IAMDDB

Diana Adelaide Rocha De Brito, known professionally as IAMDDB, is an Angolan-Portuguese rapper and singer based in Manchester, United Kingdom. IAMDDB has released three EPs and three mixtapes as of 2021 and was listed number three on BBC Sound of 2018.

Early life Diana Adelaide Rocha De Brito was born on 5 March 1996 in Lisbon, Portugal to an Angolan-Portuguese father (Manuel De Brito) who worked as a sound engineer and bassist, and an Angolan mother. From a young age, she was immersed in music, spending countless hours in her father's home studio surrounded by instruments, vinyl records, and the sounds of jazz, soul, samba, classical music, and Afro-jazz.

By age seven, Diana began writing her own songs, and by age eleven, she had already recorded her own music.

Professional career A defining moment in her artistic development came during a six-month tour of Angola, where she performed jazz along with her father's band. This experience immersed her in professional music-making by learning discipline, stage presence, and the rigors of rehearsals and performances. It also ignited her desire to pursue music full-time. After returning to the UK with newfound determination, she left higher education and independently released her debut single, "Leaned Out" in 2016, launching her career under the stage name IAMDDB, which is an acronym for I Am Diana De Brito, and introducing her self-defined genre of 'urban jazz'. Her 2019 mixtape, Swervvvvv.5, is regarded as a career highlight. It features a compelling mix of trap, R&B, jazz inflections, and neo-soul, and includes Portuguese vocals as a nod to her heritage. Pitchfork praised it as her best work to date, noting its "freewheeling mixtapes" aesthetic and ability to set the stage for an anticipated full-length album.

IAMDDB subsequently achieved early recognition from major platforms. She placed third in BBC's Sound of 2018 poll.

De Brito rapidly became a touring force, supporting Lauryn Hill on the UK leg of her arena tour in 2018, an endorsement that elevated her visibility significantly. She also toured with prominent R&B artists like Bryson Tiller and Jhené Aiko, and performed at festivals such as Glastonbury, Afropunk, Parklife, Field Day, Reading & Leeds and more.

A defining trait of IAMDDB's approach has been her dedication to independence, marked by her never signing a major record deal. After early buzz, she founded her own imprint, Union IV Recordings, opting to release music at her own pace and maintain creative control over her output. Later that year, she released a double single titled "BET" & "Stop Playing With Me", featuring Len. Even In terms of live performances, IAMDDB made notable appearances including a performance at Rally 2023 in Southwark Park, London.

In January 2024, she released the single "Ibiza", accompanied by a visualizer that evoked sun-soaked nostalgia and served as the lead-in for her forthcoming album LOVE is WAR, Volume 6, which was announced to be released on 29 February 2024. The full album featuring 15 tracks, arrived as scheduled on 29 February 2024 and marked her official return with a full-length project.