Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, simply known as NNAMDÏ, is an American multi-instrumentalist,
producer, and one of the co-founders of Chicago indie record label Sooper
Records. Blurring the lines between R&B, hip-hop, and ambient, his work offers a
refreshing, avant-garde take on contemporary urban music. A California native,
he first moved to Ohio and spent his childhood years in Lansing, Illinois, with
his Nigerian parents before relocating to Chicago. There, NNAMDÏ majored in
electrical engineering at the University of Illinois and eventually became a
staple of the Windy City’s booming indi...