Diaz (also known as Andrés Rafael Diaz Rosa) is a rapper from Norway, born 26 July, 1976. He has released three albums: 2050,Velkommen Hjem, Andres (Welcome Home, Andres) and Jessheimfanden, all paying homage to his hometown Jessheim, a tiny rural town some 40 km N/NE of Norway's capital, Oslo, close to the city's airport Gardermoen. In addition to this he has collaborated on numerous singles and albums by artists like Warlocks, Opaque, Tommy Tee and Wu-Tang Clan's RZA. Velkommen Hjem Andres album includes the song Mitt Terningkast made in collaboration with Diaz's childhood friends Shagrath and Galder of the symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. He used to run a recordshop in Oslo, T&D Records, with mentor and producer Tommy Tee. Tommy Tee has also produced much of Diaz's work and runs Tee Productions, the record label that publishes albums from Diaz, Warlocks, Gatas Parlament and others.
