Triad God

Vinh Ngan was raised in Peckham, London,^[2] and is of Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. Ngan has cited Chinese love songs, rap music,^[3][4][5] and American rapper Tupac Shakur as influencing his music.^[6][7][8]

In 2012, Triad God gained a cult following with his debut mixtape NXB,^[9][10] which was initially self-released before receiving a proper rollout on the now-defunct label Hippos in Tanks.^{[11][12][13][14]} The album was described by Pitchfork's Nadine Smith as "a surreal blend of singing, rapping, and voiceover narration".^[6][15]

Triad God has been described as "cloaked in mystery with close to no in-depth interviews and only a few video appearances.^[16] He has frequently collaborated with producer Palmistry and Hippos in Tanks labelmate James Ferraro.^[1] After the release of NXB, he was "hardly seen or heard", until the release of his second album Triad in 2019 on Lorenzo Senni's record label Presto!?^{[17][18][16][19]}

In 2021, Triad God was credited on the soundtrack to the film Boogie.^[20]

Rapper Edward Skeletrix cited Triad God's 2019 track "So Pay La" as an influence.