singer-songwriters
English singer-songwriters
Portuguese women rappers
Portuguese women singer-songwriters
Portuguese singer-songwriters
English people of Angolan descent
English people of Portuguese descent
Portuguese people of Angolan descent
Portuguese emigrants to the United Kingdom
21st-century Portuguese women singers