Josylvio
Dutch rapper (born 1992)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joost Theo Sylvio Yussef Abdelgalil Dowib (born April 14, 1992), known professionally as Josylvio, is a Dutch rapper. Starting his career in 2015, he released his debut studio album, Ma3seb, in 2016, followed by his second album, 2 gezichten, in 2017. Josylvio's third, Hella Cash (2018), fourth, Gimma (2019) and fifth album, Abu Omar (2021), have all topped the Dutch Albums Charts. In 2022, he released his sixth album titled Vallen & Opstaan. Josylvio has received multiple awards during his career, including Edison Award, XITE Award and FunX Music Award.
Life and career
Born in Naarden to a Dutch mother and an Egyptian father, Josylvio started his career in 2015 under the name Jaybay.[1] In 2015, he released the single "Le7nesh" with Sevn Alias. With success of the song, he released his debut album Ma3seb with Dutch hip hop producer Esko.[2] The album reached number five on the Dutch Album Top 100 and earned him an Edison Award nomination.[3] He released a number of singles that reached the Single Top 100, including in collaboration with other rappers, such as Ali B, Hef, Adje, Jairzinho, Kevin and others.[4]
In 2017 Josylvio was featured on the collaborative album All Eyez on Us along with Latifah, Kempi, Sevn Alias, Vic9 and Rocks.[5] The joint album was inspired by the documentary film All Eyez on Me about Tupac Shakur and a tribute to him.[5] And in 2018, Josylvio took part in RTL reality program Expeditie Robinson in its 19th season finishing 18th.[6]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Collaborative albums
Compilation albums
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD Single Top 100 [4] |
BEL (Fl) [7] | |||
| "Westside" (feat. 3robi & Killer Kamal) |
2017 | 32 | Tip | |
| "Abu Dhabi" (with Kevin, Vic9 & Sevn Alias) |
30 | — | 2 gezichten | |
| "Non Stop" (Hansie / Latifah / Josylvio) |
57 | — | ||
| "Ride or Die" | 1 | Tip | ||
| "Money Money" (with F1rstman & Lijpe feat. Bollebof) |
22 | — | ||
| "Skittle Stacking" | 2018 | 5 | 33* (Ultratip) |
Hella Cash |
| "Catch Up" | 1 | 12* (Ultratip) | ||
| "Rich" | 6 | Tip | ||
| "Hey meisje" (with Esko & Hansie) |
1 | Tip | ||
| "Voorbij" (with Moeman) |
6 | Tip | Hella Cash Gang Vol. 1 | |
| "Señorita" (with Young Ellens & Kevin feat. BKO) |
17 | — | ||
| "Coca" (with Bizzey, Yung Felix & Rockywhereyoubeen) |
13 | — | ||
| "Gimma" | 2019 | 1 | 11* (Ultratip) |
Gimma |
| "Money Baby" (feat. 3robi) |
10 | 36* (Ultratip) |
||
| "Body" | 12 | Tip | ||
| "Cake" | 16 | 41* (Ultratip) |
||
| "Jouw Love" (Lauwtje / Hansie / Josylvio) |
43 | — | ||
| "Haat" | 26 | Tip | ||
| "Waarom zoeken naar liefde" (feat. Mula B & Yung Felix) |
3 | 17* (Ultratip) |
||
| "Vroeger" (feat. Esko) |
7 | Tip | ||
| "Ewa" (with Ashafar) |
2020 | 19 | — | |
| "Mama bid" (with Ashafar, Moeman and KA) |
38 | — | ||
| "Cash Machine" (featuring Yssi SB) |
2021 | 29 | — | |
