YL (rapper)

Jawad, (born on April 6, 1996), better known by his stage name YL or Yamine l'Artyste, is a French rapper of Algerian descent who gained fame with his freestyle during All Stars events in Marseille. His release Traficante was used in the soundtrack of the film Chouf released in October 2016. He has collaborated with a great number of rappers. One of his notable and most popular songs “Nina” has had many fans confused as to the meaning of the song.

Discography

Title	Details	Peak position			Certifications
		FRA[1]	BEL(WA)[2]	SWI[3]
Confidences	Released: 23 February 2018[4] Label: Def Jam, Jive, Small Stone[5] Formats: CD, streaming[6]	2	24	90
Nyx & Érèbe / Æther & Héméra	Released: 3 February 2019[7] Label: Def Jam, Jive-Epic Formats: CD, streaming	11	28	69
Vaillants	Released: 16 April 2020 Label: Blue Hills Formats: Digital download, streaming	17	36	—
Compte de faits	Released: 18 September 2020 Label: Blue Hills Formats: CD, streaming	10	32	85
Yamine	Released: 25 February 2022 Label: Blue Hills Formats: Digital download, streaming	—	83	—

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		FRA[8]
2018	"Pas pareil"(feat. Timal)	113	Nyx & Érèbe
2019	"Regarde moi"	126
	"Mala"(feat. RK)	83[9]	Aether & Héméra

Other charted songs

Year	Title	Peak positions		Album
		FRA[8]	BEL (WA)[10]
2018	"Fruit d'mon époque"	75	—	Confidences
	"Vai nova" (feat. Soolking)	38	—
	"La hagra" (feat. Sofiane & Niro)	45	—
	"Sicario" (feat. Ninho)	25	31(Ultratip*)
	"Donne-nous le" (feat. Alonzo)	71	—
	"Oublie-moi"	87	—
	"Elle me ment"	93	—
	"Favelas"	102	—
	"Ciel"	118	—
	"Escort"	119	—
	"Zanotti"	120	—
	"Métaux"	143	—
	"Yamine"	154	—
	"Ahmed Othman"	159	—
	"Mon barrio"	168	—
	"La cause de mon père"	184	—
2019	"Nina"	21[11]	—	Nyx & Érèbe
	"Regarde moi"	90	—
	"On fait l'mal" (feat. Niro)	103	—
	"3min6"	115	—
	"Tôt ou tard"	163	—
	"Bénéfices"	191	—
	"Pas pareil" (feat. Timal)	196	—
2020	"Vaillante"	19	—

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Featured in

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		FRA[8]
2017	"Le cercle" (Sofiane feat. Hornet La Frappe, GLK & YL)	46	Sofiane albumBandit saleté
	"Pochon bleu" (Naps feat. 13ème Art, Graya, Kalif, Raisse & YL)	91
2018	"Immigri" (Rim'K feat. YL)	165	Rim'k albumMutant

References

1. "Discographie YL". lescharts.com (in French). Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
2. "Discographie YL". ultratop.be (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
3. "YL". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 24 November 2011.
4. http://www.music-story.com/YL/Confidences
5. http://www.rime-rap-ghetto.com/2013/01/YL-confidene.html
6. "YL : confidences". Discogs. 25 April 2005.
7. http://www.music-story.com/YL/Nyx-et-erebe
8. "YL discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
9. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 8, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
10. "YL discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
11. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 8, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

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