𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗬

𝙉𝙇 / 𝘽𝙂

04-01-2021

Chardy, also known as Noncha, was born in The Hague and is from Congolese decent 🇨🇩 When he was 8 years old he moved to Brussels, the capital of 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺, together with his mother & twin brother.

After moving to 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 he went to high school for 3 years, but quitted shortly after. He also had to adapt to his environment, since everybody speaks 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 in Brussels. In the '𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝' interview by 101 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘇 he explains he learned speaking 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 from his cousins, school and from chilling on the block.
At first he tried to earn his money in multiple different ways. 

Though becoming older he realised it was better to start taking rap seriously. His passion for music began when he started listening to 50 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁. In 2017 Chardy already collaborated with big names from the 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 hiphop scene like @bryanmg_ . In 2019 he signed with @chivv 's record label @un4gettablemusic after the 2 met while performing in Belgium. 

In 2020 he released his first solo track under the label 'Mezelf' and the song 'Mucho Dinero' ft Chivv & @sevnalias . Right hands in his music production are @prodbyabsi & @kaki9000 , who produce and tape most of his records.

Chardy describes his own sound as: pure rap, brag&boast, confident and nonchalant. It's for certain that we'll be hearing more from this artist in 2021!
Photo credits: @raiamarialaura 

Personal favourites: 𝙃𝙤𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙡 𝙟𝙚 & 𝘽𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙖𝙨 ft. 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗶

𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗗𝗬 𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗖𝗛

𝙐𝙎

24-12-2020

Roddy Ricch is a recording artist, songwriter and record producer originally from Compton California. In Compton Ricch was part of the 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀, symbolised by the two C's tattooed on his body. In his youth Roddy also lived in Atlanta, Georgia for a while. He already started rapping at only 8 years old and producing at 16.

In November 2017 Ricch released his debut mixtape "𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨", with songs as Chase the bagg & Hoodricch. Getting recognition from artist/producer @meekmill , @mustard& now-deceased @nipseyhussle . In July 2018 Ricch released "𝘿𝙞𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜" produced by @londonondatrack , he wrote it for a childhood friend that died in a high speed chase. It blew up and hit 80 million views on Youtube and 120 million streams Spotify. In November 2018 Ricch released his 2nd mixtape "𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙄𝙄" featuring Every season. Reaching nr. 67 on the 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 200 chart. 

In December 2019 Ricch released (through Atlantic Records) his debut studio album "𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙈𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡" becoming the longest running number 1 debut rap album in the 𝗨𝗦 (4 weeks). The album features Ricch's highest charting single "The Box" which topped the Hot 100 for an astonishing 11 weeks. He also won the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 𝗕𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 with "Album of the Year". Recently in August 2020, Ricch mentioned in an interview with 𝗚𝗤 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲 that his 2nd studio album is completed. The rapper's biggest accomplishment would be the Grammy award for his part on "𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚" ft. Nipsey Hussle. 

Ricch's style in music is often described as a mix of the styles Atlanta trap & Chicago drill, finished with a Southern flair to it. Honouring his family's Louisiana roots while chronicling Los Angeles street life. Ricch himself describes: "As I experience life, my music is gonna evolve".

Top 5:
1. 𝘿𝙞𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜
2. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣
3. 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬
4. 𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙖 ft. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹
5. 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣 prod. by 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗱

𝗠 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛𝗢

𝙐𝙆

05-12-2020

M Huncho, aka Huncholini the 1st, a British artist from North-West London born in 1993.

Actually not much is known about this artist, because he always wears a mask, before it used to be a bally. "And that's not because of any personal reasons," he says, alluding to previous lifestyle choices. Instead Huncho's mask is an embodiment of his approach to music: his desire to keep things anonymous so listeners will focus on the message rather than the person, to push things forward.

In an interview with "𝗡𝗼 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿" Huncho explains how valuable his privacy is to him. He learned through his life that a lot of people don't have the best interest for one another, that made him realise that it's best to chase the bag for and by yourself. He explains the things important to him in life are: happiness, health, family and acquiring wealth, not to be mistaken with acquiring money.

He first came to notice when he released his debut EP's "𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙩" & "48 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨" in 2017/2018. In 2019 he dropped his debut mixtape "𝙐𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙖" with the song "𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮". His second debut album "𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞 𝙩𝙝𝙚 1𝙨𝙩" reached nr. 5 in the UK charts with more than 77 million streams. 

Recently M Huncho made a collab album with @nafesmallz "𝘿𝙉𝘼" 🧬 He's really crafted his own genre which he calls 'trapwave'. An artist who grew up on UK heavyweights Nines and Giggs, who has the lingo of a lifetime spent hanging around the ends. 

Top 3:
𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙙 ft. 𝗡𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘇
𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙎𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮
𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙩 / 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙢 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨

𝗣𝗡𝗟

𝙁𝙍

28-11-2020

One of the "Deux Frères" Ademo (Tarik), son of an Algerian mother 🇩🇿 and Corsican father, grew up the neighbourhood Les Tarterêtes situated in Corbeil-Essones, Paris. Ademo went to jail twice in 2010 and 2013 for drug trafficking.

