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Albums by Naps
ALBUMEn temps réelNaps
ALBUMLa TN (Team Naps)Naps
ALBUMBest lifeNaps
ALBUMLes mains faites pour l'orNaps
ALBUMCarré VIPNaps
ALBUMOn est fait pour çaNaps
ALBUMÀ l'instinctNaps
ALBUMEn équipe, vol. 1Naps
ALBUMPochon bleuNaps
ALBUMMa ville & ma vieNaps
Naps's Popular Music Videos
Favela (feat. Soolking)
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Bande organisée
Jul, SCH & Naps
Best Life (feat. GIMS)
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Le classico organisé (feat. Koba LaD, PLK, SCH, Gazo, Soso Maness, Kofs, Guy2bezbar & Naps)
Le classico organisé
Blue
Kaneki, Ninho & Naps
En bas d'chez moi (feat. Naps)
Zaho
Rappelle-toi (feat. Heuss L'Enfoiré)
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Carré VIP
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La Maxance
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Sensas
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Naps Essentials
The French rapper captures the raw spirit of his neighbourhood.
Artist Biography
An integral part of the new wave of hip-hop emerging from France’s second city, Marseille, Naps spread his vibrant brand of Mediterrean pop-rap to all six sides of the hexagonal country. Born Nabil Arlabelek in 1991 to Algerian parents, Naps was raised in the city’s largest housing projects and began rapping as a teenager as part of the group 11.43. On the 2015 solo album Ma ville & ma vie, songs like “A l’instinct'' and “Pour la money” displayed Naps’ spin on the club-friendly, Italo disco-inspired style of hip-hop pioneered by his fellow Marseillais rapper Jul. Incorporating Auto-Tuned strains of Algerian raï, Naps’ breakout sophomore album, 2017’s Pochon bleu, married pitch-altered street life and beach-purposed beats. The 2018 follow-up À l'instinct confirmed Naps’ status as a French hip-hop heavyweight, propelled by the effervescent “Favela” featuring Soolking. He augmented that repute with the buoyant double album On est fait pour ça the following year. A career-defining collaboration with hit-for-hire Ninho, “6.3,” was the ungovernable stand-out single off Naps’ fifth album, Carré VIP. Inclusion on Jul’s all-star collective album 13 Organisé certified Naps’ position at the forefront of the city’s rap renaissance.
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Hip-Hop/Rap