Tay Dizm

A Southern rapper closely affiliated with T-Pain, Tay Dizm was among the first artists signed to the pop-rap hitmaker's Nappy Boy Entertainment label in 2008. Born Artavious Smith, the Florida native spent most of his youth in foster homes. At age 18 he located his biological family in Gainesville, FL, and after moving there to join them, he was taught to rap by his two brothers. The three brothers rapped together and recorded some mixtapes, but after a while Dizm moved to the larger city of Tallahassee, FL, where he stayed with a cousin and set his sights on furthering his mu...