NF (rapper)
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| Birth name | Nathan John Feuerstein |
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| Born | (1991-03-30) March 30, 1991 Gladwin, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | nfrealmusic.com |
Nathan John Feuerstein (/ˈfɔɪ.ərstaɪn/; born March 30, 1991), professionally known as NF (stylized as ИF), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He released an EP in 2014 with Capitol CMG, NF, which was his breakthrough release on the Billboard charts. He has released three studio albums: Mansion in 2015, Therapy Session in 2016 and Perception in 2017, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts. His single "Let You Down", from the album Perception, brought him worldwide fame, charting internationally and going triple platinum.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Music career
3 Awards and nominations
4 Personal life
5 Discography
5.1 Studio albums
5.2 EPs
5.3 Singles
5.3.1 As lead artist
5.3.2 As featured artist
5.4 Other charted songs
6 References
Early life
NF was born Nathan John Feuerstein,[2] in Gladwin, Michigan on March 30,[3][4] 1991.[5] His parents divorced, and he was raised by his mother until his father had to take him away when her boyfriend abused him.[6] His mother overdosed in 2009 which led to him dedicating the song "How Could You Leave Us" to her.[7] He graduated from Gladwin High School in 2009, and was on the basketball team.[8] NF started his career by going to "Fine Arts Festival" with Connection Church in Canton, Michigan.[9]
Music career
Feuerstein started making music in 2010, and released his debut album Moments under his real name. During this time he also started working on his EP, NF, but did not release it until 2014 because of a label dispute with Xist Music that caused them to part ways.[10] Despite this, NF did return to make a song for Xist Music for their compilation album. The album was released on August 28, 2012. He released a single, Beautiful Addiction, on November 4, 2013 as Nate Feuerstein.
Feuerstein signed to Capitol CMG in 2014, before the release of the EP, NF[10] This project was his breakthrough release on the Billboard, as it charted on the Christian Albums chart at No. 12, on the Top Gospel Albums at No. 4, and on the Top Rap Albums at No. 15.[11][12] This extended play was reviewed by Jesus Freak Hideout and New Release Tuesday, receiving two three-and-a-half-star reviews.[13][14]CCM Magazine reviewed the EP and awarded it four stars.[15] His first studio album, Mansion, was released on March 31, 2015 by Capitol CMG.[16]
NF has been featured on several songs with well-known artists, including Flame's song "Start Over", TobyMac's song "Til the Day I Die" and Futuristic's song, "Epiphany".[17][18] His song "Intro" is included in the video game Madden NFL 16.[19] NF's songs have been played on ESPN, VH1, Showtime, NBC's Chicago P.D., Grimm, Shades of Blue and in the season finale trailer of Fox's Empire. His music video for "Intro" premiered on MTV.com's homepage, and the video has also appeared on MTVU, AbsolutePunk, 2DOPEBOYZ, Raps & Hustles and The College Dropouts.
His second studio album, Therapy Session, was released on April 22, 2016.[20] "I Just Wanna Know" was released as a single on April 8, 2016 and "Real" was released on April 22, 2016.[21] His style has been compared to that of rappers such as Logic and Eminem. "Warm Up" was released as a non-album single on September 8, 2016.[22]
On October 6, 2017, NF released his third studio album, Perception.[23] The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making it his first chart topping album and only the second artist in 2017 to release a number one album without having charted on the Hot 100.[24] The next week, "Let You Down" became his first single to chart on the Hot 100, debuting at 87.[25] It became a sleeper hit, taking 17 weeks to reach its peak at number 12.[26] After the success of Perception he announced he would begin touring mid-2018 with rappers Logic and Kyle.[27]
In 2018, NF released non-album two singles, "No Name" on January 19 and "WHY" on June 18.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations
In 2016, Therapy Session won the Dove Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year.[28] The song "I Just Wanna Know" was nominated for a Dove Award for Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year.[29] The song "Oh Lord" won the 2017 Dove Award for Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year.[citation needed]
Personal life
NF is a Christian, but does not consider himself a Christian rapper. He was signed to a Christian record label, and his music is popular among the Christian music scene.[30] Despite this, he calls himself "just an artist who makes music for everybody".[31] Feuerstein married Bridgette Doremus in early September 2018.[32]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [33] | US Christ. [34] | US Rap [35] | AUS [36] | BEL (FL) [37] | CAN [38] | DEN [39] | NLD [40] | NOR [41] | SWE [42] | |||
Moments (as Nathan Feuerstein) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Mansion |
| 62 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136,000+[24] |
Therapy Session |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 122,000+[24] |
Perception |
| 1 | — | 1 | 73 | 108 | 14 | 8 | 82 | 10 | 22 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
EPs
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Christ. [11] | US Gospel [11] | US Rap [11] | ||
NF |
| 12 | 4 | 15 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [46] | US R&B /HH [47] | US Christ [48] | AUS [49] | CAN [50] | IRE [51] | NOR [41] | NZ [52] | SWE [53] | UK [54] | ||||
