Näääk

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title: "Näääk" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["swedish-male-rappers", "musicians-from-stockholm", "swedish-language-singers", "1983-births", "living-people", "swedish-people-of-finnish-descent", "swedish-people-of-gambian-descent"] description: "Swedish rapper (born 1983)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Näääk" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Swedish rapper (born 1983) ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]

Field	Value
name	Näääk
image	Näääk.jpg
caption	Näääk
birth_name	Matar Henrikki Samba
birth_date
birth_place	Rinkeby, Stockholm
genre	{{flatlist
occupations	{{flatlist
instruments	Vocals
years_active	2000–present
label	Safe House
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| name = Näääk | image = Näääk.jpg | caption = Näääk | birth_name = Matar Henrikki Samba | birth_date = | birth_place = Rinkeby, Stockholm | genre = {{flatlist|

• Funk
• hip hop | occupations = {{flatlist|
• Singer
• rapper
• songwriter | instruments = Vocals | years_active = 2000–present | label = Safe House Matar Henrikki Samba, better known as Näääk (born 1983), is a mixed-race rapper and singer living in Sweden.

Biography

Näääk was born and raised in the Stockholm suburb Rinkeby to a Finnish mother and a Gambian father. He moved to Gullmarsplan when he started high school. His grandmother is from Rovaniemi.

In 2009, Näääk released his debut album Näääk Vem? ("Näääk Who?") which he recorded with Safe House Studios during 2008. The debut was nominated for the prize of "This Years Rap Album" on the Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio P3's "Gold Awards", but did not win anything. The latest album, Mannen utan mask ("The man without mask"), was released on 26 September 2012.

When Näääk Vem? was released, the rap duo Näääk & Nimo from Stockholm was formed. Jetlag and Blåser min rök ("Blow my smoke") are two singles that Näääk released with Nimo as the guest rapper.

Personal life

In a 2010 interview in 2010, Näääk said he was single and did not have any desire of being in a relationship.

He said he got his name, Näääk, from a friend who tried to spell the word "Negro" in Finnish, but misspelled it and wrote "N-Ä-Ä-Ä-K-E-R-R-I" instead of the right spelling; "N-E-E-K-E-R-I".

Discography

Albums

• Näääk Vem? (21 October 2009)
• Mannen utan mask (26 September 2012)

Singles

• 2007: "Mina Gangsters"
• 2012: "Jetlag"

::data[format=table] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | SWE | "Dela min tid" (featuring Jireel) | "Cali" (Näääk featuring Fricky, Denz) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2019 | 87 | Non-album single}} | | | | | | url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2019&dspp=19|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 19, 2019|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|accessdate=24 April 2020}} | | | | | | | ::

Other and featured singles

::data[format=table] | Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | SWE | "Lyckliga gatan" (credited to Näääk & Nimo featuring Kaliffa) | "Jag hade en gång en båt" (Allyawan feat. Näääk) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2015 | 22 | Non-album single}} | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | ::

References

References

1. (18 January 2013). "Slang Musik".
2. Frankenhaeuser, Frida. (2012-04-16). "Gangster? Inte Näääk". [[Svenska Yle]].
3. Cato, Carl. (18 January 2013). "Näääk på andra sidan festen". [[Göteborgs-Posten]].
4. Forsberg, Malin. (18 January 2013). "Rapparen Näääk "Jag behöver ingen flickvän"". [[Expressen]].
5. Sandell, Ralf. (2013-04-30). "Näääk pratar finska men rappar på svenska". [[Svenska Yle]].
6. (18 January 2013). "Diskografi".
7. "Näääk discography". swedishcharts.com.
8. (26 April 2019). "Cali by Näääk".
9. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 19, 2019". Sverigetopplistan.
10. [http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=N%E4%E4%E4k+%26+Nimo+feat%2E+Kaliffa swedishcharts.com Näääk & Nimo feat. Kaliffa page]

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