Ninho Explained

Ninho
Birth Name:William Nzobazola
Birth Date:2 April 1996
Birth Place:Paris, France
Genre:French hip hop, hip hop, trap
Years Active:2009–present
Instrument:Vocals
Occupation:Singer-songwriter, rapper
Label:Mal Luné Music
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Alias:N.I

William Nzobazola better known by his stage name Ninho (in French pronounced as /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

YearAlbumChartsCertifications
FRA
[6]
BEL
(Fl)

[7]
BEL
(Wa)

[8]
CAN
[9]
SWI
[10]
2016M.I.L.S (Maintenant ils le savent)2248
2017Comme prévu178328
  • SNEP: Diamond
2018M.I.L.S 2.07107625
  • SNEP: 3× Platinum
2019Destin11012
2020M.I.L.S 311114
  • SNEP: Diamond
2021Jefe11214
  • SNEP: Diamond
2023NI1271922

Singles

YearAlbumChartsAlbum
FRA
BEL
(Wa)

SWI
Certifications
2017"Roro"17
  • SNEP: Platinum
Comme prévu
"Mamacita"335
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Chino"848
  • SNEP: Platinum
2019"Binks to Binks 6"347
  • SNEP: Gold
"Goutte d'eau"1326
  • SNEP: Diamond
  • BEA: Gold[13]
Destin
"Maman ne le sait pas"
24424
  • SNEP: Platinum
2020"Lettre à une femme"114
  • SNEP: Diamond
  • BEA: Platinum[14]
M.I.L.S 3
"M.I.L.S 3"22677
  • SNEP: Gold
"Grand bain"
(with Dadju)
11453
  • SNEP: Diamond
  • BEA: Gold[15]
Toxic ou Antidote
"Carbozo 2.0"711*
(Ultratip)
88
"La zone"97*
(Ultratip)
83
2021"Millions"
(with Orelsan)
34574
  • SNEP: Diamond
No Limit
(compilation album)
"Jefe"127
  • SNEP: Diamond
  • BEA: Gold[16]
Jefe
2022"Carolina"55073rowspan="5"
2023"3 singes"
47
"Freestyle Lvl Up 1"11737
"Freestyle Lvl Up 2"22935
"Freestyle Lvl Up 3"637
"25 G"823NI
"Blue Story"
213
2024"3 Mai 2025" 13[17] rowspan="3"
"Survie"
35
"Coco"
3[18] 25

Featured in

YearAlbumChartsAlbum
FRA
BEL
(Wa)

