Nourredine Bahri (; born 9 July 1987), better known by his stage name Niro (), is a born French Moroccan rapper from

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. In 2013, he was signed to the AZ label after many years with the rap label Street Lourd formed by members of the French rap collective Mafia K'1 Fry.

Career

He started earlier releasing his street album ''Niroshima III'' in 2007. Niro became the first independent act to be signed to Street Lourd. His first single "70 Kg" was released in 2011 followed by "Dans ton kwaah" and "Pikassos". He was featured on recordings by well-known rappers including Seth Gueko,

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. He is considered one of the prominent figures of French "street rap" (''le rap de rue''). In 2012, he released his debut studio album ''Paraplégique'' that contained many of his earlier hits. Immediately after the release of the album, he was involved in legal problems on some minor charges, arrested after a police chase and sentenced to a five-month term. While in jail, he composed his second album ''Rééducation'' that he released to critical acclaim in 2013 addressing his legal problems. In 2014, he returned with a third album ''Miraculé''. He followed this with ''Si je me souviens'' in 2015 and ''Or Game'' in 2016.

Discography

Albums

Street albums

*2012 : Paraplégique (Street Lourd/Musicast)

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Niro French male rappers 1987 births Living people Rappers from Loir-et-Cher French people of Moroccan descent