Introduction
Housni Mkouboi better known as Rohff at times stylized as Roh2f (born in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 15 December 1977) is a French rapper.
Born in Madagascar to a family of Comoran origin, he immigrated in 1985 to France living in Vitry-sur-Seine, in south suburbs of Paris. His stage name Rohff (French pronunciation: [ʁɔf]) stands for "Rimeur Original Hardcore Flow Fluide".
Rohff began rapping around 1990 and in 1994, he participated in the production of the album Première Classe (First Class), working on the track "On fait les choses" alongside Neg'Marrons, Mystik, and Pit Baccardi, and started becoming known to a larger audience. He is a member of the Mafia K'1 Fry, a group of rappers from Val-de-Marne composed. The group released the album Légendaire (Legendary) in 1999.
The same year, Rohff began to write his first solo album to be released in 1999 under the title Le Code de l'Honneur (The Code of Honor). Tracks included "Appelle-moi Rohff," "Catastrohff," "Skyrohff," "Rohff Vs l'État,", "Les Nerfs à Vifs", "Génération sacrifiée," and "Manimal." Encouraged by the success of his first album, in September 2001, he released a second album La Vie Avant la Mort (Life Before Death). The album sold around 250,000 copies with tracks like "TDSI" "Get Down, Sam'di Soir" and "5-9-1" as a duet with Assia, and a single off the album.
But it was the single "Qui est l'exemple?", released in the spring of 2002, that gave him his big breakthrough, selling roughly 750,000 copies. It also became his debut on the major national radio stations in France.
In 2006, he recorded "La Resurrection" as one of the soundtracks for the video game Scarface: The World is Yours.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR |
BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) |
SWI |
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| 1998 | Le code de l'honneur | – | – | – | – | |
| 2001 | La vie avant la mort | 5 | – | 26 | 89 | FR: Platinum |
| 2004 | La fierté des nôtres | 5 | – | 27 | 37 | FR: 2× Gold |
| 2005 | Au Delà De Mes Limites | 3 | – | – | 64 | FR: Platinum |
| 2008 | Le code de l'horreur | 4 | – | 27 | – | FR: Platinum |
| 2010 | La cuenta | 11 | – | 53 | 92 | FR: Gold |
| 2013 | P.D.R.G. (Pouvoir, Danger, Respect & Game) |
2 | 110 | 4 | 25 | FR: Gold |
| 2015 | Rohff Game | 14 | – | 23 | 61 | |
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR |
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| 1998 | Au-delà de mes limites - Classics | 27 |
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR |
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| 2004 | 1994-2004: 10 ans d'avance | – |
| 2004 | Le cauchemar du rap français : Chapitre 1 | 22 |
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR |
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| 2009 | Zenith Classics | 97 |
- 1996 : Liens sacrés
- 1998 : Légendaire
- 2003 : La cerise sur le ghetto
- 2007 : Jusqu'à la mort (reedition)
Singles
(Selective)
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certification | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR |
BEL Wa Ultratop |
BEL Wa Ultratip |
SWI |
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| 2001 | "R.O.H.F.F" | 72 | – | – | – | La vie avant la mort | |
| "TDSI" | 28 | – | – | – | |||
| 2002 | "Qui est l'exemple? | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | ||
| "5.9.1" (feat. Assia) |
15 | 39 | – | – | |||
| 2004 | "94" | 68 | – | – | – | La fierté des nôtres | |
| "Le son qui tue" (with Natty) |
17 | 3 | – | 19 | |||
| 2005 | "Zone internationale" (with Roldan G. Rivero) |
45 | 37 | – | 62 | ||
| "Charisme" (with Wallen) |
27 | – | 9 | – | |||
| "Ça fait plaisir" (with Intouchable) |
53 | – | 11 | – | |||
| "La puissance" | 14 | – | 3 | – | Au-delà de mes limites | ||
| 2006 | "Starfuckeuz'" | 55 | – | – | 84 | ||
| "La résurrection" | 37 | – | – | – | Au-delà de mes limites - Classics | ||
| 2012 | "K-SOS Musik" | 18 | – | 21 | – | P.D.R.G. (Pouvoir, Danger, Respect & Game) (Saison 1 & 2) |
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| 2013 | "Dounia" | 29 | – | 43 | – | ||
| "J'accélère" | 19 | – | 41 | – | |||
| 2014 | "Soleil" | 80 | – | – | – | ||
| 2015 | "Suge Knight" | 40 | – | – | – | ||
| "Rohff Game" | 50 | – | – | – | |||
| 2016 | "Dans le game" | 119 | – | – | – | ||
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR |
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| 2013 | "Ti amo t'es à moi" (feat. Amel Bent) |
94 | P.D.R.G. (Pouvoir, Danger, Respect & Game) (Saison 1 & 2) |
| "Determiné" | 96 | ||
| "Zlatana" | 109 | ||
| "Futurs nouveaux amis" | 192 | ||
| "Maudit" | 197 | ||
| "P.D.R.G." | 198 | ||
| 2014 | "L'oseille" | 194 | |
| 2015 | "La crème de la crème" | 77 | |
| "Bijou" | 181 |
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certification | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR |
BEL Wa Ultratop |
BEL Wa Ultratip |
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| 2002 | "Get Down Samedi Soir" (DJ Abdel feat. Rohff & Oliver Cheatham) |
42 | – | – | ||
| 2007 | "Dirty Hous" (feat Big Ali) |
– | – | – | ||
| 2008 | "Pimp Ma Life" (TLF feat. Rohff) |
37 | – | – | ||
| 2012 | "4 étoiles" (Sultan feat. Rohff) |
45 | – | 32 | ||
Appearances
2010 Rohff feat Zaho - Fais doucement Rohff feat Karim Benzema - Fait moi la passe