Oboy (rapper)
OBOY | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mihaja Ramiarinarivo |
| Also known as | O'Boy, ΩBØY |
| Born | 6 January 1997 Madagascar |
| Genres | Hip-hop, trap, cloud rap, mumble rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Syndicate Records, Believe Records |
| Website | oboyofficiel |
Mihaja Ramiarinarivo[1] (born 6 January 1997), better known by his stage name Oboy (stylised as OBOY and occasionally as ΩBØY), is a French rapper of Malagasy origin. He raps in the mumble rap style.[2][3]
Biography
Born in Madagascar, Oboy lived in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne, from the age of six. The eldest and only son of three children, his father introduced him to a wide variety of music, including Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Tupac Shakur.[1]
At the age of 17, members of Oboy's former collective Way Boto invited him to record music, which eventually evolved into his first EP, Olyside – a cloud rap and trap recording. It was followed in March 2018 by Southside, and in July 2019 by his first full-length album, Omega.[1]
Oboy's second album No crari went to number 3 on the
Oboy has described ASAP Rocky and Migos as stylistic influences.[1]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRA
[5] |
BEL (Fl) [6] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [8] | |||
| 2019 | Omega | 31 | — | 64 | — |
|
| 2021 | No crari | 3 | 95 | 6 | 8 |
|
EPs
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRA
[5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [8] | |||
| 2020 | Mafana | 20 | 28 | 59 | |
Mixtapes
- with Way Boto
- 2016: Hoverboard
- Solo
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
FRA
[5] | |||
| 2018 | Olyside | — | |
| Southside | 91 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRA
[5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [8] | ||||
| 2020 | "Cruel" | 27 | — | — |
|
No crari |
| 2021 | "No blata" | 44 | — | — |
| |
| "TDB" | 1 | 17 | 39 |
| ||
Featured in
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album / EP / Mixtape | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRA
[5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [8] | ||||
| 2020 | "Préféré" (Aya Nakamura featuring Oboy) |
4 | — | — | Aya | |
| 2021 | "Cramé" (with Koba LaD) |
22 | — | — | Cartel Vol. 1' | |
| "Attentat" (PLK featuring Oboy) |
4 | 43 | 63 | Enna Boost |
| |
| "Le maire" (Maes featuring Oboy) |
14 | — | 81 | Réelle vie 3.0 | ||
| 2022 | "Rotterdam" (Uzi featuring Oboy) |
89 | — | — | ||
Other songs
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album / EP / Mixtape | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRA
[5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [8] | ||||
| 2019 | "Je m'en tape" (feat. Aya Nakamura & Dopebwoy) |
65 | — | — | Non-album release |
|
| 2020 | "Meilleurs" (feat. 4Keus) |
135 | — | — | Non-album release | |
| "Cabeza" | 4 | 40 | — | Mafana |
| |
| "Mélodie" | 101 | — | — |
| ||
| 2021 | "Avec toi" | 68 | — | — | Non-album release |
|
| "Louis V" | 8 | — | 96 | No crari |
| |
| "Ysl" | 24 | — | — | |||
| "Cosmos" | 38 | — | — | |||
| "Elvira" | 41 | — | — | |||
| "Armada" | 42 | — | — | |||
| "Terrible" | 54 | — | — | |||
| "Air Tlanta" | 58 | — | — | |||
| "Ariel" | 60 | — | — | |||
| "Bétoile" | 63 | — | — | |||
| "Aqua86" | 78 | — | — | |||
| "P2 Interlude" | 115 | — | — | |||
References
- ^ a b c d Clément, Naomi (12 July 2019). "Rencontre avec le rappeur OBOY, nouveau maître du clair-obscur". Antidote (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Miclet, Brice (4 July 2019). "Avec "Omega", Oboy enfonce le clou du mumble rap". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Romane DVL (17 March 2018). "OBOY, une nonchalance revendiquée" (in French). Booska-P. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Clip "Cosmos" : OBOY célèbre son succès après le tube "TDB"" (in French). Charts in France. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Discographie Oboy". lescharts.com.
- ^ "ultratop.be/nl/: Oboy discography".
- ^ a b c d e "ultratop.be/fr/: Oboy discography".
- ^ a b c d e Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Oboy - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.
- ^ Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 October 2022.