Hi Steemit, I'm a rapper from New Zealand specialising in culture, tech, sci-fi and digital currency

New here but would like to introduce myself to the rest of the community!

The​ ​small​ ​town​ ​of​ ​Cambridge,​ ​New​ ​Zealand​ ​is​ ​an​ ​unlikely​ ​place​ ​to​ ​call​ ​home​ ​for​ ​a​ ​revolutionary​ ​rapper,​ ​but​ ​my​ ​story​ ​and​ ​values​ ​​are​ ​unusual​ ​in​ ​the​ ​most​ ​honest​ ​way.

In​ ​2015,​ I​ ​released​ ​my​ ​debut​ ​album​ ​'Osiris',​ ​a​ ​soundtrack​ ​to​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​A​ ​post-apocalyptic​ ​sonic​ ​journey​ ​that resonated​ ​with​ ​audiences​ ​and​ ​critics​ ​alike,​ ​the​ ​success​ ​of​ ​Osiris​ ​saw​ ​me ​nominated​ ​for​ ​Best​ ​Urban/Hip-Hop​ ​Album​ ​at​ ​the​ ​New Zealand​ ​Music​ ​Awards​ ​that​ ​year.​ ​The​ ​album​ ​topped​ ​the​ ​NZ​ ​iTunes​ ​hiphop​ ​charts,​ ​reached​ ​the​ ​official​ ​NZ​ ​Top​ ​20​ ​album​ ​charts​ ​and became​ ​the​ ​most​ ​upvoted​ ​self-posted​ ​album​ ​in​ ​the​ ​history​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Reddit/hiphopheads​ ​forum.​ ​

Following​ ​the​ ​success​ ​of​ ​the​ ​album I​ ​was​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​go​ ​on​ ​a​ ​ten​ ​show​ ​nationwide​ ​tour​ ​with​ ​local​ ​superstars​ ​Six60,​ ​stopping​ ​in​ ​to​ ​play​ ​main​ ​stage​ ​Rhythm​ ​and​ ​Vines and​ ​the​ ​new​ ​years​ ​countdown​ ​set​ ​at​ ​Northern​ ​Bass​ ​festival.​ ​​ ​In​ ​2016​ ​Diaz​ ​became​ ​the​ ​first​ ​self-managed,​ ​unsigned​ ​artist​ ​from​ ​New Zealand​ ​to​ ​ever​ ​be​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​play​ ​SXSW​ ​in​ ​Austin,​ ​Texas.

With​ ​help​ ​from​ ​a​ ​public​ ​crowd​ ​funding​ ​campaign​ ​I ​made​ ​it​ ​to​ ​Austin​ ​for​ ​SXSW2016​ ​where​ ​I​ ​began​ ​a​ ​three​ ​month journey​ ​alone​ ​around​ ​America​ ​hoping​ ​to​ ​build​ ​his​ ​knowledge​ ​and​ ​network​ ​in​ ​the​ ​music​ ​industry.​ ​During​ ​the​ ​trip,​ ​I ​met​ ​the​ ​likes of​ ​Chance​ ​The​ ​Rapper,​ ​A$AP​ ​Rocky,​ ​Alan​ ​Kingdom​ ​and​ ​was​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​with​ ​major​ ​hiphop​ ​blog,​ ​HotNewHipHop.

I​ ​recently​ ​worked​ ​on​ ​my​ ​latest​ ​single​ ​‘Foreigners’​ ​with​ ​Grammy​ ​award​ ​winning​ ​producer​ ​and​ ​songwriter​ ​Mike​ ​Elizondo​ ​(Prod.​ ​of Eminem’s​ ​‘Real​ ​Slim​ ​Shady’,​ ​50​ ​cent’s​ ​‘In​ ​Da​ ​Club’​ ​&​ ​The​ ​Games​ ​‘How​ ​We​ ​Do’).​ ​‘Foreigners’​ ​debuted​ ​at​ ​#16​ ​on​ ​the​ ​NZ​ ​singles charts​ ​(The​ ​only​ ​unsigned,​ ​self​ ​managed​ ​artist​ ​in​ ​the​ ​charts)​ ​and​ ​became​ ​the​ ​only​ ​kiwi​ ​on​ ​the​ ​front​ ​page​ ​of​ ​the​ ​NZTop40.co.nz​ ​the week​ ​of​ ​release.

Next month I make the move to Toronto to further my career there. I've recently been made aware of Steemit by a friend and thought what better way to begin sharing my music and my journey with like minded folk abroad.

I look forward to sharing the journey with you all,

Diaz Grimm

https://DiazGrimm.com
https://www.youtube.com/diazgrimm
https://www.instagram.com/diazgrimm
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6vHWuh9xdB2MG2ohwPM67b