Oboy (rapper)

{{Short description|French rapper (born 1997)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = OBOY | image = OboyNeuchatel.jpg | caption = Oboy performing in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, in 2023 | birth_name = Mihaja Ramiarinarivo | alias = O'Boy, ΩBØY | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|01|06}} | birth_place = Madagascar | genre = Hip-hop, trap, cloud rap, mumble rap | occupation = Rapper | years_active = {{nowrap|2015–present}} | label = Syndicate Records, Believe Records | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|http://oboyofficiel.com/}} }} '''Mihaja Ramiarinarivo'''<ref name=anti>{{cite news |last1=Clément |first1=Naomi |title=Rencontre avec le rappeur OBOY, nouveau maître du clair-obscur |url=https://magazineantidote.com/musique/blood-orange-angels-pulse-mixtape/ |access-date=23 March 2022 |work=Antidote |date=12 July 2019 |language=French}}</ref> (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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Miclet |first1=Brice |title=Avec "Omega", Oboy enfonce le clou du mumble rap |url=https://www.lesinrocks.com/musique/avec-omega-oboy-enfonce-le-clou-du-mumble-rap-171167-04-07-2019/ |access-date=23 March 2022 |work=Les Inrockuptibles |date=4 July 2019 |language=French}}</ref><ref name=booska>{{cite news|url=https://www.booska-p.com/new-oboy-une-nonchalance-revendiquee-portrait-n87669.html|author=Romane DVL|title=OBOY, une nonchalance revendiquée|publisher=Booska-P|date=17 March 2018|access-date=8 September 2021|language=fr}}</ref>

==Biography== Born 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.<ref name=anti/>

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''.<ref name=anti/>

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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clip "Cosmos" : OBOY célèbre son succès après le tube "TDB" |url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Oboy/news-119671.html |access-date=23 March 2022 |publisher=Charts in France |date=11 December 2021 |language=French}}</ref>

Oboy has described ASAP Rocky and Migos as stylistic influences.<ref name=anti/>

==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:140px;"|Album ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"|Peak positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications |- !width="40"|FRA <ref name="lescharts">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Oboy|title=lescharts.com - Discographie Oboy|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=lescharts.com}}</ref> !width="40"|BEL (Fl) <ref name="fl">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Oboy|title=ultratop.be/nl/: Oboy discography}}</ref> !width="40"|BEL (Wa) <ref name="wa">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Oboy|title=ultratop.be/fr/: Oboy discography}}</ref> !width="40"|SWI <ref name="swi">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Oboy|title=Discographie Oboy - hitparade.ch|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=hitparade.ch}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2019 |''Omega'' | style="text-align:center;"|31 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|64 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"| * SNEP: Platinum<ref name="SNEP">{{Cite certification|region=France|artist=Oboy|access-date=29 January 2025}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2021 |''No crari'' | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|95 | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|8 | style="text-align:center;"| * SNEP: Platinum<ref name="SNEP"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2025 |''Olyboy'' | style="text-align:center;"|4 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=15?&annee=2025&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 15, 2025)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=15 April 2025}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|29 | style="text-align:center;"|19 | style="text-align:center;"| |}

===EPs=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:140px;"|EP ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Peak positions |- !width="40"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="40"|BEL (Wa) <ref name="wa"/> !width="40"|SWI <ref name="swi"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2020 |''Mafana'' | style="text-align:center;"|20 | style="text-align:center;"|28 | style="text-align:center;"|59 |}

===Mixtapes=== '''With Way Boto''' *2016: ''Hoverboard''

'''Solo''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:140px;"|Album ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="1"|Peak positions |- !width="40"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2018 |''Olyside'' | style="text-align:center;"|— |- |''Southside'' | style="text-align:center;"|91 |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:140px;"|Title ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Peak positions ! rowspan="2" |Album ! rowspan="2" |Certifications |- !width="40"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="40"|BEL (Wa) <ref name="wa"/> !width="40"|SWI <ref name="swi"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2020 |"Cruel" | style="text-align:center;"|27 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | * SNEP: Platinum<ref name="SNEP"/> | rowspan="3"| ''No crari'' |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2021 |"No blata" | style="text-align:center;"|44 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | * SNEP: Gold<ref name="SNEP"/> |- |"TDB" | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|17 | style="text-align:center;"|39 | * SNEP: Diamond<ref name="SNEP"/> |}

===Featured in=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:140px;"|Title ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Peak positions ! rowspan="2" |Album / EP / Mixtape ! rowspan="2" |Certifications |- !width="40"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="40"|BEL (Wa) <ref name="wa"/> !width="40"|SWI <ref name="swi"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2020 |"Préféré" (Aya Nakamura featuring Oboy) | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|''Aya'' | |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|2021 |"Cramé" (with Koba LaD) | style="text-align:center;"|22 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|''Cartel Vol. 1'' | |- |"Attentat" (PLK featuring Oboy) | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|43 | style="text-align:center;"|63 | style="text-align:center;"|''Enna Boost'' | * SNEP: Platinum<ref name="SNEP"/> |- |"Le maire" (Maes featuring Oboy) | style="text-align:center;"|14 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|81 | style="text-align:center;"|''Réelle vie 3.0'' | |- | style="text-align:center;"|2022 |"Rotterdam" (Uzi featuring Oboy) | style="text-align:center;"|89 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"| | |}

===Other songs=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:140px;"|Title ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Peak positions ! rowspan="2" |Album / EP / Mixtape ! rowspan="2" |Certifications |- !width="40"|FRA <ref name="lescharts"/> !width="40"|BEL (Wa) <ref name="wa"/> !width="40"|SWI <ref name="swi"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2019 |"Je m'en tape" (feat. Aya Nakamura & Dopebwoy) | style="text-align:center;"|65 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|Non-album release | * SNEP: Gold<ref name="SNEP"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"rowspan=3|2020 |"Meilleurs" (feat. 4Keus) | style="text-align:center;"|135 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|Non-album release | |- |"Cabeza" | style="text-align:center;"|4 | style="text-align:center;"|40 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|''Mafana'' | * SNEP: Diamond<ref name="SNEP"/> |- |"Mélodie" | style="text-align:center;"|101 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | * SNEP: Gold<ref name="SNEP"/> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=12|2021 |"Avec toi" | style="text-align:center;"|68 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|Non-album release | * SNEP: Diamond<ref name="SNEP"/> |- |"Louis V" | style="text-align:center;"|8 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|96 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=11|''No crari'' | * SNEP: Gold<ref name="SNEP"/> |- |"Ysl" | style="text-align:center;"|24 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |- |"Cosmos" | style="text-align:center;"|38 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |- |"Elvira" | style="text-align:center;"|41 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |- |"Armada" | style="text-align:center;"|42 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |- |"Terrible" | style="text-align:center;"|54 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |- |"Air Tlanta" | style="text-align:center;"|58 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |- |"Ariel" | style="text-align:center;"|60 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |- |"Bétoile" | style="text-align:center;"|63 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |- |"Aqua86" | style="text-align:center;"|78 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |- |"P2 Interlude" | style="text-align:center;"|115 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://oboyofficiel.com/ Official website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oboy}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century French male rappers Category:21st-century French rappers Category:Rappers from Val-de-Marne Category:Black French rappers Category:People from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges Category:French people of Malagasy descent Category:Mumble rappers Category:Malagasy rappers