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Nabil Franck Assani (born January 27, 1988), known by his stage name Blaaz, is a Beninese hip hop recording artist from Kano, Nigeria.
Early life and career beginning
At the age of eleven, Blaaz was so fascinated by music. Early in 2006 he started rap as a simple composer. But that doesn't interest his mother firstly because she doesn't want her son make career in music.
His experiences through collaborations
He appears for the first time on the album of Fool Faya in 2007.During the same year Blaaz appears with Cyano-gêne on the single " Hard lyrical " followed by " Alerte Rouge " which was so much successfully that Cotonou City Crew decides to work in project with him. It was a very good collaboration which never stopped increasing the artist who begins by getting noticed through the single " Ou est ma monnaie " of the group CCC. A mixtape which was moreover the most downloaded song of the times. The success of this single also brought Blaaz in 2008 with the release of the single " Aller Retour " which also was the single which announced therelease of his first album entitled Ghetto Blaazter on December 26, 2008. Better song of 2008 with the single Aller Retour making him one of several media in Benin. Blaaz is then requested everywhere in Benin and insub-region for concerts and others etc.... From 2008 until the end of year 2010 we find him in the mixtape W.A.R. Things changed with time and Blaaz travelled to Gabon to sign an agreement with the gabonese label Eben Entertainment in 2011. With Eben , he marks his return with anew single " Le fou " which was the more downloaded song of the time. He is also present on the mixtape of Eben Family 3 of the group EbenEntertainment announced for 2012. With Nouvelle Donne Music, the beninese rapper signed his first single " Ne me laisse pas tomber ". He also took up his own label:« Self-Made-Men » in the same year of 2012, what enabled him to be raised to the rank of third artist behind the group CCC the category of better artist or group of the year by the magazine U.M.A in 2013 · . Blaaz will make anothersuccess thanks to his single " Je vais vous tuer tous " ·which moreover marked the beginning of year 2014.
Discography
Album
- 2008 : Ghetto Blaazter
Singles
- 2007 : Hard lyrical (feat Cyano-Gêne)
- 2007 : Alerte Rouge (feat Cyano-Gêne)
- 2007 : Où est ma monnaie (feat le groupe CCC)
- 2008 : Aller retour
- 2008 : Buddah Love
- 2008 : Le temps mort
- 2008 : Ghetto Life (feat Bomo & Koba)
- 2008 : Wayi (feat 3 Game & Dibi Dobo)
- 2008 : Tectonick
- 2008 : Intronisation (feat Cyano-Gêne)
- 2008 : MC’s qui débarquent (feat DAC & DRBX)
- 2008 : Si le rap (feat B-syd)
- 2009 : Allez Retour 2 (feat Young J)
- 2009 : Je swag (feat Enigma)
- 2009 : Aller Retour remix (feat Koba)
- 2009 : Avec toi (feat Caren)
- 2009 : Rien à perdre (feat Big Snow)
- 2009 : One life (feat Amir)
- 2009 :Ghetto Blaazter (feat Diamant Noir)
- 2009 : 2400 (feat Alter Ego & Dibi Dobo)
- 2009 : Money Maker (feat Rim-k & DAC)
- 2009 : J'ai plus le temps d'aimer (feat Nasty Nesta)
- 2009 : Et si (feat Jupiter)
- 2010 : J'ai la dalle (feat DAC)
- 2010 : Je vise la lune
- 2010 : Champagne
- 2010 : Number One (feat Cyano-Gêne)
- 2010 : Garçon Choco (feat 3e Monarchie)
- 2010 : Alerte à la France
- 2010 : Fight
- 2011 : Armés jusko MIC (feat Diamant Noir)
- 2011 : Connexion Cotonou Dakar Ouaga (feat Yeleen & Nix)
- 2011 : On es fatigué
- 2011 : sèches tes larmes (feat L.Y Styll)
- 2011 : Soirée pop champagne (feat Nasty Nesta)
- 2011 : Ofe Kpami remix (feat Inox)
- 2011 : Le fou
- 2011 : Freshman (feat Koba)
- 2011 : Fais péter le son (feat Mutant & R-man)
- 2011 : Anthologie
- 2011 : Number 1 (feat Bpm)
- 2011 : Métisse (feat Koba)
- 2012 : Dans le club (feat Double G)
- 2012 : Champions (feat Nephtali & Koba )
- 2012 : We won't stop (feat Koba & MD)
- 2012 : Rappelez (feat Wilf Enighma)
- 2012 : Je veux (feat Bpm )
- 2012 : Do it easy (feat Amron)
- 2012 : Tu me connais
- 2012 : Haylay
- 2012 : Tic Tac (feat Nephtali)
- 2012 : A chaque son (feat King's)
- 2012 : Parce que je viens de loin
- 2012 : Cotonou Malabo
- 2012 : We go hard (feat Koba)
- 2012 : Amen
- 2012 : Porte bonheur (feat King's)
- 2012 : Le pacte
- 2013 : Ton Corps (feat Sayan)
- 2013 : Sos (feat Koba )
- 2013 : Last men standing (feat Enighma & Nasty Nesta )
- 2013 : C'est chaud (feat 3e monarchie)
- 2013 : Do it big (feat Hypnoz)
- 2013 : Désolé (feat Koba)
- 2013 : Your time (feat Rim-K & Anna)
- 2013 : Juste s'amuser (feat Niyi)
- 2013 : Evolue (feat Hypnoz)
- 2013 : Alien
- 2013 : Sex U (feat Sam Seed)
- 2013 : Haut les mains (feat Willy Baby)
- 2013 : Calmement
- 2013 : Ne me laisse pas tomber
- 2013 : CTN Boss (feat Rest'n, Cyano-Gene, Enighma, Mutant, Logozo, & S@m)
- 2013 : Step du fou (feat 3K)
- 2013 : Validé (feat BIG C )
- 2014 : (Intro) (feat Salam Aleykoum)
- 2014 : Donne lui
- 2014 : Alicia (feat Kardio & Fanicko)
- 2014 : Danse le Azonto (feat Kayno)
- 2014 : Mêle-toi de ta vie (feat Bpm & Fanicko)
- 2014 : Je vais vous tuer tous
- 2014 : La raison de la colère (feat Method Volkaniq)
- 2014 : Gbe é ton lè (Remix) (feat Ctn Heroes)
- 2014 : Repose En Paix
- 2014 : Spiritual Waist (feat Mandee Marcus)
- 2014 : Oh My God (feat Kardio & Niyi Kosiberu)
- 2014 : Même Pas Honte (feat Fanicko)
- 2014 : Jvvtt (remix) (feat Lepac)
- 2014 : Frais depuis toujours (feat Double Face)
- 2014 : Baby Tomato (feat Lace)
Mixtapes
- (in French) 2008 : W.A.R
- (in French) 2011 : Eben Family 3
- (in French) 2013 : Compte à Rebours
- (in French) 2014 : Recto Verso
Tours and concerts
- (in French)Blaaz était présent sur scène au Concert MTN HKH 2014 Festival MTN Hip Hop Kankpé 2014
- (in French)Blaaz du retour au Gabon
- CONCERT BLAAZ & SELF MADE MEN "COMPTE A REBOURS"