Népal (rapper)

Népal
Nepal in concert
Nepal in concert
Background information
Birth nameClément Enzo Florian di Fiore
Also known asKLM, Grandmaster Splinter
Born(1990-10-12)12 October 1990
Paris, France
Origin14th arrondissement of Paris
Died9 November 2019(2019-11-09) (aged 29)
Clichy-la-Garenne, Île-de-France, France
GenresFrench hip hop
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • rapper
  • graphic designer
  • videographer
Years active2011-2019
Labels75e Session, Triple 4 Gear
2FingZ
OriginParis, France
GenresFrench rap
Years active2011-2013
Past membersDoums
Népal

Clément Enzo Florian di Fiore [unreliable source?] (French pronunciation: [klemɑ̃ ɛnzo flɔʁjɑ̃ di fjɔʁe]; 12 October 1990 – 9 November 2019), better known by his stage name Népal (pronounced [nepal]), was a French record producer and rapper. 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 Doums 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. 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[who?] 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 5 September 2020, the video "Sundance' was released, featuring rapper Nekfeu portraying a version of himself that would have missed out on success, directed by Syrine Boulanouar and produced by 75e Session, based on an idea expressed by Népal just prior to his demise.[4] Between 28 September and 2 October 2020, artists close to him released five unpublished videos by Népal debut in Lyon.

Discography

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Solo albums

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(as Népal)

Title Year Peak positions
FRA
[5] 		BEL
(Wa)
[6] 		SWI
[7]
2016 - 2018 2018 70 52  –
Adios Bahamas 2020 8 5 18

2FingZ albums

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(duo with Doum's)

  • 2011: 2FingZ
  • 2013: La folie des glandeurs grande dique

EPs and Remixes

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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
  • 2016: 445e Nuit
  • 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)
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Title Year Peak positions Album
FRA
[5]
"Esquimaux"
(Nekfeu feat. Népal) 		2016 72 Nekfeu album
Cyborg

Other charting songs

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Title Year Peak positions Album
FRA
[5] 		BEL
(Wa)
[6]
"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

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  • 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, Panama Bende - "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

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  1. ^ a b Basil B (22 December 2016). "Népal tutoie les sommets" (in French). Artichaut Records. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Laura Marie (10 July 2019). "Avec ses disquettes d'or, Népal nargue la SNEP" (in French). Intrld. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Le rappeur parisien Népal meurt à 24 ans" (in French). Le Figaro. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "75e Session's Instagram story" (in French). SZR Infos. 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Népal discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Népal discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Népal discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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