| "Zoveel takkies" | 2022 | 11 | — | Vallen & Opstaan |
| "Fever" | 38 | — | ||
| "Vallen & Opstaan" | 66 | — | ||
| "Liegen" (with Jack) |
28 | — | ||
| "Soms" (featuring Antoon) |
21 | — | ||
| "African Boy" (with Ashafar and Dopebwoy) |
2023 | 62 | — | Non-album singles |
| "AMG" (with Shirak and Boef) |
6 | — | ||
| "Flip Flops" | 63 | — | ||
| "PK's" (featuring Moeman, Bokke8, Philly and KA) |
18 | — | ||
| "Tijden zijn veranderd" | 2024 | 74 | — | |
| "Kijk door me ogen" | 76 | — | ||
| "Mia" (with Cristian D and Shirak) |
81 | — | ||
| "Geldmachine" (with Dopebwoy and Boef) |
56 | — | ||
| "Tafel voor 2" (featuring KM) |
2025 | 73 | — | |
| "Toxic" (featuring Yung Felix) |
2026 | 18 | — | |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD Single Top 100 [4] |
BEL (Fl) [7] | |||
| "Stop het in mn kontje" (Rollàn feat. Josylvio & Hef) |
2016 | 95 | — | |
| "Douane" (Ali B feat. Adje, Josylvio & Sevn Alias) |
88 | — | ||
| "Doorgaan" (Jairzinho feat. Kevin, Josylvio, BKO & Vic9) |
2017 | 77 | — | |
| "Money Like We" (with Sevn Alias, Kevin & Kempi) |
23 | — | All Eyez On Us | |
| "Mami Iz A Ridah" (with Kempi, Sevn Alias & Kevin) |
65 | — | ||
| "West" (with Sevn Alias & Rocks) |
99 | — | ||
| "Badman Ollo" (with Bizzey & Yung Felix feat. 3robi) |
59 | — | ||
| "Shaka Zulu" (with Yung Felix & Bizzey feat. Hef & Delivio Reavon) |
78 | — | ||
| "C'est la vie" (The Partysquad feat. Josylvio, Bizzey, Hansie & Broertje) |
26 | — | ||
| "Cocaina (Remix)" (Kempi x The Blockparty feat. Josylvio & Sevn Alias) |
9 | Tip | ||
| "Anders" (3robi feat. Sevn Alias & Josylvio) |
52 | — | ||
| "Roley" (Hef feat. Josylvio) |
74 | — | ||
| "Rock Ya Body" (Bizzey feat. Josylvio) |
2018 | 60 | — | |
| "PumPumPum" (Bizzey feat. Josylvio & Yung Felix) |
61 | — | ||
| "DM's" ($hirak feat. Adje, 3robi & Josylvio) |
44 | — | ||
| "Money" (Kevin feat. Josylvio) |
54 | — | ||
| "Vuurwerk" (Spanker feat. Josylvio, Lijpe & 3robi) |
18 | Tip | ||
| "Herres" (SBMG feat. D-Double, MocroManiac & Josylvio) |
39 | |||
| "Getallen" (Spanker, Bokoesam & Josylvio feat. Jandro) |
95 | |||
| "Family Things" (MocroManiac feat. Josylvio) |
95 | |||
| "What's The Key" (Broederliefde feat. Josylvio) |
53 | |||
| "Mag het ff lekker gaan" (Sevn Alias feat. Josylvio) |
7 | 26* (Ultratip) |
||
| "Lil mama" (Idaly feat. Josylvio) |
10 | |||
| "Bitch Move" (Kraantje Pappie feat. Josylvio) |
76 | |||
| "Weet niet" (JoeyAK feat. Josylvio) |
56 | |||
| "Lifestyle" (Zefanio feat. Josylvio) |
100 | |||
| "Leugens" (Lauwtje feat. Josylvio & Esko) |
2019 | 93 | — | |
| "Baila Mami" (Bizzey feat. Josylvio & YOUNGBAEKANSIE) |
48 | — | ||
| "Gangsta Boppin" (Sevn Alias feat. Josylvio & F.I) |
58 | — | ||
| "Lamborghini" (Ashafar feat. Josylvio) |
8 | — | ||
| "Fully Designer" (Sam J'taime feat. Josylvio) |
2022 | — | — | |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD Single Top 100 [4] |
BEL (Fl) [7] | |||
| "On the Low" (with Adje, Kevin & D-Double) |
2016 | 71 | — | |
