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'''Nick <!--DO NOT CHANGE THIS TO SAUNTERS, SANTANA, OR ANY OTHER FALSE NAME. HIS NAME IS "NICK SIMMONS" BASED ON RELIABLE SOURCES.-->Simmons''' (born December 18, 1999), known professionally as '''YBN Nahmir''', is an American rapper from [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=YBN Nahmir Has Got Bad News About 'Rick and Morty' |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/38875-ybn-nahmir-rubbin-off-the-paint-pink-backpack |journal=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]] |access-date=December 9, 2017 |last=Plante |first=Corey |date=November 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=10 New Artists You Need to Know Now |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-november-2017-w511888/ybn-nahmir-w511896 |journal=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 9, 2017 |date=November 22, 2017}}</ref> He is best known for his single "[[Rubbin Off the Paint]]", which has risen to a peak of 46 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=YBN Nahmir Details Drama Behind Viral Hit 'Rubbin Off the Paint' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8038451/ybn-nahmir-rubbin-off-the-paint-scandal-instagram |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 9, 2017 |last=Penrose |first=Nerisha |date=November 15, 2017}}</ref>
'''Nick <!--DO NOT CHANGE THIS TO SAUNTERS, SANTANA, OR ANY OTHER FALSE NAME. HIS NAME IS "NICK SIMMONS" BASED ON RELIABLE SOURCES.-->Simmons''' (born December 18, 1999), known professionally as '''YBN Nahmir''', is an American rapper from [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=YBN Nahmir Has Got Bad News About 'Rick and Morty' |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/38875-ybn-nahmir-rubbin-off-the-paint-pink-backpack |journal=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]] |access-date=December 9, 2017 |last=Plante |first=Corey |date=November 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=10 New Artists You Need to Know Now |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-november-2017-w511888/ybn-nahmir-w511896 |journal=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 9, 2017 |date=November 22, 2017}}</ref> He is best known for his single "[[Rubbin Off the Paint]]", which has risen to a peak of 46 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=YBN Nahmir Details Drama Behind Viral Hit 'Rubbin Off the Paint' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8038451/ybn-nahmir-rubbin-off-the-paint-scandal-instagram |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 9, 2017 |last=Penrose |first=Nerisha |date=November 15, 2017}}</ref>


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YBN Nahmir
Birth nameNick Simmons
Born (1999-12-18) December 18, 1999 (age 24)
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
OriginBirmingham, Alabama
Genres
Occupation
  • Rapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsAtlantic Records

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Nick Simmons (born December 18, 1999), known professionally as YBN Nahmir, is an American rapper from Birmingham, Alabama.[1][2] He is best known for his single "Rubbin Off the Paint", which has risen to a peak of 46 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Early life

YBN Nahmir was born on December 18, 1999 in Birmingham, Al. Simmons was raised in a home with his mother, cousins and aunt.[4] His older brothers and his cousins generally would get involved in acts of criminality which influenced Simmons growing up.[5] Simmons attended Clay-Chalkville High School though was pulled out following the success of "Rubbin Off the Paint".[6]

Simmons' interest in music started when he was fourteen years old and was gifted an Xbox 360 for Christmas.[4] Simmons began to play the video game Rock Band (which he would later use to record his first song.)[7] and eventually moved to playing Grand Theft Auto V and then started recording gameplay videos where he would generate a following on YouTube.[8] During his time playing Grand Theft Auto V, Simmons would freestyle in Xbox Live parties and alongside numerous other friends, established the YBN ("Young Boss Niggas") collective.[9] Before producing his own music, Simmons would listen to San Francisco Bay Area rappers like E-40 and credits his style to them.[9]

Career

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.[9][10] Simmons uploaded several more songs to YouTube before releasing his first mixtape in January 2, 2017 titled Believe In The Glo on Soundcloud.[11] Simmons uploaded his second mixtape to SoundCloud on January 21, 2017.[12] The first song that Simmons released that got above fifty thousand Soundcloud plays was titled "Why" and according to Simmons, was partly due to being a diss track to numerous Birmingham rappers.[13]

Simmons released "Rubbin Off the Paint" on September 18, 2017 to WorldStarHipHop's YouTube channel.[14] The song quickly went viral with Simmons explaining it as "blowing up overnight."[15] After the success of the song, Simmons was pulled out of school due to his exceptional popularity and forced to start online classes.[4] The song debuted at 79 on the Billboard Hot 100[16] and peaked at 46.[17]

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.[18] In response, Simmons now has an in-house producer for his instrumentals who is a member of the YBN collective.[4] Simmons released six more tracks in 2017, all failing to chart.

