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]
OBOY | |
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 Oboy performing in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mihaja Ramiarinarivo |
| Also known as | O'Boy, ΩBØY |
| Born | 6 January 1997 Madagascar |
| Genres | Hip-hop, trap, cloud rap, mumble rap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Syndicate Records, Believe Records |
| Website | oboyofficiel |
Biography
editBorn 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 French Albums Chart in September 2021. The single "TDB" topped the French Singles Chart for five weeks in August and September and received 68 million streams by December, earning it Platinum status for topping 50 million streams.[4]
Oboy has described ASAP Rocky and Migos as stylistic influences.[1]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| 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
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [8] | |||
| 2020 | Mafana | 20 | 28 | 59 | |
Mixtapes
edit- with Way Boto
- 2016: Hoverboard
- Solo
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] | |||
| 2018 | Olyside | — | |
| Southside | 91 |
Singles
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "French certifications – Oboy" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 October 2022.