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Nabil Sahli (born 16 August 1978), better known by his
stage name A stage name or professional name is a pseudonym used by performers, authors, and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. The equivalent concept among writers is called a ''nom de plume'' (pen name). Some performers ...
Nessbeal, is a French rapper. Nessbeal started earlier as NessBeal under which he released his debut
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La mélodie des briques LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smit ...
''. At times he has also used NE2S or just Ness. He is currently signed to
7th Magnitude 7th Magnitude () is a record label founded by French record producer Matthieu "Skread" Le Carpentier and co-founder Abdoulaye "Ablaye" Doucouré. The label is known for having signed French rappers Orelsan and Nessbeal. Activity 7th Magnitude ha ...
, founded by French record producer
Skread Matthieu Le Carpentier (; born September 22, 1981, Hérouville-Saint-Clair), known professionally as Skread (), is a French hip hop record producer and composer. He is the co-founder in 2006 of the record label 7th Magnitude, with his partner " ...
.


Career

Nabil Salhy was born in
Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris ...
, in the western suburbs of Paris, to a Moroccan family. When his parents divorced, he went to live with his mother in difficult conditions in Hautes Noués in
Villiers-sur-Marne Villiers-sur-Marne (, literally ''Villiers sur Marne'') is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune of Villiers-sur-Marne is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four s ...
,
Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a ...
(an eastern suburb of Paris); his father remained in Boulogne-Billancourt. In 1996, he formed the rap and hip hop group Dicidens, a trio also including French-
Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...
rapper Zesau and Korias. The group recorded various maxis in 1999 and 2000 and were signed to the independent record label Magma (later known as Paire d'As). He cooperated with the band
Lunatic ''Lunatic'' is a term referring to a person who is seen as Mental disorder, mentally ill, Risk, dangerous, Foolishness, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from ''lunaticus'' meaning "of the moon" or "moo ...
. Their album ''HLM rezidants'' released in 2004, sold 10,000 copies and was their first chart success, reaching number 78 on the
SNEP SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in ...
French albums chart, where it stayed for 3 weeks. Nessbeal was also involved with the collective 92I along with Lunatic, la Malekal Morte, Sir Doum's and others, and he took part in
Booba Élie Thitia Yaffa (; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper. After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a crit ...
's first two releases. After growing dissatisfied with the progress of his career in 92I, he left and signed with the label Nouvelle Donne, where he released two solo albums. ''La mélodie des briques'' in 2006 was his solo debut and peaked at #24 on the French charts. It was followed by the more commercially successful ''Rois sans couronne'' in 2008, which reportedly sold 20,000 copies and peaked at #18. In 2010 he moved record labels to 7th Magnitude and released ''NE2S'', produced by
Skread Matthieu Le Carpentier (; born September 22, 1981, Hérouville-Saint-Clair), known professionally as Skread (), is a French hip hop record producer and composer. He is the co-founder in 2006 of the record label 7th Magnitude, with his partner " ...
.WeLoveMusic.fr: Nessbeal - ''Sélection naturelle''
The album became his biggest success, with many collaborations with
Orelsan Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan (; sometimes stylized as OrelSan), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and director. He has released four studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d'av ...
,
La Fouine Laouni Mouhid (, ; born 25 December 1981), commonly known by his stage name La Fouine (; ), with additional aliases such as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny (), is a French rapper and singer. He is the owner of Banlieue Sale and the clothing line "St ...
, Bradley Jones, Isleym and
Indila Adila Sedraïa (; born 26 June 1984), known professionally as Indila (), is a French singer-songwriter and record producer. She collaborated with many musicians on vocals and lyrics prior to releasing her first single, " Dernière danse" (Englis ...
. With the popularity of the single "À chaque jour suffit sa peine" , ''NE2S'' sold close to 30,000 copies, peaking at number 13 in the albums chart. In November 2011 came his fourth album and the second with 7th Magnitude under the title ''Sélection Naturelle'' with collaborations with rapper
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, La Fouine,
Mister You Younes Latifi (; ; born 5 February 1984), better known by his stage name A stage name or professional name is a pseudonym used by performers, authors, and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. The equivalent conc ...
,
Mélissa Nkonda Mélissa Nkonda (born November 6, 1990, in Saint-Saulve, Nord, France), is a French singer. She is known for having participated in season 7 of the French reality show ''Nouvelle Star'' in 2009. In 2010, she won a contest called ''Je veux sign ...
. It was also produced by Skread. Nessbeal contributed some materials in
Mister You Younes Latifi (; ; born 5 February 1984), better known by his stage name A stage name or professional name is a pseudonym used by performers, authors, and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. The equivalent conc ...
's album ''MDR Mec de rue 2'' with the track "Mesdames, messieurs". He was involved also with some collective projects like ''
Street Lourd Hall Stars Street Lourd is a French record label specializing in French urban music. It was established in 2004 by DJ Mosko, Teddy Corona and Mista Flo all from the Mafia K-1 Fry collective. The label has also released a series of ''Street Lourd'' concept alb ...
'', Illicite projet and Talents fâchés etc. He also had two "fights" with Médine and
Youssoupha Youssoupha Mabiki (; born August 29, 1979), better known by his nickname Youssoupha is a French rapper of Congolese descent. Early life and career He was born to a Congolese father, the musician and Congo-Kinshasa political figure Tabu Ley Ro ...
. After ''Sélection naturelle'', he announced that he was taking a break from rapping,RadioKif: Nessbeal veut arrêter le rap
but by the end of 2013 announced he was preparing a new release in addition to composing for the soundtrack of the film ''La Marche''.


Discography


Studio albums

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La mélodie des briques LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second most populous city in the United States of America. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music *La (musical note), or A, the sixth note *"L.A.", a song by Elliott Smit ...
'' (2006) * ''
Rois sans couronne ''Rois sans couronne'' is the second studio album by French rapper Nessbeal. It was released on June 9, 2008 by Nouvelle Donne Music and Because Éditions for digital download. The album entered the French Albums Charts at number 18, where it had ...
'' (2008) * ''
NE2S ''NE2S'' is the third studio album by French rapper Nessbeal. It was released on June 14, 2010 by 7th Magnitude, Because Éditions and Sony Music France on iTunes. The album entered the French Albums Charts at number 13, where it had since peaked. ...
'' (2010) * ''
Sélection naturelle ''Sélection naturelle'' is the fourth studio album by French rapper Nessbeal. It was released on November 21, 2011 by 7th Magnitude and Sony Music France on iTunes. The album entered and peaked the French Albums Charts at number 27. Concept The ...
'' (2011) * ''Zonard des étoiles'' (2022)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nessbeal 1978 births Living people Musicians from Boulogne-Billancourt French male rappers Moroccan male rappers French people of Moroccan descent Rappers from Val-de-Marne