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PNL

Data updated on 2024-10-31 13:04:54 UTC
Combining atmospheric production and hypnotic, introspective rhymes, French alternative hip-hop group PNL ("Peace N' Lovés") is a self-made sensation that captured a zeitgeist to score a number one album without signing to any label or granting a single interview. That album, 2016's Dans la légende, was their third release overall and highest-selling to date, diamond-certified by the time their next chart-topper, Deux frères, landed in 2019.

French-Arab Muslim siblings Tarik and Nabil Andrieu, aka Ademo and N.O.S., grew up in the Tarterêts housing project in Corbeil-Essonnes, a southern banlieue of Paris. Intensely secretive, they refused to give interviews, though they'd sometimes allow journalists to shadow them. They surrounded themselves with a large crew of hangers-on and supposedly made most of the money they used to fund their early recordings by dealing drugs. (The group's name stands for "Peace N' Lovés," the latter word a slang term for money.) The harsh reality of poverty, street life, and the immigrant experience informed their music, but there was none of the bluster of gangsta rap; instead, their low-tempo, heavily AutoTuned, sing-speak rap style had a deep, world-weary melancholy that reverberated with a disillusioned generation. Their heavy use of the French slang verlan (analogous to Cockney rhyming slang) and Arabic words meant that even many speakers of standard French could not fully understand their lyrics, adding a further sheen of mystique.

PNL formed in 2014 and came to fame with a series of epic music videos released on YouTube, each of which was feverishly anticipated as an event by their fan base. The videos, shot as far apart as Iceland, Namibia, and Japan, were directed by a friend known only as Mess, who claimed to have had only six months' audio-visual training. Working solely with one engineer, Nikola Feve, the brothers approached music-making with an obsessive perfectionism, spending up to 30 hours mixing each track. Their insistence on remaining independent meant they could focus solely on the studio, and they rarely played live. Early in their career, there was some controversy -- eventually settled -- over their uncredited use of so-called "type beats," instrumentals created by little-known producers in the style of famous rappers and licensed for small amounts.

Their debut mixtape, Que la famille ("The Family"), was released in 2015 to a muted response, but their popularity surged after their track "Le Monde ou Rien" ("The World or Nothing") became an unofficial anthem of youth-led protests against government austerity measures, going on to rack up a staggering 60 million YouTube views in just a year-and-a-half. Their first official album, Le Monde Chico ("Chico World"), released just months after their first, landed at number two on the official album charts. The following year, their second studio album, Dans la légende ("In the Legend") did even better, debuting at number one not only in France, but in Belgium and Switzerland as well. Album single "Naha" became their highest-charting single to date, rising to number two in France, and the album was soon certified diamond.

The success of Legende was matched in 2019 with their third LP Deux frères ("Two Brothers"). The platinum-certified effort topped the charts in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, spawning a trio of platinum number one singles in "A l'ammoniaque," "91's," and "Au DD." These were followed by two non-album singles, the gold-certified "MOWGLI II" and the Top 25-charting "Tahia," released in honor of Algeria's victory in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. PNL released an hour-long tour documentary in July of 2020. ~ John D. Buchanan, Rovi

