Ninho | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | N.I |
| Born | William Nzobazola (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 |
| Genres | French hip hop, hip hop, trap |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Mal Luné Music Rec. 118 Warner TTR Tiens Tiens Retiens 2019 |
| Website | niofficiel |
William Nzobazola better known by his stage name Ninho (French pronunciation: [niɲo]; born 2 April 1996)1 is a French rapper and singer.
Early life
William Nzobazola grew up in Nemours, in Seine-et-Marne. His parents are Congolese. His father was Congolese singer Serge Kiambukuta.2 Ninho started rapping at the age of 12.3 He has credited American artists T.I., Gucci Mane, and Young Thug as early influences on his hip hop career.4
Career
From 2013 to 2016, Ninho released three mixtapes: Ils sont pas au courant Vol. 1 (2013), En attendant I.S.P.A.C 2 (Ils sont pas au courant 2, 2014) and I.S.P.A.C 2 (2016). On 26 October 2016, he released M.I.L.S (Maintenant ils le savent) which is certified Platinum, selling over 100,000 copies in France and reaching the #11 spot on the SNEP chart. Ninho then released five studio albums: Comme prévu (2017), M.I.L.S 2.0 (2018), Destin (2019), M.I.L.S 3.0 (2020), Jefe (2021), NI (2023). In February 2023, Ninho counted exactly 150 Gold singles, 82 Platinum singles, and 45 Diamond singles.5
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Charts | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 6 |
BEL (Fl) 7 |
BEL (Wa) 8 |
CAN 9 |
SWI 10 | |||
| 2016 | M.I.L.S (Maintenant ils le savent) | 22 | — | 48 | — | — | |
| 2017 | Comme prévu | 1 | 78 | 3 | — | 28 |
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| 2018 | M.I.L.S 2.0 | 7 | 107 | 6 | — | 25 |
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| 2019 | Destin | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | |
| 2020 | M.I.L.S 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 4 | |
| 2021 | Jefe | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 4 | |
| 2023 | NI | 1 | 27 | 1 | 92 | 2 |
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| 2024 | GOAT (with Niska) |
1 | 67 | 1 | — | 2 |
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| 2026 | M.I.L.S IV | 1 14 |
31 | 1 | — | 1 |
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Singles
| Year | Album | Charts | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 6 |
BEL (Wa) 8 |
SWI 10 | ||||
| 2017 | "Roro" | 17 | — | — |
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Comme prévu |
| "Mamacita" | 3 | 35 | — |
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| "Chino" | 8 | 48 | — |
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| 2019 | "Binks to Binks 6" | 3 | 47 | — |
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Non-album single |
| "Goutte d'eau" | 1 | 3 | 26 | Destin | ||
| "Maman ne le sait pas" (featuring Niska) |
2 | 44 | 24 |
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| 2020 | "Lettre à une femme" | 1 | 1 | 4 | M.I.L.S 3 | |
| "M.I.L.S 3" | 2 | 26 | 77 |
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| "Grand bain" (with Dadju) |
1 | 14 | 53 | Toxic ou Antidote | ||
| "Carbozo 2.0" | 7 | 11* (Ultratip) |
88 | Non-album singles | ||
| "La zone" | 9 | 7* (Ultratip) |
83 |
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| 2021 | "Millions" (with Orelsan) |
3 | 45 | 74 |
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No Limit (compilation album) |
| "Jefe" | 1 | 2 | 7 | Jefe | ||
| 2022 | "Carolina" | 5 | 50 | 73 |
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Non-album singles |
| 2023 | "3 singes" (with Werenoi) |
