Since dropping his boundary pushing album ‘Māui & the Sin’ via a nation-wide release in cinemas, the album has received great reception from critics to the public alike. A 14 track, 14 video, double disc album that brings Te Ao Māori into the metaverse. Utilizing different forms of AI, CGI, claymation, anime and featuring 14 of the hottest new artists and producers from Aotearoa.
From the sale of digital downloads prior to arriving on streaming the album reached #6 on the hot NZ album charts, #6 on the IMNZ album charts and remained on the official NZ music charts for four weeks. The single ‘Pepeha’ featuring 2024 Pacific music award winner Diggy Dupê has seen success on radio, reaching #22 on the radioscope dance charts, #13 on the newest adds radisscope charts and reached #8 on the SRN top10. Diaz has now been nominated for HipHop & R&B album of the year at the Waiata Māori music awards.
Diaz has also just been announced as one of the five recipients of the 2024 Apra professional development awards, a grant of $10,000 to pursue development within his craft.