French rapper (born 1996)
This article is about French rapper. For natural phenomenon, see
El Niño .
Ninho
Birth name William Nzobazola Also known as N.I Born (1996-04-02 ) 2 April 1996 (age 28) Paris , FranceGenres French hip hop , hip hop , trap Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, rapper Instrument Vocals Years active 2009–present Labels Mal Luné Music Rec. 118 Warner TTR Tiens Tiens Retiens 2019 Website niofficiel .com
Musical artist
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
Singles
Year
Album
Charts
Certifications
Album
FRA [ 6]
BEL (Wa) [ 8]
SWI [ 10]
2017
"Roro"
17
—
—
Comme prévu
"Mamacita"
3
35
—
"Chino"
8
48
—
2019
"Binks to Binks 6"
3
47
—
"Goutte d'eau"
1
3
26
Destin
"Maman ne le sait pas"(featuring Niska )
2
44
24
2020
"Lettre à une femme "
1
1
4
M.I.L.S 3
"M.I.L.S 3"
2
26
77
"Grand bain "(with Dadju )
1
14
53
Toxic ou Antidote
"Carbozo 2.0"
7
11*(Ultratip)
88
"La zone"
9
7*(Ultratip)
83
2021
"Millions"(with Orelsan )
3
45
74
No Limit (compilation album)
"Jefe "
1
2
7
Jefe
2022
"Carolina"
5
50
73
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
—
"25 G"
8
23
—
NI
"Blue Story"(featuring Lil Baby )
2
13
—
2024
"3 Mai 2025"
13
—
—
Non-album singles
"Survie"(with Maes )
—
35
—
"Coco"(with Niska)
3
25
—
GOAT
"911"(with Niska and Koba LaD )
6[ 18]
49
—
"UnRappeurÇaRap #2"(with Niska
34[ 19]
—
—
Non-album single
*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
—
—
"Veux-tu?"(Lacrim feat. Ninho)
6
—
—
2018
"Longue vie"(Sofiane feat. Ninho & Hornet La Frappe )
2
45
—
"La hagra"(YL feat. Ninho)
45
—
—
YL album Confidences
"Sicario"(YL feat. Ninho)
25
31(Ultratip*)
—
"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
—
—
"Air Max"(Rim'K feat. Ninho)
1
28
—
Rim'K album Mutant
"Bucci Night"(Yaro feat. Ninho)
53
—
—
"A zéro" - Yaro
"Ma 6t a craqué"(Kpoint feat. Ninho)
5
—
—
Kpoint album Temps additionnel
"Entre les murs"(Da Uzi feat. Ninho)
62
—
—
Da Uzi album Mexico
"Sheitana"(Hornet La Frappe feat. Ninho)
12
—
—
Hornet La Frappe album Dans les yeux
"Prêt à partir"(SCH feat. Ninho)
2
—
—
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
—
—
Alonzo album Stone
"Quotidien"(Koba LaD feat. Ninho)
14
—
—
Koba LaD album L'affranchi
"Elle est bonne sa mère"(Vegedream feat. Ninho)
2
43
100
Vegedream album Ategban
"Tel Me"(Jul feat. Ninho)
3
—
97
Jul album Rien 100 rien
"Tes parents"(Leto feat. Ninho)
18
—
—
Leto album Trap$tar 2
"Ma guapa"(Hös Copperfield feat. Ninho)
32
—
97
"Méchant"(Niska feat. Ninho)
1
—
24
Niska album Mr Sal
"Musica"(Soprano feat. Ninho)
39
—
—
Soprano album Du Phoenix aux étoiles
"BLH"(Gradur feat. Ninho)
50
—
—
Gradur album Zone 59
"Mayday"(SCH feat. Ninho)
9
31
54
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)
—
Non-album release
"Kimono"(Sadek feat. SCH & Ninho)
8
—
—
Sadek album Aimons-nous vivants
"Gasolina"(Hornet La Frappe feat. Ninho)
8
—
—
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
—
En temps réel
"Blue"(Kenaki feat. Ninho and Naps)
11
—
—
*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 [ 6] [ 20]
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)
—
"Elle a mal"(feat. Niska)
196
—
—
2017
"De l'autre côté"(feat. Nekfeu )
2
—
71
Comme prévu
"Caramelo"
4
—
36
"Rose"
5
—
—
"Elle m'a eu"
6
—
97
"Comme prévu"
7
—
—
"Laisse pas traîner ton fils"(feat. Sofiane )
8
—
—
"Lové"(feat. Gradur )
10
—
—
"HLM ou palace"
11
—
—
"Ce soir"(feat. Alonzo )
12
—
—
"Dita"(feat. Hös)
15
—
—
"Pourquoi"
16
—
—
"Carbozo"
19
—
—
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
—
—
"Un poco"
8
—
—
"Pavé"
12
—
—
"44" (feat. Yaro)
14
—
—
"Mama No Cry"
15
—
—
"Bavard"
16
—
—
"PGP"
17
—
—
"Vrais"
19
—
—
"Chacun son tour"
20
—
—
"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
—
—
"L'ancien"
16
—
—
"NI"
17
—
—
"Zéro paluche"(feat. Tito)
18
—
—
"Outro (Destin)"
20
—
—
"À découvert"
97
—
—
"Kim Jong-il"(with Niro )
24[ 21]
—
—
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
—
—
"Mauvais Djo"
11
—
—
"Gros vendeurs"
12
—
—
"En chien"
13
—
—
"Tu sais qu'on est gang"(feat. Hös Copperfield)
16
—
—
"C'était le rap"
17
—
—
"Filon"
14
—
—
"Bali"
19
—
—
"Millésimes"
20
—
—
"Pirate"(feat. Hös Copperfield)
17
—
Validé
"Motto"(with Mac Tyer )
7
—
—
"Problèmes du matin"
12
—
—
"Tout en Gucci"
3
20*(Ultratip)
90
"Tout les couleurs"
6
—
"Privilège"
7
—
"Kitchen"
9
—
"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
—
—
"VVS"
2
38
16
Jefe
"Vérité"
3
—
26
"Sky Priority"
3
—
—
"Arme de poing"
4
—
—
"OG"
5
—
—
"Intro"
7
—
—
"No Life"
8
—
—
"Aïcha"
4
—
—
"Mood"
10
—
—
"RER D"
11
—
—
"Athéna"
12
—
—
"YSL"
13
—
—
"La maison que je voulais"
14
—
—
"Outro"
15
—
—
2023
"La vie de Johnny"
—
16
—
NI
"Eurostar"(featuring Central Cee )
1
11
—
"La Vie de Johnny"
3
—
—
"Yo Moko Oyebi"
4
—
—
"Rich Porter"
5
—
—
"Branché Sur Snap"
6
—
—
"No Love" (featuring Ayra Starr )
7
—
—
"Bad" (featuring Omah Lay )
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
—
—
2024
"Collabo" (with Niska )
4
45
—
GOAT
"Boucherie" (with Niska)
5
—
—
"Jungle" (with Niska)
7
—
—
"Ghetto Star" (with Niska)
13
—
—
"Malsain" (with Niska)
14
—
—
"Guitare" (with Niska)
15
—
—
"Waribana" (with Niska)
16
—
—
"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
—
—
grand bain*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
International National Artists