— | 47 | — |
| |
| "Freestyle Lvl Up 1" | 1 | 17 | 37 | |||
| "Freestyle Lvl Up 2" | 2 | 29 | 35 | |||
| "Freestyle Lvl Up 3" | 6 | 37 | — |
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| "25 G" | 8 | 23 | — | NI | ||
| "Blue Story" (featuring Lil Baby) |
2 | 13 | — |
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| 2024 | "3 Mai 2025" | 13 | — | — |
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Non-album singles |
| "Survie" (with Maes) |
— | 35 | — | |||
| "Coco" (with Niska) |
3 | 25 | — | GOAT | ||
| "911" (with Niska and Koba LaD) |
6 | 49 | — |
| ||
| "UnRappeurÇaRap #2" (with Niska) |
34 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2025 | "État des lieux (part 1)" (with La Fouine) |
1220 | 31 | — |
|
État des lieux |
| "Triple V" (with Werenoi and Damso) |
120 | — | — |
|
Non-album singles | |
| "Sale état" (with RK) |
521 | 26 | 56 |
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| "5 Bleus" | 922 | — | — |
| ||
| "Skywalker Haze" (with Colors) |
823 | 32 | — | |||
| "+971" | 924 | 47 | 97 |
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M.I.L.S IV | |
| 2026 | "Les diamants de Bokassa" (with Tiakola) |
225 | 28 | 19 |
| |
| "Opps" (with Gradur) |
4326 | — | — | Décennie | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
| Year | Album | Charts | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 6 |
BEL (Wa) 8 |
SWI 10 |
Certifications | |||
| 2016 | "Grand Paris" (Médine feat. Lartiste, Lino, Sofiane, Alivor, Seth Gueko, Ninho & Youssoupha) |
65 | — | — |
|
Médine album Prose élite |
| 2017 | "Madre mia" (Sadek feat. Ninho) |
83 | — | — |
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| "Veux-tu?" (Lacrim feat. Ninho) |
6 | — | — | |||
| 2018 | "Longue vie" (Sofiane feat. Ninho & Hornet La Frappe) |
2 | 45 | — |
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| "La hagra" (YL feat. Ninho) |
45 | — | — | YL album Confidences | ||
| "Sicario" (YL feat. Ninho) |
25 | 31 (Ultratip*) |
— |
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| "Avon Barksdale" (Leto feat. Ninho) |
124 | — | — | |||
| "À midi" (Naza feat. Ninho) |
130 | — | — | Naza album C'est la loi | ||
| "Midi dans le ghetto" (4Keus Gang feat. Ninho) |
18 | — | — |
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| "Air Max" (Rim'K feat. Ninho) |
1 | 28 | — |
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Rim'K album Mutant | |
| "Bucci Night" (Yaro feat. Ninho) |
53 | — | — |
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"A zéro" - Yaro | |
| "Ma 6t a craqué" (Kpoint feat. Ninho) |
5 | — | — |
|
Kpoint album Temps additionnel | |
| "Entre les murs" (Da Uzi feat. Ninho) |
62 | — | — |
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Da Uzi album Mexico | |
| "Sheitana" (Hornet La Frappe feat. Ninho) |
12 | — | — |
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Hornet La Frappe album Dans les yeux | |
| "Prêt à partir" (SCH feat. Ninho) |
2 | — | — |
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SCH album JVLIVS | |
| "Et je deviens fou" (Jul feat. Ninho) |
19 | — | — | Jul album La zone en personne | ||
| 2019 | "Papers" (Zola feat. Ninho) |
10 | 2* (Ultratip) |
56 |
|
Zola album Cicatrices |
| "C'est elle" (Alonzo feat. Ninho) |
42 | — | — |
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Alonzo album Stone | |
| "Quotidien" (Koba LaD feat. Ninho) |
14 | — | — |
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Koba LaD album L'affranchi | |
| "Elle est bonne sa mère" (Vegedream feat. Ninho) |
2 | 43 | 100 |
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Vegedream album Ategban | |
| "Tel Me" (Jul feat. Ninho) |
