Blaaz
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| birth_name = Nabil Franck Assani
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| alias = Blaaz, Mister Blaaz, Un seul mot
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|01|27}}
| origin = Benin
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| genre = Hip hop
| occupation = Rapper, Composer
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| years_active = 2007 –present
| label = Cotonou City Crew
Eben Entertainment
Self-Made-Men
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| website = [http://www.reverbnation.com/blaazofficiel/ Blaaz official site]
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Nabil Franck Assani (born January 27, 1988), known by his stage name Blaaz, is a Beninese hip hop recording artist from Kano, Nigeria.
Biography
He appears for the first time on the album of Fool Faya in 2007. During the same year Blaaz appears with Cyano-gêne on the single " Hard lyrical " followed by " Alerte Rouge " which was so much successfully that Cotonou City Crew decides to work in project with him. It was a very good collaboration which never stopped increasing the artist who begins by getting noticed through the single " Ou est ma monnaie " of the group CCC. A mixtape which was moreover the most downloaded song of the times.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140725092712/http://www.downloaddailymotion.com/video/20203374-cotonou-city-crew-o%C3%B9-est-ma-money.html Où est ma money] video clip on downloaddailymotion.com The success of this single also brought Blaaz in 2008 with the release of the single " Aller Retour "[http://www.lyricsmania.com/aller_retour_lyrics_blaaz.html Lyrics of "Aller Retour "] on lyricsmania.com which also was the single which announced the release of his first album entitled Ghetto Blaazter on December 26, 2008. Better song of 2008 with the single Aller Retour making him one of several media in Benin. Blaaz is then requested everywhere in Benin and insub-region for concerts and others etc....{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.dbmuzikurban.com/concert-mtn-hkh-2014-blaaz-impressionne-sur-scene-photos/ Concert] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726165548/http://www.dbmuzikurban.com/concert-mtn-hkh-2014-blaaz-impressionne-sur-scene-photos/ |date=July 26, 2014 }} Blaaz au concert From 2008 until the end of year 2010 we find him in the mixtape [http://www.afrisson.com/W-A-R-vol-1-12522.html W.A.R]. Things changed with time and Blaaz travelled to Gabon to sign an agreement with the gabonese label Eben Entertainment in 2011. With Eben , he marks his return with a
new single " Le fou "{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.elvio-missihoun.over-blog.com/article-blaaz-le-fou-101743536.html Le fou ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326173349/http://elvio-missihoun.over-blog.com/article-blaaz-le-fou-101743536.html |date=2016-03-26 }} new single by Blaaz in 2011 which was the more downloaded song of the time. He is also present on the mixtape of Eben Family 3 of the group Eben Entertainment announced for 2012. With Nouvelle Donne Music,{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.dbmuzikurban.com/blaaz-aka-le-fou-signe-chez-nouvelle-donne-music/ Blaaz with Nouvel Donne Music] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725175641/http://www.dbmuzikurban.com/blaaz-aka-le-fou-signe-chez-nouvelle-donne-music/ |date=July 25, 2014 }} the french musical label the beninese rapper signed his first single " Ne me laisse pas tomber ".{{in lang|fr}}[http://www.akkatv.com/blaaz-ne-me-laisse-pas-tomber-clip-officiel/ Ne me laisse pas tomber] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930033547/http://www.akkatv.com/blaaz-ne-me-laisse-pas-tomber-clip-officiel/ |date=2018-09-30 }} new single by Blaaz in 2013 He also took up his own label: « Self-Made-Men »{{in lang|fr}}{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20140724185209/http://dreamlinestoresa.com/news/blog/blaaz-lance-rv-a-self-made-men-project Self-made-men]}} the new label of Blaaz in 2012 in the same year of 2012, what enabled him to be raised to the rank of third artist behind the group CCC the category of better artist or group of the year by the magazine U.M.A in 2013.{{in lang|fr}}[https://archive.today/20140724185147/http://ziksansfrontiere.com/news/133-liste-des-nomines-aux-urban-musics-awards.html third artist of year 2013] according to U.M.A in 2013{{in lang|fr}}[http://m.voluncorp.com/news-article-391-liste-des-nomines-des-differentes-categories-des-uma-.aspx Blaaz troisème artiste ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726015915/http://m.voluncorp.com/news-article-391-liste-des-nomines-des-differentes-categories-des-uma-.aspx |date=2014-07-26 }} derrière CCC publié le 04 décembre 2013 par voluncorp.com Blaaz will make another
success thanks to his single " Je vais vous tuer tous "[http://muzik228.com/?p=2345 Jvvtt] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728052027/http://muzik228.com/?p=2345 |date=2014-07-28 }} new single by Blaaz in 2014{{in lang|fr}}[http://paca.triooti.com/2014/01/10/blaaz-jvvtt-je-vais-vous-tuer-tous/ Le single Jvvtt de Blaaz]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} single de Blaaz en janvier 2014 which moreover marked the beginning of year 2014.
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Category:Beninese male singers