| "Kleine jongen" | 2017 | 37 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Betaal mij" (with Boef) |
50 | — | ||
| "Double Up" (with Hef & Kevin) |
53 | — | ||
| "Mama" | 54 | — | ||
| "Steeds iets meer" | 56 | — | ||
| "Onderweg" | 60 | — | ||
| "Meters" (with Sevn Alias) |
66 | — | ||
| "Lil Bish" | 76 | — | ||
| "Intro 2 gezichten" | 93 | — | ||
| "Voor alle Soldiers" (with Sevn Alias) |
17 | — | ||
| "Op je hoede" (feat. Hef & Moeman) |
2018 | 4 | Tip | Hella Cash |
| "Skiemen" (feat. Frenna) |
5 | — | ||
| "Fake Love" | 6 | — | ||
| "Automatic" | 12 | — | ||
| "Nefertiti" | 16 | — | ||
| "Jompo" (feat. 3robi) |
18 | — | ||
| "Alles of niets" (feat. Sevn Alias) |
19 | — | ||
| "Beweeg" | 21 | — | ||
| "Gold Chain" (feat. Yade Lauren & Kevin) |
27 | — | ||
| "Paars licht" | 28 | — | ||
| "Unstoppable" | 35 | — | ||
| "No Go" (feat. Zefanio) |
42 | — | ||
| "Cash" (with SFB) |
58 | — | ||
| "Money komt, Money gaat" | 17 | — | Hella Cash | |
| "Hood Rich" (feat. Alrima) |
27 | — | ||
| "HCG" | 36 | — | ||
| "Mijn zijde" (feat. Jayh) |
77 | — | ||
| "Intro" | 11 | Tip | ||
| "Killer instinct" (with Appa & Momi) |
29 | — | ||
| "Streets" (with Moeman feat. Hef, Adje, JoeyAK, Ashafar & LaFunky) |
28 | — | Hella Cash Gang Vol. 1 | |
| "Wie ben jij" | 49 | — | ||
| "On Lock" (with Moeman) |
77 | — | ||
| "Andale" (feat. Ashafar & Mario Cash) |
82 | — | ||
| "Geswitched" (with Moeman) |
85 | — | ||
| "VVS" (with Frenna) |
15 | — | ||
| "Geboren Flex" (feat. Idaly) |
2019 | 29 | — | Gimma |
| "Day One" (feat. Lijpe) |
32 | — | ||
| "Bankrekening" (feat. Hef) |
40 | — | ||
| "Game Over" | 41 | — | ||
| "Get Mine" (feat. Kevin) |
43 | — | ||
| "No Love" (feat. Frenna) |
55 | — | ||
| "La La Love" | 78 | — | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Edison Awards[3] | Best Hip Hop | Ma3seb | Nominated |
| XITE Awards[8] | Best Kickstart | Himself | Won | |
| 2018 | FunX Music Awards[9] | Best Album | Hella Cash | |
| Best Song | "Catch Up" | |||
| Buma Awards[10] | Most Successful Urban Album | Hella Cash | Nominated | |
| Most Successful Urban Single | "Catch Up" | |||
| 2019 | FunX Music Awards[11] | Male Artist of the Year | Himself | |
| Best MC | ||||
| Buma Awards[12] | Most Successful Urban Album | Hella Cash | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards[13] | Best Dutch Act | Himself | ||
| 2020 | Edison Awards[14] | Best Hip Hop | Gimma | Won |
| FunX Music Awards[15] | Male Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | |
| Best MC | ||||
| Best Collaboration | "Waarom Zoeken Naar Liefde" (with Mula B and Yung Felix) | |||
| Best Song | ||||
| Best Music Video | "Paper Zien" (Remix) (with Yssi SB, D-Double, Henkie T, Jack and Sevn Alias) | Won | ||
| Buma Awards[16] | Most Successful Hip Hop Album | Gimma | Nominated | |
| 2021 | FunX Music Awards[17][18] | Best Music Video | "Het Leven Is Een Trip" (with Lijpe) | Won |
| 2022 | Male Artist of the Year | Himself | ||
| Best MC | Nominated | |||