Malick Mendosa, better known by his stage name S.Pri Noir, is a French rapper of Senegalese origin.
Biography
Born to a mother from
Senegal, a nursery school teacher, and a father from
Guinea-Bissau, he grew up in the
18th arrondissement of Paris
The 18th arrondissement of Paris (''XVIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''dix-huitième''.
The arrondissement, known as Butte-Montmartr ...
until the age of 12, then spent his teenage years in the Fougères district, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
During his teenage years, S.Pri Noir played American football in the club, twice winning the French championship with his team. Mendosa chose S.Pri Noir to use as a screen name on
MSN Messenger, and later decided to adopt it for the stage.
He studied for a , a French sales and marketing qualification, while writing his first lyrics. He set up his own label, Nouvelle École, and signed to Sony together with three other rappers:
Still Fresh, Moblack and Cerebro.
Between 2008 and 2009, he joined the collective L'Institut du 75 (which later became
"L'Institut") made up of numerous rappers including Jarod,
Dr Beriz (Toxmo at the time),
Abou Debeing and 1solent. He also performed on the first two volumes of ''À la Fuck you''.
In 2013, he collaborated on the track with 12 other rappers such as:
Nekfeu,
Disiz,
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
,
Sadek,
Kool Shen,
Akhenaton and many other artists.
In 2015, S.Pri Noir took part in the second annual , a charity concert organised by the Abbé Pierre Foundation.
He joined S&S Tour with
Sneazzy
Mohamed Amine Khemisa better known as Sneazzy or Sneazzy West or Sneaz' (born on 12 January 1992) is a French rapper and actor. Besides his own solo output, he is also a member of the French rap collective 1995.
Sneazzy was born in a mixed Moro ...
from March 2018, following a concert at
La Cigale in October 2017.
He released his debut album on 11 May 2018, which sold 6,000 copies in its first week and reached number 18 on the Top Albums chart in France, featuring collaborations with artists Nekfeu, Nemir and Still Fresh. The album went gold in France in March 2019.
His second solo album, , was released on 17 April 2020 and featured contributions from
Leto,
Alpha Wann, Sneazzy, 4Keus,
Alonzo,
Lefa,
Laylow, Lyna Mahyem and
Dadju.
Discography
Albums
Mixtapes and EPs
Collaborative album
* 2012 : ''N.E'' (with
Still Fresh)
Singles
* 2018 : ''Skywalker''
* 2018 : ''Highlander''
* 2018 : ''Baby Gyal''
* 2018 : ''Middle FInger''
* 2018 : ''Fusée Arianne''
* 2018 : ''Finesse'' (feat. Haute)
* 2018 : ''Juste pour voir'' (feat.
Nekfeu)
* 2018 : ''Narco Poète''
* 2018 : ''Chico''
* 2018 : ''Papillon''
* 2019 : ''Mon Crew'' (feat. Nemir)
* 2020 : ''Dystopia''
* 2020 : ''4 litres 2''
* 2020 : ''T'as capté'' (feat.
Alpha Wann et
Sneazzy
Mohamed Amine Khemisa better known as Sneazzy or Sneazzy West or Sneaz' (born on 12 January 1992) is a French rapper and actor. Besides his own solo output, he is also a member of the French rap collective 1995.
Sneazzy was born in a mixed Moro ...
)
* 2020 : ''Maman dort'' (feat.
Alonzo)
* 2020 : ''Rio Paris - Vol 447''
* 2020 : ''911'' (feat.
Dadju)
* 2021 : ''AR'' (feat. Gazo)
* 2021 : ''En vrai'' (feat.
Da Uzi)
* 2021 : ''7 vies'' (feat. RK)
* 2021 : ''Juicy'' (feat. Sean)
* 2021 : ''Hacienda''
* 2021 : ''Assermenté'' (feat.
Mister You)
* 2021 : ''Savage'' (feat. Goya)
* 2021 : ''Sarah Connor''
* 2021 : ''Si tu savais'' (feat.