3 | — | 97 |
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Jul album Rien 100 rien | |
| "Tes parents" (Leto feat. Ninho) |
18 | — | — |
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Leto album Trap$tar 2 | |
| "Ma guapa" (Hös Copperfield feat. Ninho) |
32 | — | 97 |
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| "Méchant" (Niska feat. Ninho) |
1 | — | 24 |
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Niska album Mr Sal | |
| "Musica" (Soprano feat. Ninho) |
39 | — | — |
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Soprano album Du Phoenix aux étoiles | |
| "BLH" (Gradur feat. Ninho) |
50 | — | — |
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Gradur album Zone 59 | |
| "Mayday" (SCH feat. Ninho) |
9 | 31 | 54 |
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SCH album Rooftop | |
| 2020 | "Distant" (Maes feat. Ninho) |
5 | 42 | 85 |
|
Maes album Les derniers salopards |
| "Double Binks" (Leto feat. Ninho & Zed) |
18 | — | — |
|
Leto EP Virus: avant l'album | |
| "6.3" (Naps feat. Ninho) |
1 | 31 | 37 |
|
Carré VIP | |
| "Dios mio" (Yaro feat. Ninho) |
106 | — | — |
|
"La spé" (Deluxe) - Yaro | |
| "Macaroni" (Leto feat. Ninho) |
2 | 40 | 36 |
|
Leto album 100 visages | |
| 2021 | "La vie du binks" (Da Uzi, Ninho, SCH feat. Hornet La Frappe, Leto, Sadek & Soprano) |
5 | 6* (Ultratip) |
— | Non-album release | |
| "Vie de stars" (Leto feat. Ninho) |
22 | 26* (Ultratip) |
— |
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Non-album release | |
| "Kimono" (Sadek feat. SCH & Ninho) |
8 | — | — | Sadek album Aimons-nous vivants | ||
| "Gasolina" (Hornet La Frappe feat. Ninho) |
8 | — | — |
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Hornet La Frappe album Toujours nous-mêmes | |
| 2022 | "Dernier Etage" (Yaro feat. Ninho) |
46 | — | — |
|
Non-album releases |
| 2023 | "Jolie" (Gaulois feat. Ninho) |
1 | 9 | 26 | ||
| "C'est carré le S" (Naps feat. Gazo and Ninho) |
1 | 21 | — |
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En temps réel | |
| "Blue" (Kenaki feat. Ninho and Naps) |
11 | — | — |
| ||
| 2025 | "OTF" (Da Uzi feat. Ninho) |
37 27 |
— | — | ||
| 2026 | "Talbin" (Zed feat. Ninho) |
63 28 |
— | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Avion de chasse" (Zeg P feat. Ninho and Gazo) |
25 29 |
— | — | |||
| "Un peu beaucoup" (So La Lune feat. Ninho) |
98 30 |
— | — | Offshore | ||
| "Rien à célébrer" (Kalash feat. Ninho) |
164 31 |
— | — | Ex-Voto | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charting songs
| Year | Album | Charts | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 632 |
BEL (Wa) 8 |
SWI 10 |
Certifications | |||
| 2016 | "M.I.L.S" | 188 | — | — |
|
M.I.L.S (Maintenant ils le savent) |
| "Dis-moi que tu m'aimes" | 119 | 14 (Ultratip) |
— |
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| "Elle a mal" (feat. Niska) |
196 | — | — |
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| 2017 | "De l'autre côté" (feat. Nekfeu) |
2 | — | 71 |
|
Comme prévu |
| "Caramelo" | 4 | — | 36 |
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| "Rose" | 5 | — | — |
| ||
| "Elle m'a eu" | 6 | — | 97 |
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| "Comme prévu" | 7 | — | — |
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| "Laisse pas traîner ton fils" (feat. Sofiane) |
8 | — | — |
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| "Lové" (feat. Gradur) |
10 | — | — |
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| "HLM ou palace" | 11 | — | — |
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| "Ce soir" (feat. Alonzo) |
12 | — | — |
