Népal (rapper)
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Népal | |
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Birth name | Clément Di Fiore |
Also known as | KLM, Grandmaster Splinter |
Born | 14th arrondissement of Paris, France | October 12, 1990
Died | November 9, 2019 Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France | (aged 29)
Genres | French rap |
Occupation(s) | Beatmaker, record producer, graphic designer, videographer |
Years active | 2011-2019 |
Labels | 75e Session, Triple 4 Gear |
Associated acts | 2FingZ, 75e Session, L'Entourage, 1995, Les Gars Laxistes |
2FingZ | |
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Origin | Paris, France |
Genres | French rap |
Years active | 2011-2013 |
Past members | Doums Népal |
Clément Di Fiore (Paris 12 October 1990 – Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine 9 November 2019) better known as Népal, was a French rapper and beatmaker. He was also known as KLM[1] and GrandMaster Splinter. A co-founding member of the collective 75e Session, he produced their EP 16par16 in 2014.[1][2] He also formed with Doum's as the duo 2Fingz.[2] He was also close to the collective L'Entourage, to the band 1995 and the project Les Gars Laxistes. Népal attached great importance to remain anonymous, covering his face with a hood, a mask, or even with make up.
Népal died on 9 November 2019. He was 29. There are uncertainties about his real age as some claim he was 30 when he died (having been born in 1990 and not in 1994). The announcement came after 11 days on social networks on 20 November 2019 including the posthumous release of his album Adios Bahamas that he had just completed recording.[3] The actual circumstances of his death are not clear, but many believe he committed suicide.
In December 2019, a graffiti work was launched as a tribute to his work by the collective 75e Session and the musical project Les Gars Laxistes. using the cover of the album Adios Bahamas, it was placed on Rue des Thermopyles in the 14e arrondissement of Paris, the suburb where he grew.
Posthumously, on 4 September 2020, the video "Sundance' was released about the daily life of rapper Nekfeu directed by Syrine Boulanouar and produced by 75e Session, based on an idea by Népal expressed just prior to his demise. Between 28 September and 2 October 2020, artists close to him released five unpublished videos by Népal.
Discography[]
Solo albums[]
(as Népal)
Title | Year | Peak positions | |||
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FRA [4] |
BEL (Wa) [5] |
SWI [6] | |||
2016 - 2018 | 2018 | 70 | 52 | – | |
Adios Bahamas | 2020 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
2FingZ albums[]
(duo with Doum's)
- 2011: 2FingZ
- 2013: La folie des glandeurs
EPs and Remixes[]
- as Grandmaster Splinter
- 2012: Medley Vol. 1
- 2012: Medley Vol. 2
- 2013: Medley Vol. 3
- as Népal
- 2014: 16par16
- 2014: 16par16 Remix
- 2016: 444 Nuits (as Népal)
- 2016: 445e Nuit (as Népal)
- 2018: KKSHISENSE8 (2018)
- as KLM
- 2015: Enter The Dojo Vol. 1 (produced for 75e Session)
- 2017: Slow Mix 06/08/17 (remixes for 75e Session)
- 2018: Slow Mix 07/02/18 (remixes for 75e Session)
Singles featured in[]
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
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FRA [4] | |||
"Esquimaux" (Nekfeu feat. Népal) |
2016 | 72 | Nekfeu album Cyborg |
Other charting songs[]
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
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FRA [4] |
BEL (Wa) [5] | |||
"Rien d'spécial" | 2019 | 136 | Tip* | |
"En face" (feat. Nekfeu) |
2020 | 56 | – | Adios Bahamas |
"Sundance" | 74 | Tip* | ||
"Trajectoire" | 81 | – | ||
"Daruma" | 130 | Tip* | ||
"Vibe" (feat. Sheldon) |
165 | – | ||
"Lemonade" | 167 | – | ||
"Là-bas" | 172 | – | ||
"Ennemis, Pt. 2" (feat. Di-Meh) |
175 | – | ||
"Millionaire" (feat. Doums) |
188 | – |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Tipparade charts.
- Others
- "James Worthy"
- "Fugu"
- "66 Mesures"
- "Abra"
- Posthumously
(all in 2020)
- "Dans le fond"
- "Cheddar"
- "Coach K
- "Même vie"
- "Benji"
Collaborations[]
- 2010: Hippocampe Fou feat. Népal (KLM) - "Clash"
- 2011: John Doe ∅ 1 (Freestyle Anonyme)
- 2012: Reeko feat. Nekfeu, Alpha Wann, KLM - "Coup de crayon"
- 2013: Sanka feat. Népal - "Un monde imaginaire" on EP Nomade Shaolin
- 2014: 75e Session feat. 13 Sarkastick, - "La Diff" on EP Paris - Genève
- 2014: Di-Meh feat. Népal, Limsa - "Le taff est fait" on EP Reste calme
- 2014: Grünt #18 feat. 75e Session
- 2014: Di-Meh feat. Népal - "Paris-Genève 2" on EP Dimeh Hendrix
- 2014: Sheldon feat. Népal, Walter - "Le Grand Bond en avant"
- 2015: Di-Meh feat. Nepal - "Fu Gee La" on EP Entre le rap et la vraie vie
- 2015: Fonky Drü feat. 75e Session - "Azur" on EP Delta 64236
- 2015: FA2L feat. Népal, Losti - "Petit frère" on EP Fameux
- 2015: FA2L feat. Népal - "La Cigarette" on EP Fameux
- 2016: Nekfeu feat. Népal - "Esquimaux" on the album Cyborg
- 2016: Népal & Diabi - "Benjamin Franklin" on EP The Lost Draft
- 2016: Les Chics Types feat. Népal - "Cafard Boulevard" on EP Tout Baigne
- 2017: Lomepal feat. 2Fingz - "Lucy" on album Flip
- 2017: Di-Meh feat. Népal - "Ennemis" on EP Focus
- 2017: L'affreux Jojo feat. Népal - "A l'aise" on EP Portraits gachés
- 2018: Sopico feat. Népal - "Domo" on album YË
- 2018: Grünt Hors-Série feat. Doums, Nekfeu, Alpha Wann, 2zer, Framal, Mekra
- 2018: Bohemian Club feat. Népal - "Toxic" on EP Substance M
- 2018: Troisième Freestyle de la série "Règlement Space" de la chaine du Règlement
- 2019: M le Maudit feat. Népal - "ÉVEIL" on EP I HATE LOVE
- 2019: WondaGurl feat. Népal - "City Lights, Pt.2" on EP Toronto - Paris
- 2019: Fixpen Sill feat. Népal - "Touareg" on album FLAG
- 2019: Doum's feat. Népal - "Le fer" on album Pilote & Co
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Basil B (22 December 2016). "Népal tutoie les sommets" (in French). Artichaut Records. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Laura Marie (10 July 2019). "Avec ses disquettes d'or, Népal nargue la SNEP" (in French). Intrld. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Le rappeur parisien Népal meurt à 24 ans" (in French). Le Figaro. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Népal discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Népal discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "Népal discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- French rappers
- 1994 births
- 2019 deaths