Naps (rapper)

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Naps
Birth nameNabil Arlabelek
Born (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986 (age 38)
Marseille, France
GenresHip hop, French rap, gangsta rap
OccupationRapper
Years active2014–present
LabelsTalent Factory Ltd, Charo Prod, Capitol, Universal

Nabil Arlabelek (born 15 February 1986, Marseille), better known by the stage name Naps, is a French rapper of Algerian origin. Coming from a suburb that is home to the Bel Air housing estate in Marseille, he started rapping in 2001 at the age of 15. Two years later he formed Click 11.43 with two other rappers, KOFS and Sahime. The formation had considerable following particularly with the incarcerated population in France. Naps also released his own solo materials and collaborated with many other rappers. [1] In January 2020, Naps announced that he has stopped all artistic activity and has destroyed his gold certified album. [2]

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Discography

Albums

TitleYearPeak positionsCertification
FRA
[3]
BEL
(Wa)

[4]
SWI
[5]
Ma ville & ma vie2015166
Pochon bleu20174462× Platinum [6]
À l'instinct2018327Platinum [6]
On est fait pour ça201922027
SUI VIP202031430
Les mains faites pour l'or202111313
Best Life1719
La TN (Team Naps)202221314
En temps réel202311212
Mec de cité simple20244 [7] 1565

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum
FRA
[3]
BEL
(Wa)

[4]
SWI
[5]
"Ciao"201747TipPochon bleu
"Pochon bleu"
(featuring 13ème Art, Graya, Kalif, Raisse & YL)
91Tip
"Recherché"20181332
(Ultratip*)
À l'instinct
"Carré VIP"202025Carré VIP
"6.3"
(featuring Ninho)
13137
"La Kiffance"20211518
"Ma play"
(with Naza & KeBlack)
130
"Best Life"
(featuring Gims)
539Best Life
"Vamos"
(featuring Gazo)
4
"C'est carré le S"
(featuring Gazo and Ninho)
202312127En temps réel

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

TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum
FRA
[3]
BEL
(Wa)

[4]
"Les 4 fantastiques"
(L'Algérino featuring Soprano, Naps & Alonzo)
2018101L'Algérino album
International
"Riz au lait"
(Kofs feat. Naps)
2020104Kofs album
Santé & bonheur
"J'me casse"
(YL feat. Naps)
134YL album
Compte de faits
"Mi corazon"
(Bramsito feat. Naps)
173Bramsito album
Losa
"Bande organisée"
(Jul, SCH, Naps, Kofs, Elams, Solda, Houari and Soso Maness)
1213 Organisé
"13 balles"
(Kofs - Moh - 100 Blaze - Jul - Naps - Dadinho - A-Deal - Zak & Diego)
4
"War Zone"
(Thabiti - Naps - Alonzo - Houari - Jul - As - Zbig - AM La Scampia)
14
"C'est maintenant"
(Sat l'Artificier - Alonzo - Kofs - Naps - Sch - Jul - Kamikaz - L'Algérino)
21
"Guytoune"
(Jul feat. Naps)
16Jul album
Loin du monde
"Ça suffit pas"
(Benab feat. Naps)
202156Benab album
Au clair de la rue (Part. 1)
"La seleçao"
(Alonzo feat. Jul & Naps)
236Alonzo album
Capo dei capi - Vol. II & III
"En bas d'chez moi"
(Zaho feat. Naps)
118
"C'est la cité"
(Jul feat. Naps)
13Jul album
Demain ça ira
"Mexico"
(Thabiti feat. Naps)
13
"DouDou"
(Koba LaD feat. Naps)
4
"On a l'Habitude (Ok Many)"
(Vegedream feat. Naps)
202294
"Blue"
(Kaneki feat. Ninho and Naps)
202311

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum
FRA
[3]
BEL
(Wa)

[4]
"Caprisun"201768
"À part ça"69Pochon bleu
"Vroum vroum"87
"Ma bella"90
"Elvira"95
"Je repense à tout"
(feat. Medi Meyz)
135
"LV"
(feat. Dika)
150
"Folle"157
"Le zin / La zine"162
"Elle t'a piqué"
(feat. 13ème Art)
165
"Raisse"
(feat. 13ème Art)
181
"Pas bella"
(feat. Kalif)
188
"Zeillo"
(feat. Kalif & Graya)
198
"Le sens des affaires"
(feat. Rim'K)
116
"Dans le block"
(feat. Alonzo)
201824À l'instinct
"Favela"
(feat. Soolking)
21Tip
"Marseille City"50
"Mektoub"
(feat. Kalif)
79
"Ma bella"90
"Non non"97
"Coché"109
"Drive"110
"Parle pas de nous"
(feat. Fianso & Le Rat Luciano)
116
"Le fixe"118
"Poto"
(feat. Raisse)
124
"Abandonne"125
"Drogua"132
"9 milli"133
"Je suis"141
"Oulala"
(feat. Messao)
160
"Piste blanche"165
"Des fois"166
"Le couz"94Taxi 5
"On est fait pour ça"201974On est fait pour ça
"Rappelle-toi"
(feat. Heuss L'Enfoiré)
2532
(Ultratip*)
"Vovo"101
"C'est la guerre"
(feat. Rohff)
120
"Malade"
(feat. AM La Scampia)
122
"Fortuné"
(feat. Lacrim)
124
"On passe le temps"
(feat. Mister You)
129
"Vito"136
"Evidemment"
(feat. Kalif Hardcore)
140
"Tokyo"151
"Destination"170
"Sur le banc"
(feat. Sofiane, Dika & Kalif)
172
"Medellin"
(feat. Soolking)
176
"Cap Canaveral"177
"Pourcent"
(feat. Maes)
202038Carré VIP
"Pour eux (Naps feat. Vald)"
(feat. Vald)
90
"Coffre-fort"
(feat. SCH)
95
"Monica"110
"Dans la villa"119
"C'est ça les z'hommes"122
"Sans toi"130
"En fumette"142
"En boucle"165
"Polia"166
"Carbone"190
"Varadero"196
"La danse des bandits"20219Les mains faites pour l'or
"Sans limites"
(feat. Jul)
62
"Tu connait les bails"66
"Mek du binks"
(feat. Jul)
98
"J'fait la passe"103
"Bandit crush"141
"5G"154
"Wesh wesh"156
"Perquè"165
"Elle"171
"Vodka cerise"171
"Tagada"
(feat. Le Rat Luciano & Soolking)
184
"Montagne d'euros"197
"C'est rien c'est la rue"25
"En détente"115On est fait pour ça
"Avengers"
(feat. Jul, Sch & Kalif Hardcore)
12Best Life
"C'est rien c'est la rue"25
"Chicha kaloud"
(feat. Sofiane & Kalif Hardcore)
34
"Chiron"
(feat. Wejdene)
37
"Ma wife"65
"Artiste"84
"Okay Okay"91
"Nous aussi"93
"J'dis ça j'dis rien"95
"Ambiance vandale"96
"Jet privé"112
"A / R"120
"Vie de reusta"135
"Certification"178
"Pépita"189
"Je suis cramé"
(feat. Ivory)
196
"Top artiste"199
"Ma Belleuh"202355En temps réel
"Purple"68
"Le Fruit De Mon Époque"76

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

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