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| "Dita" (feat. Hös) |
15 | — | — |
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| "Pourquoi" | 16 | — | — |
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| "Carbozo" | 19 | — | — |
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| 2018 | "Boîte auto" | 25 | — | 71 |
|
Taxi 5 (soundtrack) |
| "M.I.L.S 2.0" | 3 | — | — |
|
M.I.L.S 2.0 | |
| "Fendi" | 4 | — | — |
| ||
| "Coffrer" | 6 | — | — |
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| "Un poco" | 8 | — | — |
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| "Pavé" | 12 | — | — |
| ||
| "44" (feat. Yaro) |
14 | — | — |
| ||
| "Mama No Cry" | 15 | — | — |
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| "Bavard" | 16 | — | — |
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| "PGP" | 17 | — | — | |||
| "Vrais" | 19 | — | — |
| ||
| "Chacun son tour" | 20 | — | — |
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| "Toutes options" (feat. Blasko) |
21 | — | — | |||
| "Violet" | 29 | — | — | |||
| "Bob" | 30 | — | — |
| ||
| 2019 | "Maman ne le sait pas" (feat. Niska) |
2 | — | 24 |
|
Destin |
| "La vie qu'on mène" | 3 | — | 30 |
| ||
| "Putana" | 5 | — | — | |||
| "Paris c'est magique" | 6 | 18 | — |
| ||
| "Jamais" (feat. Dadju) |
6 | — | — |
| ||
| "Jusqu'à minuit" (feat. Jul) |
8 | — | — |
| ||
| "Jeune Lossa" | 10 | — | — |
| ||
| "La vivance" (feat. Koba LaD) |
11 | — | — |
| ||
| "À Kinshasa" (feat. Fally Ipupa) |
11 | — | — |
| ||
| "Tokarev" | 12 | — | — |
| ||
| "Money" (feat. Faouzia) |
12 | — | — |
| ||
| "Big Pac" | 13 | — | — |
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| "L'ancien" | 16 | — | — |
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| "NI" | 17 | — | — |
| ||
| "Zéro paluche" (feat. Tito) |
18 | — | — |
| ||
| "Outro (Destin)" | 20 | — | — |
| ||
| "À découvert" | 97 | — | — |
|
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| "Kim Jong-il" (with Niro) |
24 33 |
— | — |
|
Game Over Volume 2 | |
| 2020 | "Promo" (feat. Damso) |
2 | — | 35 |
|
M.I.L.S 3 |
| "Every Day" (feat. Griff) |
4 | — | 55 |
| ||
| "Zipette" | 4 | — | — |
| ||
| "La puerta" | 6 | — | 94 |
| ||
| "Le jeu" (feat. Yaro) |
8 | — | — |
| ||
| "Centre commercial" (feat. Heuss l'Enfoiré) |
9 | — | — |
| ||
| "Intro (M.I.L.S 3)" | 10 | — | — |
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| "Mauvais Djo" | 11 | — | — |
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| "Gros vendeurs" | 12 | — | — | |||
| "En chien" | 13 | — | — |
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| "Tu sais qu'on est gang" (feat. Hös Copperfield) |
16 | — | — |
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| "C'était le rap" | 17 | — | — |
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| "Filon" | 14 | — | — |
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| "Bali" | 19 | — | — | |||
| "Millésimes" | 20 | — | — | |||
| "Pirate" (feat. Hös Copperfield) |
17 | — | Validé |
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| "Motto" (with Mac Tyer) |
7 | — | — | |||
| "Problèmes du matin" | 12 | — | — |
| ||
| "Tout en Gucci" | 3 | 20* (Ultratip) |
90 |
| ||
| "Tout les couleurs" | 6 | — | ||||
| "Privilège" | 7 | — | ||||
| "Kitchen" | 9 | — |
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| "Nac 11" | 13 | — | ||||
| "Sur Paname" | 54 | — |
| |||
| 2021 | "Champion" (with Serge Ibaka) |
15 | — | — | ||
| "Mon poto" (with Kore) |
2 | 35 | 50 | En Passant Pécho: Les Carottes Sont Cuites (soundtrack) | ||
| "Elle m'a dit" (with Dj Quick & Hamza) |
18 | — | — |
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| "VVS" | 2 | 38 | 16 |
