Naps (rapper)
French rapper (born 1986)
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Nabil Boukhobza (born 15 February 1986), better known by the stage name Naps, is a French rapper of Algerian origin. Coming from a suburb that is home to the Bel Air housing estate in Marseille, he started rapping in 2001 at the age of 15. Two years later he formed Click 11.43 with two other rappers, KOFS and Sahime. The formation had considerable following particularly with the incarcerated population in France. Naps also released his own solo materials and collaborated with many other artists.
15 February 1986
Naps | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nabil Boukhobza 15 February 1986 |
| Genres | Hip hop, French rap, gangsta rap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Talent Factory Ltd, Charo Prod, Capitol, Universal |
Discography
Albums
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
SWI [3] | |||
| Ma ville & ma vie | 2015 | 166 | — | — | |
| Pochon bleu | 2017 | 4 | 46 | — | 2× Platinum[4] |
| À l'instinct | 2018 | 3 | 27 | — | Platinum[4] |
| On est fait pour ça | 2019 | 2 | 20 | 27 | |
| SUI VIP | 2020 | 3 | 14 | 30 | |
| Les mains faites pour l'or | 2021 | 1 | 13 | 13 | |
| Best Life | 1 | 7 | 19 | ||
| La TN (Team Naps) | 2022 | 2 | 13 | 14 | |
| En temps réel | 2023 | 1 | 12 | 12 | |
| Mec de cité simple | 2024 | 4[5] | 15 | 65 | |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
SWI [3] | |||
| "Ciao" | 2017 | 47 | Tip | — | Pochon bleu |
| "Pochon bleu" (featuring 13ème Art, Graya, Kalif, Raisse & YL) |
91 | Tip | — | ||
| "Recherché" | 2018 | 13 | 32 (Ultratip*) | — | À l'instinct |
| "Carré VIP" | 2020 | 25 | — | — | Carré VIP |
| "6.3" (featuring Ninho) |
1 | 31 | 37 | ||
| "La Kiffance" | 2021 | 1 | 5 | 18 | |
| "Ma play" (with Naza & KeBlack) |
130 | — | — | ||
| "Best Life" (featuring Gims) |
5 | 39 | — | Best Life | |
| "Vamos" (featuring Gazo) |
4 | — | — | ||
| "C'est carré le S" (featuring Gazo and Ninho) |
2023 | 1 | 21 | 27 | En temps réel |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] | |||
| "Les 4 fantastiques" (L'Algérino featuring Soprano, Naps & Alonzo) |
2018 | 101 | — | L'Algérino album International |
| "Riz au lait" (Kofs feat. Naps) |
2020 | 104 | — | Kofs album Santé & bonheur |
| "J'me casse" (YL feat. Naps) |
134 | — | YL album Compte de faits | |
| "Mi corazon" (Bramsito feat. Naps) |
173 | — | Bramsito album Losa | |
| "Bande organisée" (Jul, SCH, Naps, Kofs, Elams, Solda, Houari and Soso Maness) |
1 | 2 | 13 Organisé | |
| "13 balles" (Kofs - Moh - 100 Blaze - Jul - Naps - Dadinho - A-Deal - Zak & Diego) |
4 | — | ||
| "War Zone" (Thabiti - Naps - Alonzo - Houari - Jul - As - Zbig - AM La Scampia) |
14 | — | ||
| "C'est maintenant" (Sat l'Artificier - Alonzo - Kofs - Naps - Sch - Jul - Kamikaz - L'Algérino) |
21 | — | ||
| "Guytoune" (Jul feat. Naps) |
16 | — | Jul album Loin du monde | |
| "Ça suffit pas" (Benab feat. Naps) |
2021 | 56 | — | Benab album Au clair de la rue (Part. 1) |
| "La seleçao" (Alonzo feat. Jul & Naps) |
2 | 36 | Alonzo album Capo dei capi - Vol. II & III | |
| "En bas d'chez moi" (Zaho feat. Naps) |
118 | — | ||
| "C'est la cité" (Jul feat. Naps) |
13 | — | Jul album Demain ça ira | |
| "Mexico" (Thabiti feat. Naps) |
13 | — | ||
| "DouDou" (Koba LaD feat. Naps) |
4 | — | ||
| "On a l'Habitude (Ok Many)" (Vegedream feat. Naps) |
2022 | 94 | — | |
| "Blue" (Kaneki feat. Ninho and Naps) |
2023 | 11 | — | |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] | |||
| "Caprisun" | 2017 | 68 | — | |
| "À part ça" | 69 | — | Pochon bleu | |
| "Vroum vroum" | 87 | — | ||
| "Ma bella" | 90 | — | ||
| "Elvira" | 95 | — | ||
| "Je repense à tout" (feat. Medi Meyz) |
135 | — | ||
| "LV" (feat. Dika) |
150 | — | ||
| "Folle" | 157 | — | ||
| "Le zin / La zine" | 162 | — | ||
| "Elle t'a piqué" (feat. 13ème Art) |
165 | — | ||