| "Intro" | 2015 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mansion | |
| "Wait" | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "All I Have" | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Intro 2" | 2016 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Therapy Session | |
| "I Just Wanna Know" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Real" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Warm Up" | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "Outro" | 2017 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Perception | |
| "Green Lights" | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let You Down" | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
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| "No Name" | 2018 | 82 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Lie" | 48 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Perception | |
| "Why" | —[A] | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
^ "Why" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[63]
^ "Why" did not enter the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at No. 9 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[64]
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
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US Christ [48] | |||
| "Start Over"[65] (Flame featuring NF) | 2013 | — | Royal Flush |
| "Till the Day I Die"[66] (TobyMac featuring NF) | 2015 | 29 | This Is Not a Test |
| "The One with My Friends" (Marty featuring NF, John Givez, Wordsplayed, Kaleb Mitchell and Fern) | — | Marty for President | |
| "Epiphany"[67][68] (Futuristic featuring NF) | 2017 | — | Blessings |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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US Christ [48] | ||||
| "Wake Up" | 2015 | 49 | Mansion | |
| "Mansion" (featuring Fleurie) | 30 | |||
| "I'll Keep On" (featuring Jeremiah Carlson of The Neverclaim) | 19 | |||
| "Notepad" | 44 | |||
| "Grindin'" (featuring Marty of Social Club) | 2016 | 19 | Therapy Session | |
| "Therapy Session" | 19 | |||
| "Oh Lord" | 20 | |||
| "How Could You Leave Us" | 23 |
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| "Got You on My Mind" | 29 | |||
| "Lost in the Moment" (featuring Jonathan Thulin) | 33 | |||
| "Statement" | 38 | |||
| "All I Do" | 39 | |||
| "I Can Feel It" | 43 | |||
| "Wish You Wouldn't" | 44 |
References
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^ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: FEUERSTEIN NATHAN JOHN". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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^ NF Official Twitter Account (March 28, 2015). "My first full length record drops the day after my birthday!!! What a present !". Twitter. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ NF Official Twitter Account (March 22, 2015). "@Smitty5 my birthday is March 30th too". Twitter. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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^ "Hip-hop artist "NF" mixes music with a powerful message". thesoundopinion.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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^ Ryan, Mark. "A Strong Introduction". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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^ Solis, Steven. "Music: tobyMac – Til The Day I Die ft. NF". Rapzilla. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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^ Daniels, David. "Andy Mineo & NF win hip-hop awards at the 2016 Doves". Rapzilla.com. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ Jones, Nathan (October 27, 2017). "Meet NF - the Christian rapper taking the mainstream charts by storm". Premier. Retrieved August 17, 2018.NF doesn’t call himself a Christian rapper, but others do. And it’s easy to see why. He’s signed to the biggest Christian music label in the USA, and often mentions faith in his lyrics ("I live for the King", he raps in 'All I Have').
^ Garrett, Ural (May 4, 2016). "NF: Christian Rap's New Reluctant Hero". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 14, 2017.I don't know what a Christian rapper is. I'm just an artist who makes music for everybody.
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^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
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^ "Canadian single certifications – NF – Let You Down". Music Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – NF – Let You Down". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ "American single certifications – NF – Lie". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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^ "Canadian single certifications – NF – Lie". Music Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
^ "NF Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "NF- Chart history: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
^ "Start Over (feat. NF)". iTunes Store. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Till the Day I Die (feat. NF) – Single by tobyMac on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^ "Epiphany (feat. NF) – Single by FUTURISTIC on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^ "Blessings by FUTURISTIC on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
^ "American single certifications – NF – How Could You Leave Us". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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