Népal (rapper)

2FingZ
2FingZ
Origin	Paris, France
Genres	French rap
Years active	2011-2013
Past members	Doums ; Népal

Népal
Népal
	Nepal in concert
Background information
Birth name	Clément Enzo Florian di Fiore
Also known as	KLM, Grandmaster Splinter
Born	12 October 1990; Paris, France
Origin	14th arrondissement of Paris
Died	9 November 2019 (aged 29); Clichy-la-Garenne, Île-de-France, France
Genres	French hip hop
Occupations	Record producer; rapper; graphic designer; videographer;
Years active	2011-2019
Labels	75e Session, Triple 4 Gear

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by Népal just prior to his demise.^[4] Between 28 September and 2 October 2020, artists close to him released five unpublished videos by Népal debut in Lyon.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

Solo albums

(as Népal)

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

2FingZ albums

(duo with Doum's)

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

EPs and Remixes

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)

Singles featured in

Title	Year	Peak positions	Album
Title	Year	FRA ^[5]	Album
"Esquimaux" (Nekfeu feat. Népal)	2016	72	Nekfeu album Cyborg

Other charting songs

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

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

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

[artichaut-1] Basil B (22 December 2016). "Népal tutoie les sommets" (in French). Artichaut Records. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[intrld-2] Laura Marie (10 July 2019). "Avec ses disquettes d'or, Népal nargue la SNEP" (in French). Intrld. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[figaro-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.

[fra-5] "Népal discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[bel-wa-6] "Népal discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[swi-7] "Népal discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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