William Nzobazola better known by his stage name Ninho (; born 2 April 1996) is a French rapper and singer.

Early life

William Nzobazola grew up in

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, in

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. His parents are Congolese. His father was Congolese singer Serge Kiambukuta. Ninho started rapping at the age of 12. He has credited American artists

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, and

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as early influences on his hip hop career.

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.

Discography

Albums

Singles

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

Featured in

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

Other charting songs

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

References

{{Authority control French male rappers 21st-century male rappers 1996 births Living people Black French musicians Black French rappers French people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent People from Nemours Rappers from Essonne