Total plays

4.4 billion
Updated on 2024-10-31

Monthly listeners

4,499,092

Followers

8,824,562

Top Cities

  1. France
    660,326 listeners
  2. Belgium
    162,908 listeners
  3. France
    122,103 listeners
  4. France
    86,923 listeners
  5. France
    86,146 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Au DD
Au DD
220,057,838 4:07 2019-03-22
Onizuka
Onizuka
210,033,637 4:12 2016-09-16
Deux frères
Deux frères
179,823,039 4:07 2019-04-05
Bené
Bené
171,591,212 3:10 2016-09-16
J’comprends pas
J’comprends pas
159,650,674 4:43 2015-03-02
A l'Ammoniaque
A l'Ammoniaque
139,104,355 5:16 2018-06-23
Naha
Naha
132,700,428 4:46 2016-09-16
Jusqu'au dernier gramme
Jusqu'au dernier gramme
129,622,086 5:53 2016-09-16
DA
DA
127,714,167 3:50 2016-09-02
La misère est si belle
La misère est si belle
123,348,076 5:05 2019-04-05
91's
91's
114,159,453 3:57 2018-08-11
Uranus
Uranus
107,489,341 4:00 2016-09-16
Blanka
Blanka
102,312,480 4:14 2019-04-05
Le monde ou rien
Le monde ou rien
95,249,539 4:16 2015-10-30
MOWGLI II
MOWGLI II
89,583,227 3:46 2019-06-05
Zoulou tchaing
Zoulou tchaing
86,948,599 5:26 2019-04-05
Hasta la vista
Hasta la vista
82,048,060 3:36 2019-04-05
Luz de Luna
Luz de Luna
81,702,272 4:04 2016-09-16
Autre monde
Autre monde
81,115,604 4:42 2019-04-05
Dans la légende
Dans la légende
69,814,749 3:54 2016-09-16
Chang
Chang
69,273,220 5:14 2019-04-05
Tempête
Tempête
66,250,978 3:59 2015-10-30
J'suis QLF
J'suis QLF
66,084,203 4:28 2016-09-02
Mexico
Mexico
61,752,395 4:05 2015-10-30
Bambina
Bambina
61,389,633 4:46 2016-09-16
Shenmue
Shenmue
59,751,722 4:10 2019-04-05
Je vis je visser
Je vis je visser
59,090,406 3:47 2015-03-02
Déconnecté
Déconnecté
58,602,107 5:17 2019-04-05
Ryuk
Ryuk
56,770,629 3:56 2019-07-05
Sur Paname
Sur Paname
56,595,643 4:07 2015-10-30
Menace
Menace
55,042,149 3:09 2019-04-05
Oh lala
Oh lala
52,803,905 4:07 2015-10-30
Cœurs
Cœurs
51,566,784 5:58 2019-04-05
Comme pas deux
Comme pas deux
51,036,667 3:41 2019-07-05
Kuta ubud
Kuta ubud
49,299,062 5:05 2019-04-05
Celsius
Celsius
47,905,585 4:02 2019-04-05
Rebenga
Rebenga
47,101,875 4:20 2015-10-30
Mira
Mira
41,845,265 3:36 2016-09-16
Tu sais pas
Tu sais pas
40,813,659 3:31 2016-09-16
J'suis PNL
J'suis PNL
39,069,451 4:31 2015-10-30
Humain
Humain
38,671,514 4:39 2016-09-16
Kratos
Kratos
35,423,951 3:37 2016-09-16
Lala
Lala
33,257,095 4:18 2015-03-02
La vie est belle
La vie est belle
32,865,309 3:53 2016-09-02
Lion
Lion
31,526,754 4:51 2015-12-02
Bang
Bang
29,763,306 4:23 2019-07-05
Sheita
Sheita
29,561,699 4:16 2016-09-16
PNL
PNL
29,296,249 3:42 2015-03-02
Capuche
Capuche
29,242,664 4:25 2019-10-25
Simba
Simba
29,049,034 4:02 2015-03-02
Dans ta rue
Dans ta rue
28,022,089 5:29 2015-10-30
J'vends
J'vends
26,776,778 3:50 2015-10-30
Sibérie
Sibérie
25,145,866 4:01 2019-07-05
Porte de Mesrine
Porte de Mesrine
25,027,374 4:51 2015-10-30
Abonné
Abonné
24,175,170 3:37 2015-10-30
Que la mif
Que la mif
23,666,143 4:23 2015-10-30
Tahia
Tahia
23,363,155 3:06 2019-07-19
Frontières
Frontières
23,008,673 4:52 2019-10-25
La petite voix
La petite voix
22,559,327 4:20 2015-03-02
Plus Tony que Sosa
Plus Tony que Sosa
22,449,982 4:18 2015-10-30
Le M
Le M
21,712,157 4:09 2015-10-30
Cramés
Cramés
21,688,533 4:03 2016-09-16
Je t’haine
Je t’haine
21,218,331 5:14 2016-09-16
Loin des hommes
Loin des hommes
20,860,139 2:48 2015-10-30
Laisse
Laisse
20,418,264 3:43 2015-10-30
Gala gala
Gala gala
19,426,130 3:45 2015-03-02
Dans la soucoupe
Dans la soucoupe
16,348,378 3:46 2015-10-30
Recherche du bonheur
Recherche du bonheur
14,063,868 3:43 2015-03-02
Différents
Différents
13,803,430 6:12 2015-03-02
Gaza
Gaza
13,801,416 4:33 2023-12-09
Obligés de prendre
Obligés de prendre
12,711,753 3:22 2015-03-02
Athéna
Athéna
11,451,242 4:53 2015-03-02
De la fenêtre au ter ter
De la fenêtre au ter ter
7,996,780 4:29 2015-03-02

New releases

Gaza
Gaza
2023-12-09
[QLF Records]
Deux frères
Deux frères
2019-10-25
[QLF Records]
Tahia
Tahia
2019-07-19
[QLF Records]
Deux frères
Deux frères
2019-07-05
[QLF Records]
MOWGLI II
MOWGLI II
2019-06-05
[QLF Records]
Deux frères
Deux frères
2019-04-05
[QLF Records]
Au DD
Au DD
2019-03-22
[QLF Records]
91's
91's
2018-08-11
[QLF Records]
A l'Ammoniaque
A l'Ammoniaque
2018-06-23
[QLF Records]
Dans la légende
Dans la légende
2016-09-16
[QLF Records]
Dans la légende
Dans la légende
2016-09-16
[QLF Records]
La vie est belle
La vie est belle
2016-09-02
[QLF Records]
J'suis QLF
J'suis QLF
2016-09-02
[QLF Records]
DA
DA
2016-09-02
[QLF Records]
Lion
Lion
2015-12-02
[QLF Records]
Le monde Chico
Le monde Chico
2015-10-30
[QLF Records]
Que la famille
Que la famille
2015-03-02
[Pnl]