Anas (born 24 January 1995), known professionally as 3robi, is a Dutch rapper of
Moroccan origin. Born in
Amsterdam
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, he started his musical career in 2013. His debut studio album, ''Jonge jongen naar de top'', was released in 2017 and reached at number-one on the
Dutch Album Top 100
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, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, i ...
. In 2019, 3robi founded his own record label Spow Business and released his second album in the next year.
Early life
Anass Haouam is born and raised in the suburbs of
Amsterdam-West
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in
Bos en Lommer
Bos en Lommer (; English: Wood and Shade) is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. From 1990 to 2010 it was considered a district of the municipality of Amsterdam in the province of North Holland. As of May 1, 2010, it was merged into the new A ...
, a neighborhood of
Moroccan immigrants. His parents are originally from
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
, Morocco. From the age of twelve to nineteen, he resided in
IJburg
IJburg () is a residential neighbourhood under construction in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is situated in the IJmeer and is being built on artificial islands which have been raised from the lake. The Haveneiland, Rieteilanden, Steigereiland and C ...
in
Amsterdam-Oost
Amsterdam-Oost () is a borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands, established in May 2010 after a merger of the former boroughs of Zeeburg and Oost-Watergraafsmeer. In 2013, the borough had almost 123,000 inhabitants.
History
Amsterdam-Oost is the b ...
. He has three brothers: Yassine, Sami and Aim.
Yassine is a record producer and has produced multiple songs for him under the name YassineBeats. Sami is a football player, while Aim is a rapper and constantly collaborates with him. Anass is given the nickname 3robi in his teenage years by his friends, being the only Moroccan from Casablanca in his neighborhood. It designates the inhabitants of the countryside which surrounds his town of origin. In his youth he is interested in rap and football, and is inspired by Dutch rappers Sjaak and Naffer.
Career
2013–2018: Beginnings and ''Jonge jongen naar de top''
Starting his career in 2013, 3robi achieved his first success in 2017 with the single "Sinds een puber" featuring LouiVos and Kingsize, which reached at number 97 in the
Dutch Single Top 100
The Dutch Single Top 100 or Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales, legal downloads and since July 2013 streaming and composed by Dutch Charts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Du ...
.
Since then 3robi collaborated with artists such as Mula B, Dopebwoy and Yung Felix.
In 2017, he is featured on the single "Cartier" by Dopebwoy along with Chivv, which peaked at number five in the Dutch chart and has become his highest-charting single in the country so far.
In December 2017, he released his debut album titled ''Jonge jongen naar de top'', which
reached at number-one on the
Dutch Album Top 100
The Dutch Album Top 100 or Album Top 100 is a weekly hit list of music albums, compiled by Dutch Charts. It shows the 100 best-selling music albums of the moment in the Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, i ...
.
2019–present: ''Jonge jongen naar de top 2''
In 2019, after leaving the Wild West record label, 3robi established his own Spow Business label. The first artist that was signed was his brother Aim.
While talking about leaving Wild West, 3robi said: "I thought if I put in more effort, I can fix it all myself. I have a vision and everything I've achieved so far, I've done myself. Also with help, but I did it myself. There is no help in the Netherlands to make us bigger artists. There is not really a label that grabs you and immediately wants to make you a star. It is always more for themselves.
..I have been an artist for many years now and i have been to so many places. I can do it myself man."
In 2020, his second album, ''Jonge jongen naar de top 2'', was released. In 2022, 3robi released the collaborative album ''Flex Mood'' with record producer SRNO.
Discography
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Awards and nominations
References
External links
3robiat
AllMusic
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1995 births
Living people
Dutch people of Moroccan descent
Dutch male rappers
People from Amsterdam
Moroccan male rappers