Nardo Wick

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Nardo Wick
Birth nameHorace Bernard Walls III
Born (2001-12-30) December 30, 2001 (age 20)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2020–present
Labels
Websitewhoisnardowick.com

Horace Bernard Walls III (born December 30, 2001), better known by his stage name Nardo Wick, is an American rapper from Jacksonville, Florida. He is signed to Flawless Entertainment and RCA Records. He is best known for his 2021 single "Who Want Smoke?". Another version of the song, which features fellow rappers G Herbo, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage, propelled it to debut at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earn platinum certification by the RIAA. Wick released his debut studio album, Who Is Nardo Wick?, that same year.

Early life[]

Walls was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on December 30, 2001[citation needed]. He graduated from a private local high school in his hometown. He started writing songs in high school. After he graduated, he began to focus full-time on his music career.[1]

Career[]

Wick released his debut single, "Lolli". He then released the single "Slide". He then released the single "Came Up" as the final release of the year. Starting off 2021, he released the single "Who Want Smoke?" on January 22, 2021. Wick then released the single "Shhh" on April 23, 2021. It serves as the lead single to his debut studio album, Who Is Nardo Wick?. On August 27, 2021, Wick was featured on fellow American rapper 42 Dugg's song, "Opp Pack", from the deluxe edition of the latter's commercial mixtape Free Dem Boyz. The song served as Wick's first time being featured on a song by another artist. On October 8, 2021, Wick released another version of "Who Want Smoke?", which features fellow rappers G Herbo, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage.[2] The song serves as the second single to Who Is Nardo Wick? and was released alongside an accompanying music video that was directed by Cole Bennett in association with Lyrical Lemonade. The new version boosted the popularity of the song alongside a dance to it that was created on video-sharing app TikTok, which debuted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the RIAA, which gave Wick both his first charting song and his first song that received a certification, respectively. Two days later, Wick was featured on rapper Katana 10400's single, "She Want Me Dead!", which served as Wick's second feature and first time being featured on a single. Wick released the single "Me or Sum", which features fellow rappers Future and Lil Baby, on November 29, 2021. It serve as the second single to Who Is Nardo Wick?[3] The album was released four days later, on December 3, 2021. It features new guest appearances from Hit-Boy, Big30, and Lakeyah.

Personal life[]

Walls is a Christian. His mother is his manager and his father is a home maker. He graduated from a local high school in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. On August 18, 2021, Walls was arrested due to concealed weapons charges.[1]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[4]
Who Is Nardo Wick? 19

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[5] 		US
R&B/HH
[6] 		US
Rap
[7] 		CAN
[8] 		NZ
Hot
[9]
"Lolli" 2020 — — — — — Non-album singles
"Slide" ��� — — — —
"Came Up" — — — — —
"Who Want Smoke?"
(solo or featuring G Herbo, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage) 		2021 17 5 3 41 15 Who Is Nardo Wick?[A]
"Shhh" — — — — — Non-album singles
"Knock Knock" — — — — —
"Pull Up" — — — — —
"I Be Chillin" — — — — —
"Me or Sum"
(featuring Future and Lil Baby) 		58 15 10 — — Who Is Nardo Wick?
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist[]

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications shown
Title Year Album
"She Want Me Dead!"
(Katana 10400 featuring Nardo Wick) 		2021 Non-album single

Guest appearances[]

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Opp Pack" 2021 42 Dugg Free Dem Boyz (Deluxe)
"Da Drop" GMO Stax Youngest Pit in America (Deluxe)

Notes[]

  1. ^ While the solo version does not appear on any album, the version that features G Herbo, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage appears on Who Is Nardo Wick? and is titled "Who Want Smoke??", which adds a question mark to the title.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Gautam, Umesh (August 20, 2021). "Who is Nardo Wick? Wiki, Biography, Net worth, Age, Real Name, Parents, Girlfriend, Career & More". News Unzip. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Mira B (October 9, 2021). "G Herbo, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage Hop on Nardo Wick's "Who Want Smoke" Remix". The Source. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Caraan, Sophie (November 30, 2021). "Future and Lil Baby Join Nardo Wick for New Single "Me or Sum"". Hypebeast. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  4. ^ @billboardcharts (December 13, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)..." (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
  6. ^ Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
  7. ^ Peaks on the Hot Rap Songs chart:
  8. ^ "G Herbo Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "American certifications – Nardo Wick". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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