SWI
Certifications
2016"Grand Paris"
(Médine feat. Lartiste, Lino, Sofiane, Alivor, Seth Gueko, Ninho & Youssoupha)
65Médine album
Prose élite
2017"Madre mia"
(Sadek feat. Ninho)
83
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Veux-tu?"
(Lacrim feat. Ninho)
6
2018"Longue vie"
(Sofiane feat. Ninho & Hornet La Frappe)
245
  • SNEP: Platinum
"La hagra"
(YL feat. Ninho)
45YL album
Confidences
"Sicario"
(YL feat. Ninho)
2531
(Ultratip*)
  • SNEP: Gold
"Avon Barksdale"
(Leto feat. Ninho)
124
"À midi"
(Naza feat. Ninho)
130Naza album
C'est la loi
"Midi dans le ghetto"
(4Keus Gang feat. Ninho)
18
  • SNEP: Gold
"Air Max"
(Rim'K feat. Ninho)
128
  • SNEP: Diamond
Rim'K album
Mutant
"Bucci Night"
(Yaro feat. Ninho)
53
  • SNEP: Platinum
"A zéro" - Yaro
"Ma 6t a craqué"
(Kpoint feat. Ninho)
5
  • SNEP: Diamond
Kpoint album
Temps additionnel
"Entre les murs"
(Da Uzi feat. Ninho)
62
  • SNEP: Gold
Da Uzi album
Mexico
"Sheitana"
(Hornet La Frappe feat. Ninho)
12
  • SNEP: Platinum
Hornet La Frappe album
Dans les yeux
"Prêt à partir"
(SCH feat. Ninho)
2
  • SNEP: Gold
SCH album
JVLIVS
"Et je deviens fou"
(Jul feat. Ninho)
19Jul album
La zone en personne
2019"Papers"
(Zola feat. Ninho)
102*
(Ultratip)
56
  • SNEP: Diamond
Zola album
Cicatrices
"C'est elle"
(Alonzo feat. Ninho)
42
  • SNEP: Gold
Alonzo album
Stone
"Quotidien"
(Koba LaD feat. Ninho)
14
  • SNEP: Gold
Koba LaD album
L'affranchi
"Elle est bonne sa mère"
(Vegedream feat. Ninho)
243100
  • SNEP: Diamond
Vegedream album
Ategban
"Tel Me"
(Jul feat. Ninho)
397
  • SNEP: Diamond
Jul album
Rien 100 rien
"Tes parents"
(Leto feat. Ninho)
18
  • SNEP: Platinum
Leto album
Trap$tar 2
"Ma guapa"
(Hös Copperfield feat. Ninho)
3297
  • SNEP: Gold
"Méchant"
(Niska feat. Ninho)
124
  • SNEP: Platinum
Niska album
Mr Sal
"Musica"
(Soprano feat. Ninho)
39
  • SNEP: Platinum
Soprano album
Du Phoenix aux étoiles
"BLH"
(Gradur feat. Ninho)
50
  • SNEP: Gold
Gradur album
Zone 59
"Mayday"
(SCH feat. Ninho)
93154
  • SNEP: Diamond
SCH album
Rooftop
2020"Distant"
(Maes feat. Ninho)
54285
  • SNEP: Diamond
Maes album
Les derniers salopards
"Double Binks"
(Leto feat. Ninho & Zed)
18
  • SNEP: Diamond
Leto EP
Virus: avant l'album
"6.3"
(Naps feat. Ninho)
13137
  • SNEP: Diamond
Carré VIP
"Dios mio"
(Yaro feat. Ninho)
106"La spé" (Deluxe) - Yaro
"Macaroni"
(Leto feat. Ninho)
24036
  • SNEP: Platinum
Leto album
100 visages
2021"La vie du binks"
(Da Uzi, Ninho, SCH feat. Hornet La Frappe, Leto, Sadek & Soprano)
56*
(Ultratip)
Non-album release
"Vie de stars"
(Leto feat. Ninho)
2226*
(Ultratip)
Non-album release
"Kimono"
(Sadek feat. SCH & Ninho)
8Sadek album
Aimons-nous vivants
"Gasolina"
(Hornet La Frappe feat. Ninho)
8
  • SNEP: Diamond
Hornet La Frappe album
Toujours nous-mêmes
2022"Dernier Etage"
(Yaro feat. Ninho)
46
  • SNEP: Gold
Non-album releases
2023"Jolie"
(Gaulois feat. Ninho)
1926
"C'est carré le S"
(Naps feat. Gazo and Ninho)
121En temps réel
"Blue"
(Kenaki feat. Ninho and Naps)
11

Other charting songs

YearAlbumChartsAlbum
FRA
[19] [20]
BEL
(Wa)