Tayc)
* 2021 : ''Bombay'' (feat.
Still Fresh)
Collaborations
* 2015 : Abou Debeing feat. S.Pri Noir et
Dadju - ''Bye Bye''
* 2015 :
Nekfeu feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Ma dope'' (from the album ''
Feu)''
* 2016 :
The Shin Sekaï feat.
Franglish
Franglais (; also Frenglish ) is a French blend that referred first to the overuse of English words by French speakers and later to diglossia or the macaronic mixture of French () and English ().
Etymology
The word ''Franglais'' was first attes ...
, S.Pri Noir et Abou Debeing - ''Pablo Picasso'' (from the album ''Les Chroniques du Wati-Boss, Volume 3'')
* 2016 : The Shin Sekaï feat.
Black M, S.Pri Noir et Abou Debeing - ''Bounce'' (from the album ''Indéfini)''
* 2016 :
Hayce Lemsi et Volts Face feat. Abou Tall et S.Pri Noir - ''Célébrer'' (from the album ''À des années lumières'')
* 2016 : Nekfeu feat.
Sneazzy
Mohamed Amine Khemisa better known as Sneazzy or Sneazzy West or Sneaz' (born on 12 January 1992) is a French rapper and actor. Besides his own solo output, he is also a member of the French rap collective 1995.
Sneazzy was born in a mixed Moro ...
et S.Pri Noir - ''Saturne'' (from the album ''
Cyborg)''
* 2017 : Sianna feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Charbonner'' (from the album ''Diamant noir)''
* 2017 :
Rim'K feat. S.Pri Noir - ''No Future'' (from the album ''Fantôme)''
* 2017 :
Lefa feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Rouler'' (from the album ''Visionnaire)''
* 2017 :
Still Fresh feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Demande-moi'' (from the album ''CÅ“ur noir)''
* 2017 : Dadju feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Jenny'' (from the album ''Gentleman 2.0)''
* 2017 : Black M feat. S.Pri Noir - ''N.C.M'' (on the reissue of the album ''
Éternel Insatisfait)''
* 2017 :
Awa Imani feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Aime-moi''
* 2018 : Lefa feat. Dadju et S.Pri Noir - ''J'me téléporte'' (from the album ''3 du mat)''
* 2018 : Dadju feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Jenny'' (on the reissue of the album ''Gentleman 2.0)''
* 2018 :
4Keus feat S.Pri Noir - ''Toute la nigh''t (from the album ''À cœur ouvert'')
* 2019 : Abou Debeing feat. Dadju, Franglish et S.Pri Noir - ''Calme'' (from the album ''Street Love)''
* 2019 :
Abou Tall feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Eau de Cologne'' (from the album ''Ghetto Chic)''
* 2020 : Sneazzy feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Mon père c'est ma mère'' (from the album ''Nouvo Mode)''
* 2020 : Sneazzy feat.
Alpha Wann, Nekfeu et S.Pri Noir - ''Étincelles'' (from the album ''Nouvo Mode)''
* 2020 :
Nemir feat S.Pri Noir - ''Rock N' Roll'' (from the album ''Nemir'')
* 2020 : Lyna Mahyem feat S.Pri Noir - ''Code Pin 778'' (from the album ''Femme forte)''
* 2020 : D.Ace feat S.Pri Noir - ''Charmant'' (from the album ''Vox cordis'')
* 2021 :
Mister You feat. S.Pri Noir - ''La fragrance'' (from the album ''HLM 2)''
* 2021 : Lujipeka feat. S.Pri Noir - ''Putain d'époque''
* 2021 : Ya Levis x
Leto x S.Pri Noir - ''YSL'' (sur l'EP ''LCLM : Prélude)''
Nominations
* 2020
BET Award for Best International Act
The BET Award
The BET Awards is an American award show that was established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy. The awards, which are ...
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References
French rappers
1986 births
Rappers from Paris
Living people