Nicholas Alexander Simmons (born December 18, 1999), known professionally as YBN Nahmir (Initialism for Young Boss Nigga Nahmir), is an American rapper.[3][4] As the de facto leader of the short-lived hip hop collective YBN, he is best known for his debut 2017 single "Rubbin Off the Paint", which peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] His 2018 single, "Bounce Out with That" peaked atop the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. His 2019 single, "Opp Stoppa" (remixed featuring 21 Savage) peaked at number 78 on the former chart and preceded the release of his debut studio album Visionland (2021), which was met with critical and commercial failure.[6]
YBN Nahmir | |
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 YBN Nahmir performing in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Alexander Simmons[1] |
| Born | December 18, 1999 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Formerly of | YBN |
| Website | y-b-n |
Early life
Simmons was born on December 18, 1999, in Birmingham, Alabama. He was raised in a home with his mother, his cousins and his aunt.[7] Simmons attended Clay-Chalkville High School in Clay, Alabama, though dropped out following the success of "Rubbin Off the Paint;"[8] he graduated in May 2018.[9]
Simmons' interest in music started when he was fourteen years old and was gifted an Xbox 360 for Christmas.[7] Simmons began to play the video game Rock Band (which he would later use to record his first song.)[10] and eventually moved to playing Grand Theft Auto V and then started recording gameplay videos where he would generate a following on YouTube.[11] During his time playing Grand Theft Auto V, Simmons would freestyle in Xbox Live parties and alongside numerous other friends, established the Young Boss Niggas collective.[12]
Career
Simmons formed the hip hop collective YBN (an acronym for Young Boss Niggas) in Birmingham, Alabama in 2014 composed by him, YBN Almighty Jay, YBN Cordae, YBN Glizzy, his cousin YBN Manny, YBN Walker, YBN Nicky Baandz, YBN Malik, YBN Carl and YBN Dayday.[13]
Simmons uploaded his first song onto YouTube when he was fifteen with fellow YBN member, YBN Almighty Jay. The song, titled "Hood Mentality" was uploaded on March 21, 2015, to barely any reception.[12][14] Simmons uploaded several more songs to YouTube before releasing his first mixtape on January 2, 2017, titled Believe In The Glo on SoundCloud.[15] Simmons uploaded his second mixtape to SoundCloud on January 21, 2017.[16]
Simmons released "Rubbin Off the Paint" on September 18, 2017, to WorldStarHipHop's YouTube channel.[17] The song quickly went viral with Simmons explaining it as "blowing up overnight."[18] After the success of the song, Simmons began to skip school due to hot weather and exceptional popularity, and was forced to start online classes.[7] The song debuted at 79 on the Billboard Hot 100[19] and peaked at 46.[20]
In November 2017, Simmons was involved in controversy following his song being claimed by a record label after his manager sold the instrumental for the song to a third-party.[21] In response, Simmons now has an in-house producer for his instrumentals who is a member of the YBN collective.[7] Simmons released six more tracks in 2017.
On January 23, 2018, Simmons released "Bounce Out with That" on Lyrical Lemonade's YouTube channel.[22] The song wasn't available on streaming services for up to three days after the release of the music video. The song has accumulated over 159 million views on YouTube after its release.[23]
In April 2018, Simmons signed with Atlantic Records.[24] He was later named as one of the members of XXL's "2018 Freshman Class" on June 12, 2018, competing in a cypher with Stefflon Don and Wifisfuneral.[25]
On July 13, 2018, Simmons announced via Twitter he would do a Tour in Europe in the fall 2018 with Almighty Jay and Cordae.[26] They would visit France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and more.[27] The collective YBN released YBN: The Mixtape in 2018 with Gucci Mane, MGK and Lil Skies, between others.[28][29]
On March 22, 2019, he released "Baby 8".[30] On June 10, 2019, he released a music video called "Opp Stoppa".[31]
On March 26, 2021, Simmons released his debut album Visionland.
