Nabil Sahli (born 16 August 1978), better known by his
stage name
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Nessbeal, is a French rapper. Nessbeal started earlier as NessBeal under which he released his debut
studio album
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La mélodie des briques
''La mélodie des briques'' is the debut studio album by French rapper Nessbeal, released under the name NessBeal. It was released on March 20, 2006 by Nouvelle Donne in France. The album entered the French Albums Charts and peaked at number 24.
...
''. At times he has also used NE2S or just Ness. He is currently signed to
7th Magnitude
7th Magnitude (french: Septième magnitude) is a record label founded by French record producer Matthieu "Skread" Le Carpentier and co-founder Abdoulaye "Ablaye" Doucouré. The label is known for having signed French rappers Orelsan and Nessbeal. ...
, founded by French record producer
Skread
Matthieu Le Carpentier (; born on September 22, 1981 in Hérouville-Saint-Clair), known professionally as Skread (), is a French hip hop record producer and composer. He is the co-founder in 2006 of the record label 7th Magnitude, with his partn ...
.
Career
Nabil Salhy was born in
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the Parisian area, located from its Kilometre zero, centre. It is a Subprefectures in ...
, in the western suburbs of Paris, to a
Moroccan family. When his parents divorced, he went to live with his mother in difficult conditions in Hautes Noués in
Villiers-sur-Marne
Villiers-sur-Marne (, literally ''Villiers sur Marne'') is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
The commune of Villiers-sur-Marne is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, one of the four sec ...
,
Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a pop ...
(an eastern suburb of Paris); his father remained in Boulogne-Billancourt. In 1996, he formed the rap and hip hop group Dicidens, a trio also including French-
Martinique
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rapper Zesau and Korias. The group recorded various maxis in 1999 and 2000 and were signed to the independent record label Magma (later known as Paire d'As). He cooperated with the band
Lunatic
Lunatic is an antiquated term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from ''lunaticus'' meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck".
History
The ter ...
. Their album ''HLM rezidants'' released in 2004, sold 10,000 copies and was their first chart success, reaching number 78 on the
SNEP French albums chart, where it stayed for 3 weeks. Nessbeal was also involved with the collective 92I along with Lunatic, la Malekal Morte, Sir Doum's and others, and he took part in
Booba
Élie Yaffa (; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper. After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a critically ac ...
's first two releases.
After growing dissatisfied with the progress of his career in 92I, he left and signed with the label Nouvelle Donne, where he released two solo albums. ''La mélodie des briques'' in 2006 was his solo debut and peaked at #24 on the French charts. It was followed by the more commercially successful ''Rois sans couronne'' in 2008, which reportedly sold 20,000 copies and peaked at #18.
In 2010 he moved record labels to 7th Magnitude and released ''NE2S'', produced by
Skread
Matthieu Le Carpentier (; born on September 22, 1981 in Hérouville-Saint-Clair), known professionally as Skread (), is a French hip hop record producer and composer. He is the co-founder in 2006 of the record label 7th Magnitude, with his partn ...
.
[WeLoveMusic.fr: Nessbeal - ''Sélection naturelle'']
The album became his biggest success, with many collaborations with
Orelsan
Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan, sometimes stylized as OrelSan (), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and film director. He has released four studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d ...
,
La Fouine
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, Bradley Jones, Isleym and
Indila
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. With the popularity of the single "À chaque jour suffit sa peine" , ''NE2S'' sold close to 30,000 copies, peaking at number 13 in the albums chart. In November 2011 came his fourth album and the second with 7th Magnitude under the title ''Sélection Naturelle'' with collaborations with rapper
Soprano
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, La Fouine,
Mister You
Younes Latifi (; ar, يونس لطيفي; born 5 February 1984), better known by his stage name Mister You, is a French rapper of Moroccan descent known for his freestyles.
Career
Born in Paris, he was raised in the Belleville area of the capita ...
,
Mélissa Nkonda
Mélissa Nkonda (born November 6, 1990 in Saint-Saulve, Nord, France), is a French singer.
She is known for having participated in season 7 of the French reality show ''Nouvelle Star'' in 2009. In 2010, she won a contest called ''Je veux sign ...
. It was also produced by Skread.
[
Nessbeal contributed some materials in ]Mister You
Younes Latifi (; ar, يونس لطيفي; born 5 February 1984), better known by his stage name Mister You, is a French rapper of Moroccan descent known for his freestyles.
Career
Born in Paris, he was raised in the Belleville area of the capita ...
's album ''MDR Mec de rue 2'' with the track "Mesdames, messieurs". He was involved also with some collective projects like ''Street Lourd Hall Stars Street Lourd is a French record label specializing in French urban music. It was established in 2004 by DJ Mosko, Teddy Corona and Mista Flo all from the Mafia K-1 Fry collective.
The label has also released a series of ''Street Lourd'' concept alb ...
'', Illicite projet and Talents fâchés etc. He also had two "fights" with Médine and Youssoupha
Youssoupha Mabiki (born August 29, 1979), better known by his nickname Youssoupha () is a French rapper of Congolese descent.
Early life and career
He was born to a Congolese father, the musician and Congo-Kinshasa political figure Tabu Ley Ro ...
. After ''Sélection naturelle'', he announced that he was taking a break from rapping,RadioKif: Nessbeal veut arrêter le rap
but by the end of 2013 announced he was preparing a new release in addition to composing for the soundtrack of the film ''La Marche''.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
La mélodie des briques
''La mélodie des briques'' is the debut studio album by French rapper Nessbeal, released under the name NessBeal. It was released on March 20, 2006 by Nouvelle Donne in France. The album entered the French Albums Charts and peaked at number 24.
...
'' (2006)
* ''
Rois sans couronne
''Rois sans couronne'' is the second studio album by French rapper Nessbeal. It was released on June 9, 2008 by Nouvelle Donne Music and Because Éditions for digital download. The album entered the French Albums Charts at number 18, where it had ...
'' (2008)
* ''
NE2S
''NE2S'' is the third studio album by French rapper Nessbeal. It was released on June 14, 2010 by 7th Magnitude, Because Éditions and Sony Music France on iTunes. The album entered the French Albums Charts at number 13, where it had since peake ...
'' (2010)
* ''
Sélection naturelle
''Sélection naturelle'' is the fourth studio album by French rapper Nessbeal. It was released on November 21, 2011 by 7th Magnitude and Sony Music France on iTunes. The album entered and peaked the French Albums Charts at number 27.
Concept
Th ...
'' (2011)
* ''Zonard des étoiles'' (2022)
References
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1978 births
Living people
People from Boulogne-Billancourt
French rappers
Moroccan rappers
French people of Moroccan descent