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Jefe | |
| "Vérité" | 3 | — | 26 |
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| "Sky Priority" | 3 | — | — |
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| "Arme de poing" | 4 | — | — |
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| "OG" | 5 | — | — |
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| "Intro" | 7 | — | — |
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| "No Life" | 8 | — | — |
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| "Aïcha" | 4 | — | — |
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| "Mood" | 10 | — | — |
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| "RER D" | 11 | — | — |
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| "Athéna" | 12 | — | — |
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| "YSL" | 13 | — | — |
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| "La maison que je voulais" | 14 | — | — |
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| "Outro" | 15 | — | — |
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| 2023 | "La vie de Johnny" | — | 16 | — |
|
NI |
| "Eurostar" (featuring Central Cee) |
1 | 11 | — |
| ||
| "La Vie de Johnny" | 3 | — | — | |||
| "Yo Moko Oyebi" | 4 | — | — |
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| "Rich Porter" | 5 | — | — |
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| "Branché Sur Snap" | 6 | — | — |
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| "No Love" (featuring Ayra Starr) |
7 | — | — | |||
| "Bad" (featuring Omah Lay) |
9 | — | — |
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| "Chiraq" | 10 | — | — |
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| "Edouard Nahum" | 11 | — | — | |||
| "Respect" | 12 | — | — |
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| "Dans la Peau" | 13 | — | — |
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| "Bon Qu’À Ça" | 14 | — | — |
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| "Plus Qu’Eux" | 16 | — | — | |||
| "Grands Ensembles" | 17 | — | — |
| ||
| "Mode S Plus" | 76 | — | — | |||
| "Christopher Wallace" | 77 | — | — | |||
| "Griot" | 82 | — | — | |||
| "Signes de Gang" | 93 | — | — | |||
| 2024 | "Collabo" (with Niska) |
4 | 45 | — | GOAT | |
| "Boucherie" (with Niska) |
5 | — | — |
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| "Jungle" (with Niska) |
7 | — | — |
| ||
| "Ghetto Star" (with Niska) |
13 | — | — | |||
| "Malsain" (with Niska) |
14 | — | — | |||
| "Guitare" (with Niska) |
15 | — | — | |||
| "Waribana" (with Niska) |
16 | — | — |
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| "Haq" (with Niska) |
22 | — | — | |||
| "Du Sal" (with Niska) |
23 | — | — | |||
| "Broly" (with Niska) |
24 | — | — | |||
| "Opinel 12" (with Niska) |
25 | — | — | |||
| "Authentique" (with Niska) |
26 | — | — |
| ||
| "Loin D'eux" (with Niska) |
39 | — | — | |||
| 2025 | "Vrais" | 4727 | — | — | ||
| 2026 | "Dictionnaires" (with Freeze Corleone) |
525 | 43 | 40 | M.I.L.S IV | |
| "Pilier" | 825 | 47 | 32 |
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| "Des Piges" | 1425 | — | — | |||
| "Lettre À Un Fils" | 1525 | — | — | |||
| "Intro - La Pression" | 1625 | — | — | |||
| "Au 33éme" | 1825 | — | — | |||
| "J'Ai Pas Changé" | 2025 | — | — | |||
| "Wallet" | 2125 | — | — | |||
| "Nwar" | 2325 | — | — | |||
| "R9" | 2625 | — | — | |||
| "Resiné" | 2725 | — | — | |||
| "N.W.A." | 2825 | — | — | |||
| "Les Mains Dedans" | 3025 | — | — | |||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
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