| "Raisse" (feat. 13ème Art) |
181 | — | ||
| "Pas bella" (feat. Kalif) |
188 | — | ||
| "Zeillo" (feat. Kalif & Graya) |
198 | — | ||
| "Le sens des affaires" (feat. Rim'K) |
116 | — | ||
| "Dans le block" (feat. Alonzo) |
2018 | 24 | — | À l'instinct |
| "Favela" (feat. Soolking) |
21 | Tip | ||
| "Marseille City" | 50 | — | ||
| "Mektoub" (feat. Kalif) |
79 | — | ||
| "Ma bella" | 90 | — | ||
| "Non non" | 97 | — | ||
| "Coché" | 109 | — | ||
| "Drive" | 110 | — | ||
| "Parle pas de nous" (feat. Fianso & Le Rat Luciano) |
116 | — | ||
| "Le fixe" | 118 | — | ||
| "Poto" (feat. Raisse) |
124 | — | ||
| "Abandonne" | 125 | — | ||
| "Drogua" | 132 | — | ||
| "9 milli" | 133 | — | ||
| "Je suis" | 141 | — | ||
| "Oulala" (feat. Messao) |
160 | — | ||
| "Piste blanche" | 165 | — | ||
| "Des fois" | 166 | — | ||
| "Le couz" | 94 | — | Taxi 5 | |
| "On est fait pour ça" | 2019 | 74 | — | On est fait pour ça |
| "Rappelle-toi" (feat. Heuss L'Enfoiré) |
25 | 32 (Ultratip*) | ||
| "Vovo" | 101 | — | ||
| "C'est la guerre" (feat. Rohff) |
120 | — | ||
| "Malade" (feat. AM La Scampia) |
122 | — | ||
| "Fortuné" (feat. Lacrim) |
124 | — | ||
| "On passe le temps" (feat. Mister You) |
129 | — | ||
| "Vito" | 136 | — | ||
| "Evidemment" (feat. Kalif Hardcore) |
140 | — | ||
| "Tokyo" | 151 | — | ||
| "Destination" | 170 | — | ||
| "Sur le banc" (feat. Sofiane, Dika & Kalif) |
172 | — | ||
| "Medellin" (feat. Soolking) |
176 | — | ||
| "Cap Canaveral" | 177 | — | ||
| "Pourcent" (feat. Maes) |
2020 | 38 | — | Carré VIP |
| "Pour eux (Naps feat. Vald)" (feat. Vald) |
90 | — | ||
| "Coffre-fort" (feat. SCH) |
95 | — | ||
| "Monica" | 110 | — | ||
| "Dans la villa" | 119 | — | ||
| "C'est ça les z'hommes" | 122 | — | ||
| "Sans toi" | 130 | — | ||
| "En fumette" | 142 | — | ||
| "En boucle" | 165 | — | ||
| "Polia" | 166 | — | ||
| "Carbone" | 190 | — | ||
| "Varadero" | 196 | — | ||
| "La danse des bandits" | 2021 | 9 | — | Les mains faites pour l'or |
| "Sans limites" (feat. Jul) |
62 | — | ||
| "Tu connait les bails" | 66 | — | ||
| "Mek du binks" (feat. Jul) |
98 | — | ||
| "J'fait la passe" | 103 | — | ||
| "Bandit crush" | 141 | — | ||
| "5G" | 154 | — | ||
| "Wesh wesh" | 156 | — | ||
| "Perquè" | 165 | — | ||
| "Elle" | 171 | — | ||
| "Vodka cerise" | 171 | — | ||
| "Tagada" (feat. Le Rat Luciano & Soolking) |
184 | — | ||
| "Montagne d'euros" | 197 | — | ||
| "C'est rien c'est la rue" | 25 | — | ||
| "En détente" | 115 | — | On est fait pour ça | |
| "Avengers" (feat. Jul, Sch & Kalif Hardcore) |
12 | — | Best Life | |
| "C'est rien c'est la rue" | 25 | — | ||
| "Chicha kaloud" (feat. Sofiane & Kalif Hardcore) |
34 | — | ||
| "Chiron" (feat. Wejdene) |
37 | — | ||
| "Ma wife" | 65 | — | ||
| "Artiste" | 84 | — | ||
| "Okay Okay" | 91 | — | ||
| "Nous aussi" | 93 | — | ||
| "J'dis ça j'dis rien" | 95 | — | ||
| "Ambiance vandale" | 96 | — | ||
| "Jet privé" | 112 | — | ||
| "A / R" | 120 | — | ||
| "Vie de reusta" | 135 | — | ||
| "Certification" | 178 | — | ||
| "Pépita" | 189 | — | ||
| "Je suis cramé" (feat. Ivory) |
196 | — | ||
| "Top artiste" | 199 | — | ||
| "Ma Belleuh" | 2023 | 55 | — | En temps réel |
| "Purple" | 68 | — | ||
| "Le Fruit De Mon Époque" | 76 | — | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Legal issues
Disruption of a TGV train and theft
In 2013, after disrupting TGV traffic near Marseille, and attacking the occupants of a stopped TGV, Naps is arrested and charged with theft committed by a group, intentional damage to public property committed by a group, obstruction of rail traffic, and participation in a gathering with the intent to commit vandalism.[6]
Rape
On 19 February 2026, Naps is found guilty of raping a 20-year-old woman on 30 September 2021 in Paris. He is sentenced to 7 years in jail with immediate incarceration, 7 years of ineligibility in France, and will be registered as a sex offender in France.[7]