On January 23, 2018, Simmons released "Bounce Out With That" on Lyrical Lemonade's YouTube channel.[19] 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 12 million views on YouTube a week after its release.[20]

On April 2018 Simmons signed with Atlantic Records.[21]

Musical style

Simmons lists his main influences as rappers from the San Francisco Bay Area such as E-40.[9] Talking on his influences in an interview with Billboard, Simmons stated that the lack of mainstream rappers from Birmingham, Alabama made him listen to more artists from the West Coast such as Eazy-E and Tupac.[22][23]

The Fader has compared Simmons' style to that of Bay Area rappers, saying that his rap flow and slang are influenced and sound similar to artists from the San Francisco Bay Area.[4] Talking on his style, Simmons said "I'm not a mumble rapper either. I speak the facts. Lil Uzi Vert and Playboi Carti speak that party hot-shit. It's that Atlanta type of style. My sound is inventive."[24]

Personal life

Simmons currently lives in Los Angeles, California.[22] Speaking on his high school education, Simmons says that following his withdrawal from traditional high school, he has since fallen behind in his online classes but he still plans to graduate.[25] He will be graduating from Clay-Chalkville High School May 2018.[26]

Discography

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
Title Album details Ref.
Believe in the Glo [27]
#YBN
  • Released: 2017
  • Format: Digital download
 [28]

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
US US
R&B/HH 		US
Rap 		CAN
"Rubbin Off the Paint" 2017 46 17 15 85
"Popped Up" — — — —
"Bail Out"[29] — — — —
"No Hook"
(with YBN Almighty Jay)[30] 		— — — —
"The Race"[31] (Tay-K remix) — — — —
"Glizzy Hella Geekin"[32] — — — —
"I Got a Stick"[33] — — — —
"Bounce Out with That"[34] 2018 —[A] 47
[36]		 — 76
[37]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ "Bounce Out with That" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[35]

References

  1. ^ Plante, Corey (November 29, 2017). "YBN Nahmir Has Got Bad News About 'Rick and Morty'". Inverse. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "10 New Artists You Need to Know Now". Rolling Stone. November 22, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Penrose, Nerisha (November 15, 2017). "YBN Nahmir Details Drama Behind Viral Hit 'Rubbin Off the Paint'". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e "How YBN Nahmir went from gamer kid to rising rapper". The FADER. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  5. ^ No Jumper (2017-11-22), YBN NAHMIR EXPOSED, retrieved 2018-01-30
  6. ^ REAL 92.3 LA (2017-12-04), YBN Nahmir Talks Going To Prom, Sleeping w/ 30 Year Olds, "Rubbin Off The Paint", retrieved 2018-01-30{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "YBN Nahmir's "Rubbin Off The Paint" Is About To Be Your New Favorite Song, Meet The 17 Year Old Rapper In His First Interview". www.themaskedgorilla.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  8. ^ CapGod 1 (2017-08-22), GTA 5 SCHOOL KIDS #56 (YBN Nahmir), retrieved 2018-01-30{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b c d "The Break Presents: YBN Nahmir - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  10. ^ Nahmir (2015-03-26), Nahmir x Almighty Jay - Hood Mentality, retrieved 2018-01-30
  11. ^ "Believe In The Glo". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  12. ^ YBN, retrieved 2018-01-30
  13. ^ No Jumper (2017-11-22), YBN NAHMIR EXPOSED, retrieved 2018-01-30
  14. ^ WORLDSTARHIPHOP (2017-09-18), YBN Nahmir "Rubbin Off The Paint" (Prod. by Izak) (WSHH Exclusive - Official Music Video), retrieved 2018-01-30
  15. ^ "Hot 100 Q&A: 18-Year-Old Rapper YBN Nahmir on How Cartoons Inspired His Breakthrough Hit". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  16. ^ "Songs By N.E.R.D. & Rihanna, YBN Nahmir, More Debut On Billboard Hot 100". Headline Planet. 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  17. ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  18. ^ "YBN Nahmir Details Drama Behind Viral Hit 'Rubbin Off the Paint'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  19. ^ "YBN Nahmir Drops Cole Bennett Directed "Bounce Out With That"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  20. ^ "Bounce out With That" from Bounce out With That - Single by YBN Nahmir on iTunes, 2018-01-26, retrieved 2018-01-30
  21. ^ jbanks (25 April 2018). "YBN Nahmir On Recording With His Xbox Headset, Signing to Atlantic Records & More!". Power 106. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  22. ^ a b "YBN Nahmir Premieres New Song 'Popped Up,' Talks Surprise 'Rubbin Off the Paint' Success". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  23. ^ "Meet YBN Nahmir: Alabama's "Rubbin Off The Paint" Star". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  25. ^ REAL 92.3 LA (2017-12-04), YBN Nahmir Talks Going To Prom, Sleeping w/ 30 Year Olds, "Rubbin Off The Paint", retrieved 2018-01-30{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ Boyd, Jared (21 December 2007). "Viral Birmingham rapper YBN Nahmir hosts Christmas toy giveaway with local radio station". Al.com.
  27. ^ "Believe In The Glo". MixTape Monkey. 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  28. ^ "#YBN". MixTape Monkey. 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  29. ^ "Bail Out - Single by YBN Nahmir on Apple Music". Dec 8, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  30. ^ "No Hook - Single by YBN Nahmir & YBN Almighty Jay". Dec 8, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  31. ^ "The Race - Single by YBN Nahmir". Oct 26, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  32. ^ "Glizzy Hella Geekin - Single by YBN Nahmir". Oct 25, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  33. ^ "I Got a Stick - Single by YBN Nahmir". Oct 25, 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  34. ^ "YBN Nahmir Drops Cole Bennett Directed "Bounce Out With That"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  35. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Mar 10, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  36. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: April 7, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  37. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: February 24, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
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