Naza

French rapper of Congolese origin, Jean-Désiré Sosso Dzabatou alias Naza was born in Amiens, Somme, on May 26, 1993. He grew up in Creil, in the Oise region, listening to Congolese rumba as much as rap. His meeting with Keblack, of the same origin as himself, led to a collaboration of several tracks in 2015, before Naza was signed to the same Bomayé Musik label, owned by Youssoupha. After the release of a debut EP called Tout Pour la Street in 2016 and several other tracks, it was a new collaboration with Keblack on "Bazardée " (No. 7) and his own track "MMM (Mouiller le maillot et mailler)" (No. 59), which brought him to the attention of a wider audience. Released the same year, his debut album Incroyable (2017) reached No. 11 and was certified gold. In return, Naza invited Keblack on "On t'a dit" (No. 45) and recorded his second album, C'est la Loi (2018), which reached No. 7 and included duets with Alonzo, Fally Ipupa and Ninho. However, it was the track "P*tain de m*rde" (No. 27), spotted by footballer Presnel Kimpembe during the French team's victorious World Cup and widely shared on social networks, that brought the rapper to the attention of the general public, before a first appearance at the Olympia in Paris in October 2018. March 2019 saw the release of Bénèf (No. 28), a third album featuring his reunion with Youssoupha, Keblack, Fally Ipupa and Ninho, as well as the track "Loin de moi", ranked No. 5. Collaborations continued with Dadju, Aya Nakamura, Eva, Black M, Gradur, Kalash Criminel, Bramsito and Marwa Loud, culminating in the 2020 release of Gros Bébé (No. 3), featuring the hit track "Jolie bébé" (No. 2), sung as a duet with Niska. After being joined by Keblack and Naps on "Ma Play" (no. 130) in 2021, Naza releases the Big Daddy - Mixtape Vol. 1 (2022), which reaches no. 9 and features contributions from Soolking, Fally Ipupa, Hornet La Frappe, Koba LaD and Da Uzi. Naza continues in 2024 with Nazaland (No. 7), featuring duets with Tiakola ("Une histoire"), Maes, Tayc, Ninho, KeBlack and Jul. Alongside the series of singles subtitled Station #1-3, 2025 saw the release of "Guantanamo" with Gaëlle and the solo track "Obrigado". A new salvo of singles, including "On va", "Wanta" and "C'est incroyable", led to the album Dégât (2025), charting at No. 42 and featuring contributions from Gazo, SDM and Franglish. The following year saw the release of the seventh RDF album (No. 79), with guest appearances by Guy2Bezbar, L2B and Keblack.