William Nzobazola better known by his stage name Ninho (French pronunciation: [niɲo]; born 2 April 1996)[1] is a French rapper and singer.

Ninho
Birth nameWilliam Nzobazola
Also known asN.I
Born (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 (age 28)
Paris, France
GenresFrench hip hop, hip hop, trap
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, rapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsMal Luné Music
Rec. 118
Warner TTR Tiens Tiens Retiens 2019
Websiteniofficiel.com

Early life

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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

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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

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Albums

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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
2018 M.I.L.S 2.0 7 107 6 25
  • SNEP: 3× Platinum[11]
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
2024 GOAT
(with Niska)
1
[13]
67 1

Singles

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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.

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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
  • SNEP: Diamond
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

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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

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  1. ^ NextPlz: Ninho balance son freestyle Binks to Binks Part 2 - Le nouveau talent du rap français (in French)
  2. ^ "Congo-France : Serge Kiambukuta géniteur de Ninho décède d'un cancer de la gorge". KOACI (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  3. ^ "Ninho : "Il y en a qui ont le je t'aime facile, pas moi" [interview]". Mouv' (in French). 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  4. ^ "Ninho Biography". Concerty.com.
  5. ^ "Ninho se rapproche de la barre de 300 singles certifiés [CHIFFRES]". Mouv' (in French). 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  6. ^ a b c d LesCharts.com Ninho discography
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  12. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Top Albums (Week 44, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2019". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2021". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  16. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2020". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2022". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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  19. ^ "Top Singles (Week 43, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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  21. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement streaming) – SNEP (Week 26, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.