Jean-Désiré Dimitri Sosso Dzabatou (; born 26 May 1993 in

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), better known by his stage name Naza (), is a French rapper and singer of Congolese descent. He is signed to Bomayé Musik and has released three albums, ''Incroyable'' (2017), ''C'est la loi'' (2018) and ''Bénef'' (2019).

Career

Born in Amiens, his family soon moved to

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, where they operated a nganda, Congolese style bar-restaurant. He started music early, including cooperating with Cédric Matéta Nkomi, also of Congolese origin, a childhood friend later known as

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and Isaac Ryler. In 2014, with KeBlack seeing success online and through a collaboration with

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, he proposed his friend Naza to be featured in a number of releases and to be signed with the label Bomayé Musik, Youssoupha's label. "Gater le coin" became Naza's debut solo hit in 2016 followed by "La débauche" and "A gogo" in 2017. "MMM (Mouiller le maillot et mailler)", a soccer-themed song became a big hit for Naza with the inclusion of Brazilian

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and Ivory Coast player

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. Naza also co-wrote " Bazardée", a hit for KeBlack in 2016 peaking at number seven on the French Singles Chart. His debut album ''Incroyable'' in 2017 was certified gold. Generations.fr: Naza est officiellement disque d'or avec ''Incroyable''!
/ref> The follow up album was ''C'est la loi'' in 2018 both on Bomayé Musik.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

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

Other charting songs

Featured in

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Naza French rappers French people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent 1991 births Living people People from Amiens