Before forming the duo both brothers tried to breakthrough solo. Ademo released his first mixtape "𝙇𝙚𝙨 𝙎𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙫𝙤𝙡.1", followed by the second volume in 2011. N.O.S. also released a mixtape in 2011 titled "𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 (365 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙧)".
3 years after their solo career didn't work out, the brothers released their first project together. The EP "𝙌𝙪𝙚 𝙡𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚", shortly after Ademo came out of prison. October that same year they also dropped their debut album "𝙇𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙤". This album went double platinum 💿 for selling more than 200.000 copies in France. The song "𝙇𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣" went viral, becoming the political slogan for a French social movement against labor reforms. 

In 2016 PNL was featured in the American music magazine @thefader , in which they gave their only ever interview. Later in 2016 they released their second album "𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚", the album was certified diamond 💎 for selling over 1.000.000 copies in more than 5 European countries. In the same year the brothers formed their own recordlabel: 𝗤𝗟𝗙 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀. They released a four episode movie, combining it with four tracks of the album.

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Top five:
1. 𝙅'𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙨 𝙋𝙉𝙇
2. 𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚
3. 𝙆𝙪𝙩𝙖 𝙐𝙗𝙪𝙙
4. 𝙅𝙚 𝙩'𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚
5. 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙖

𝗣𝗡𝗟

𝙁𝙍

28-11-2020

One of the "Deux Frères" N.O.S. (Nabil), son of an Algerian mother 🇩🇿 and Corsican father, grew up the neighbourhood Les Tarterêtes situated in Corbeil-Essones, Paris. 

In 2017 PNL was supposed to perform at @coachella , one of the biggest festivals in America. Eventually the duo couldn't do the performance, because of Ademo's criminal record, he wasn't allowed entry to the country.

3 years after their second album PNL finally released their 3rd album "𝘿𝙚𝙪𝙭 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨". With more than 100.000 copies sold in the first week of the release they broke a French record. The music video for one of the tracks "𝘼𝙪 𝘿𝘿" was shot on the Eiffel Tower, something no one has ever done before.

In 2019 PNL presented their own QLF clothing line, followed by an appearance at the Off-White fashion show during Fashionweek Paris. In 2020 PNL collaborated with Netflix to reveal a recap of their 2017 "𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚" tour.

PNL's music is labeled as so called Cloud rap, described as "raw, hypnotic and moving". Characterised by their innovative music videos shot in Iceland, Namibia, Italy, Japan, United States, South Africa, Jamaica and of course France. Filled with lyrics about money, drug trafficking, family and the feeling of being different from other people.

Top five:
1. 𝙅'𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙨 𝙋𝙉𝙇
2. 𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚
3. 𝙆𝙪𝙩𝙖 𝙐𝙗𝙪𝙙
4. 𝙅𝙚 𝙩'𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚
5. 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙖

𝗞𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗡

𝙉𝙇

17-11-2020

Kevin, nicknamed 'Slowflowanimal', was born in Rotterdam as a son of an English father 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and a Dutch mother 🇳🇱 His nickname originates from a verse of @frenchmontana that he heard in a freestyle. Known for his laidback wavey flows with which he works in a narrative manner. 

In his youth Kevin played for the Dutch team 'Excelsior', but he quited playing soccer when he was about 16 years old. After the years at 'Excelsior' Kevin found his excitement in the streets of the Harbour City. 

Kevin started making music for fun at his local community center. In 2011 he was recognised by @stuntmanpapi to later become one of the first signings of the label @rotterdamairlines . Kevin already featured on the mixtapes released by the label, with for example "𝙒𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙜 ", but it took him quite a while to drop a release of his own.

Finally in 2016 Kevin released his first solo single " 𝙊𝙥 𝙙𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠" ft. @emms_blof the rap formation 'Broederliefde'. It accumulated a million views very rapidly. In the same year Kevin also featured with currently big names in the scene on " 𝙏𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙣 3" of @sevnalias and " 𝙈𝙖3𝙨𝙚𝙗" of @josylvio. At the end of 2016, after some delay, Kevin dropped his debut EP "𝙆𝙡𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 ". In 2017 Kevin performed at the big festival @woohahfest for the first time. 

His debut album Lente, which was released in 2018, ended up nr.1 in the Dutch' charts. In 2019 he released his second album "𝙑𝙧𝙞𝙟", ending up nr.1 in the charts again. Later this year Kevin also announced his own label @animalstories__ . In 2020 Kevin signed a new deal with the label @noahsark , followed by the release of his third album with the same name as his own label "𝘼𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨". Remarkable is that with al 3 of his albums he reached nr.1 in the Dutch charts for 2 weeks.
Coming Friday Kevin will release the deluxe version of his latest album with the songs "𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚" & "𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙣".

Personal favourite: "𝙏𝙞𝙟𝙙𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙨"