Dylan Phillips, better known as nobigdyl. (also dyl.), was born in Oakland, CA, and moved to Bell Buckle, TN when he was 9 years old. Years later, he was enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University and started interning at Reflection Music Group during his junior year. His job as an intern was turned into RMG’s merchandise manager, and then to Derek Minor’s road manager.

During the time of his job at RMG, Minor let nobigdyl. start recording with his friends at the studio. Later, Minor heard his song ‘indie.’ and was blown away.

After he had traveled with Minor during Winter Jam 2014, nobigdyl. dropped off merchandise at Minor’s home. While he was there, the two had a discussion about nobigdyl.’s rapping career. Minor then fired nobigdyl. because he felt like he was wasting his talent for rapping by being a road manager.

nobigdyl. would release his first mixtape in 2015 for free on Rapzilla.com. smoke signal. would receive positive reviews, including a nomination for best new CHH artist.

dyl.’s debut album Canopy would arrive in 2017. Following the success of the independent album, nobigdyl. announced his signing with Capitol Records. He became the third Christian Hip Hop artist to sign to the label, following Social Club Misfits and NF. He would release his next album SOLAR with the label in 2018.

In 2019 dyl. would step away from Capitol and return to his independent label indie tribe and release LOWERCASE TAPE. After collaborating on an album with DJ Mykael V in 2020, dyl. would release the people we became in 2024.

nobigdyl. is the head and founder of the label and group indie tribe, which has released 3 full-length albums and an EP.