SWI
Certifications
2016"M.I.L.S"188
  • SNEP: Gold
M.I.L.S (Maintenant ils le savent)
"Dis-moi que tu m'aimes"11914
(Ultratip)
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Elle a mal"
(feat. Niska)
196
2017"De l'autre côté"
(feat. Nekfeu)
271
  • SNEP: Diamond
Comme prévu
"Caramelo"436
  • SNEP: Gold
"Rose"5
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Elle m'a eu"697
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Comme prévu"7
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Laisse pas traîner ton fils"
(feat. Sofiane)
8
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Lové"
(feat. Gradur)
10
  • SNEP: Gold
"HLM ou palace"11
  • SNEP: Gold
"Ce soir"
(feat. Alonzo)
12
  • SNEP: Gold
"Dita"
(feat. Hös)
15
  • SNEP: Gold
"Pourquoi"16
  • SNEP: Gold
"Carbozo"19
  • SNEP: Gold
2018"Boîte auto"2571
  • SNEP: Gold
Taxi 5
(soundtrack)
"M.I.L.S 2.0"3
  • SNEP: Diamond
M.I.L.S 2.0
"Fendi"4
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Coffrer"6
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Un poco"8
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Pavé"12
  • SNEP: Platinum
"44"
(feat. Yaro)
14
  • SNEP: Gold
"Mama No Cry"15
  • SNEP: Gold
"Bavard"16
  • SNEP: Gold
"PGP"17
"Vrais"19
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Chacun son tour"20
  • SNEP: Gold
"Toutes options"
(feat. Blasko)
21
"Violet"29
"Bob"30
  • SNEP: Gold
2019"Maman ne le sait pas"
(feat. Niska)
224
  • SNEP: Platinum
Destin
"La vie qu'on mène"330
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Putana"5
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Paris c'est magique"618
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Jamais"
(feat. Dadju)
6
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Jusqu'à minuit"
(feat. Jul)
8
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Jeune Lossa"10
  • SNEP: Diamond
"La vivance"
(feat. Koba LaD)
11
  • SNEP: Platinum
"À Kinshasa"
(feat. Fally Ipupa)
11
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Tokarev"12
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Money"
(feat. Faouzia)
12
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Big Pac"13
  • SNEP: Platinum
"L'ancien"16
  • SNEP: Gold
"NI"17
  • SNEP: Gold
"Zéro paluche"
(feat. Tito)
18
  • SNEP: Gold
"Outro (Destin)"20
  • SNEP: Gold
"À découvert"97
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Kim Jong-il"
(with Niro)
24
[21]
  • SNEP: Gold
Game Over Volume 2
2020"Promo"
(feat. Damso)
235
  • SNEP: Platinum
M.I.L.S 3
"Every Day"
(feat. Griff)
455
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Zipette"4
  • SNEP: Diamond
"La puerta"694
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Le jeu"
(feat. Yaro)
8
  • SNEP: Gold
"Centre commercial"
(feat. Heuss l'Enfoiré)
9
  • SNEP: Gold
"Intro (M.I.L.S 3)"10
  • SNEP: Gold
"Mauvais Djo"11
  • SNEP: Gold
"Gros vendeurs"12
"En chien"13
  • SNEP: Gold
"Tu sais qu'on est gang"
(feat. Hös Copperfield)
16
"C'était le rap"17
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Filon"14
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Bali"19
"Millésimes"20
"Pirate"
(feat. Hös Copperfield)
17Validé
  • SNEP: Gold
"Motto"
(with Mac Tyer)
7
"Problèmes du matin"12
"Tout en Gucci"320*
(Ultratip)
90
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Tout les couleurs"6
"Privilège"7
"Kitchen"9
  • SNEP: Gold
"Nac 11"13
"Sur Paname"54
2021"Champion"
(with Serge Ibaka)
15
"Mon poto"
(with Kore)
23550
  • SNEP: Diamond
  • BEA: Gold
(soundtrack)
"Elle m'a dit"
(with Dj Quick & Hamza)
18
  • SNEP: Gold
"VVS"23816
  • SNEP: Diamond
Jefe
"Vérité"326
  • SNEP: Diamond
"Sky Priority"3
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Arme de poing"4
  • SNEP: Platinum
"OG"5
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Intro"7
  • SNEP: Platinum
"No Life"8
  • SNEP: Gold
"Aïcha"4
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Mood"10
  • SNEP: Gold
"RER D"11
  • SNEP: Gold
"Athéna"12
  • SNEP: Gold
"YSL"13
  • SNEP: Gold
"La maison que je voulais"14
  • SNEP: Gold
"Outro"15
  • SNEP: Gold
2023"La vie de Johnny" 16NI
"Eurostar"
111
"La Vie de Johnny" 3
"Yo Moko Oyebi" 4
"Rich Porter" 5
"Branché Sur Snap" 6
"No Love"
7
"Bad"
9
"Chiraq" 10
"Edouard Nahum" 11
"Respect" 12
"Dans la Peau" 13
"Bon Qu’À Ça" 14
"Plus Qu’Eux" 16
"Grands Ensembles" 17
"Mode S Plus" 76
"Christopher Wallace" 77
"Griot" 82
"Signes de Gang" 93

grand bain*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Notes and References

  1. http://nextplz.fr/actualite/content/2283425-ninho-balance-son-freestyle-binks-to-binks-part-2 NextPlz: Ninho balance son freestyle Binks to Binks Part 2 - Le nouveau talent du rap français
  2. Web site: Congo-France : Serge Kiambukuta géniteur de Ninho décède d'un cancer de la gorge . 2023-02-18 . KOACI . FR.
  3. Web site: 2018-10-10 . Ninho : "Il y en a qui ont le je t'aime facile, pas moi" [interview] ]. 2023-02-18 . Mouv' . fr.
  4. Web site: Ninho Biography. Concerty.com.
  5. Web site: 2021-03-16 . Ninho se rapproche de la barre de 300 singles certifiés [CHIFFRES] ]. 2023-02-18 . Mouv' . fr.
  6. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ninho LesCharts.com Ninho discography
  7. http://ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ninho ultratop.be/nl/ Ninho discography
  8. http://ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ninho ultratop.be/fr/ Ninho discography
  9. Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of July 15, 2023. Billboard. 11 July 2023.
  10. http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Ninho Hitparade.ch Ninho discography
  11. France. Ninho. 14 January 2023.
  12. Belgium. album. 2019. 14 January 2023.
  13. Belgium. single. 2019. 14 January 2023.
  14. Belgium. single. 2021. 14 January 2023.
  15. Belgium. single. 2020. 14 January 2023.
  16. Belgium. single. 2022. 14 January 2023.
  17. Web site: Top Singles (Week 6, 2024). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 12 February 2024.
  18. Web site: Top Singles (Week 29, 2024). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 22 July 2024.
  19. Web site: Top Singles (Week 49, 2021). SNEP. 13 December 2021.
  20. Web site: Top Singles (Week 50, 2021). SNEP. 20 December 2021.
  21. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 26, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 3 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190804101019/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=26. 4 August 2019. dead.