On July 9, 2022, Simmons has confirmed to have signed a new recording deal with Def Jam Recordings, making him the second artist to draft instantly to the latter from Atlantic Records since Fabolous in 2006.[32][33]
On February 23, 2024, he released “BEAM” with Indian Rapper MC NIKHIL.
Musical style
Nahmir lists his main influences as rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area such as E-40.[12] Talking on his influences in an interview with Billboard, Simmons stated that the lack of mainstream rappers from Birmingham made him listen to more artists from the West Coast such as Eazy-E and Tupac.[34][35]
Personal life
Simmons currently resides in Los Angeles, California. In August 2018, he began a relationship with social media influencer Sahlt. In 2021, it was announced that the two had ended their relationship.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Visionland |
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Extended Plays
| Title | Details |
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| Faster Car Music[36] |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [37] | US R&B/HH [38] | US Rap [39] | CAN [40] | ||||||
| Head Honcho |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
| Believe in the Glo |
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| #YBN |
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| YBN: The Mixtape (with Almighty Jay, and Cordae) | 21 | 13 | 12 | 19 | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [45] | US R&B/HH [46] | US Rap [47] | CAN [48] | NZ Hot [49] | ||||||
| "I Got a Stick"[50] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Glizzy Hella Geekin"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "No Hook" (with YBN Almighty Jay)[52] | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Bail Out"[53] | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Rubbin Off the Paint" | 46 | 17 | 15 | 85 | - | YBN: The Mixtape | ||||
| "Bounce Out with That" (solo or with Machine Gun Kelly)[54] | 2018 | —[A] | 47 | — | 76 | — | ||||
| "Baby 8"[56] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Fuck It Up" (featuring City Girls and Tyga)[57] | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Opp Stoppa" (solo or featuring 21 Savage) | 78 | 29 | 23 | 72 | 30 |
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| "Talkin" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "2 Seater" (featuring G-Eazy and Offset)[58] | — | — | — | — | 32 | Visionland | ||||
| "I Remember" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Pop Like This" (featuring Yo Gotti) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Wake Up" | — | — | — | — | — | Visionland | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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| US [59] | US R&B/HH [60] | CAN [61] | |||||
| "Hi Bich (Remix)" (Bhad Bhabie featuring YBN Nahmir, Rich the Kid and Asian Da Brat)[62] | 2018 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "1942" (G-Eazy featuring Yo Gotti and YBN Nahmir) | 70 | 29 | 90 | Uncle Drew | |||
| "Juveniles" (Wifisfuneral featuring YBN Nahmir)[64] | — | — | — | Ethernet | |||
| "Eastside" (Joose featuring YBN Nahmir)[65] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Big Chop" (Cuban Doll featuring YBN Nahmir)[66] | — | — | — | ||||
| "RUN IT UP" (DDG featuring Blac Youngsta, G Herbo and YBN Nahmir)[67] | — | — | — | Sorry 4 the Hold Up and VALEDICTORIAN | |||
| "Spaz" (Bhad Bhabie featuring YBN Nahmir)[68] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Done with Her" (Khao featuring Gucci Mane, Lil Baby, Tabius Tate and YBN Nahmir)[69] | 2019 | — | — | — | |||
| "I Might" (Lil Xan featuring Steven Cannon, YBN Almighty Jay and YBN Nahmir)[70] | — | — | — | ||||
| "Thot Box" (Hitmaka featuring Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Tyga and YBN Nahmir) | — | — | — | Big Tuh | |||
| "Braces" (Prince Taee featuring YBN Nahmir)[71] | 2021 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Victory" (Dvbbs featuring YBN Nahmir)[72] | — | — | — | Sleep | |||
| "Who Is That" (Kernald featuring YBN Nahmir)[73] | 2024 | — | — | Non-Album Single | |||
| “BEAM” (MC NIKHIL featuring YBN Nahmir) BEAM(feat. YBN Nahmir) - Single by MC NIKHIL, retrieved February 23, 2024 | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
Media related to YBN Nahmir at Wikimedia Commons
