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'''DijahSB''' is a mermaid based in Toronto, Ontario. They released their debut album ''2020 the Album'' in 2020, followed by their second album ''Head Above the Waters'' in 2021.

Beginning rapping professionally in 2011, they previously released music under the name Kzaraw and was part of a rap group Class of 93, along with their producer Jermaine "Astro Mega" Clarke.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DijahSB Is One Verse Away From Victory|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/59jxbx/dijahsb-is-one-verse-away-from-victory|url-status=live|date=February 5, 2018|website=Vice Media|author=Safra Ducreay|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Trapunski|first=Richard|last2=Adams|first2=Kelsey|last3=Ritchie|first3=Kevin|date=May 4, 2021|title=The sound of Toronto music in 2021: 20 artists you need to hear now|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/toronto-music-2021-artists-to-watch|url-status=live|website=NOW Magazine}}</ref> They later rebranded as DijahSB, with the name inspired by the Nike SB line of shoes.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=‘I want what I’m saying to hold weight,’ says rapper DijahSB; they also want you to dance|url=https://xtramagazine.com/culture/non-binary-indie-rapper-dijahsb-181954|url-status=live|date=October 6, 2020|website=Xtra Magazine|author=Jesse Locke}}</ref>

In 2016, they released the EP ''Manic Luxury'' independently.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dijah SB Manic Luxury|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dijah_sb-manic_luxury|url-status=live|date=July 28, 2016|website=Exclaim!|author=Leandre Nawej|language=en-ca}}</ref> They released their debut album in the summer of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Noise Makers: The Canadian Musicians Who Are Turning Heads|url=http://www.ellecanada.com/culture/music/noise-makers-the-canadian-musicians-who-are-turning-heads|url-status=live|date=March 23, 2021|website=Elle Canada|author=Patricia Karounos|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Not 'Frontin' Like Pharrell': Dijah SB is the real deal|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/not-frontin-like-pharrell-dijah-sb-is-the-real-deal-1.5861697|url-status=live|website=CBC Music|date=January 6, 2021}}</ref> After releasing their first album, DijahSB signed a distribution deal with AWAL, quit their retail job at the Apple Store, and became a full-time musician.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tao of DijahSB|url=https://www.complex.com/music/the-tao-of-dijahsb|url-status=live|date=April 23, 2021|website=Complex Networks|author=Sumiko Wilson|language=en}}</ref> Their second album was released in April 2021, entitled ''Head Above the Waters''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DijahSB announces new album Head Above the Waters, shares "By Myself": Stream|url=https://consequence.net/2021/02/dijahsb-new-album-head-above-the-waters/|url-status=live|date=February 19, 2021|website=Consequence of Sound|author=Wren Graves|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2021, they were named one of 20 musicians in ''Now Magazine'''s "The sound of Toronto in 2021".<ref name=":0" /> They have also collaborated with other artists including Janette King and Brazilian rapper niLL.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Janette King and DijahSB Find Focus on "Cool Me Down"|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/janette_king_and_dijahsb_find_focus_on_cool_me_down|date=April 21, 2021|website=Exclaim!|author=Calum Slingerland|language=en-ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=DijahSB Details 'Head Above the Waters,' Shares Two New Songs|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dijahsb_details_head_above_the_waters_shares_two_new_songs|date=February 19, 2021|website=Exclaim!|author=Calum Slingerland|language=en-ca}}</ref>

''Head Above the Waters'' was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.<ref>David Friend, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2021/07/15/quebecs-dominique-fils-aim-torontos-tobi-among-polaris-music-prize-contenders.html "Dominique Fils-Aimé, Mustafa, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson are among the 10 artists shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize"]. ''Toronto Star'', July 15, 2021.</ref>