Ronnie Flex

Ronnie Flex (2017)

Ronnie Flex (* 16th April 1992 in Capelle aan den IJssel as Ronell Langston Plasschaert ) is a Dutch rapper and music producer . He is under contract with the Top Notch label and has so far released two studio albums, both of which entered the Dutch album charts . With the single Drank & Drugs he reached number one in the Dutch single charts. In Germany and Austria he achieved a chart placement with the German version Stoff & Schnaps .

Career

Plasschaert grew up with his mother in Capelle aan den IJssel . He attended the Catholic Primary School De Contrabas and then graduated from Roncalli College. He also took part in classes at the Zadkine Pop Academy.

When he was 13, Plasschaert began producing individual beats and writing rap lyrics. Shortly thereafter, Diggy Dex brought Plasschaert into contact with the Dutch rap star Gers Pardoel, on whose debut album Plasschaert produced the instrumental of the intro Float . In 2012, Plasschaert received the Dutch State Award in the Newcomers of the Year category and reached the final of the Dutch Grand Prix. Shortly thereafter, he signed a contract with the record label Top Notch . This was followed by collaborations with the successful Dutch duo Yellow Claw , Boaz van de Beatz, mocro Maniac and Jebroer with the title Nooit Meer Slapen . This reached number 38 in the Dutch Top 40. Later that year the song Soldaatje was released , together with Mr. Polska.

On March 20, 2013 Plasschaert released his first solo album Tankstation . Later the two EPs Pocahontas and Zusje were released . The song of the same name reached number 25 in the Dutch singles charts. In December 2014, the music video for Zusje was the fourth most viewed music video in the Netherlands. On November 14th, 2014 Plasschaert released his debut album De Nacht Is Nog Jong, Net Als Wij Voor Altijd .

His second studio album, New Wave , was released on April 20, 2015. The extracted songs No go zone , Kan er niet omheen , Zeg dat niet and Liegen voor de rechter , all of which were created in collaboration with Lil 'Kleine , were able to achieve a placement in the Dutch Top 100. On May 22, 2015, the song Drank & Drugs was also released with Lil 'Kleine . This became a hit in a very short time and was at the top of the Dutch single charts for three weeks. In the summer of 2015 he performed with Lil 'Kleine at the Lowlands and Pukkelpop festivals . In 2015 he took part in the TV show "Expedition Robinson".

In 2016 he was awarded the Popprijs for his second album New Wave on Noorderslag. A second time in first place in the Netherlands, he was with Niet omdat het moet , also with rapper Lil 'Kleine. Drank & Drugs was translated into German in summer 2016 and published under the title Stoff & Schnaps . This version of the song rose to number 16 in the German single charts .

On February 12, 2016 he released the songs 1, 2, 3 and Niet omdat het moet together with Lil 'Kleine , both of which were on his studio album Wop! were included. The duo reached number 5 on the Dutch singles chart. 1, 2, 3 was translated into German and thus formed the follow-up to Stoff & Schnaps , but could not continue its success.

During a concert by the Belgian DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike in Antwerp, Ronnie Flex appeared together with Boef and Ali B as a guest musician. Together they presented a selection of songs as well as a collaboration with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Quintino. This was called Slow Down and was released as a single on March 23, 2018. The song advanced to number 14 in the Dutch single charts. He was part of the soundtrack of the Belgian crime film Patser , to which he also contributed the song Patsergang , which was also made with Boef.

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	NL
2014	De Nacht is nog jong, net als wij voor altijd	-	-	NL53 (2 weeks) NL	First published: November 14, 2014 with Yellow Claw , MocroManiac & Jebroer
2015	New wave	-	-	NL11 (... weeks) NL	First release: April 10th, 2015 Collaboration album with other artists from the record label Top Notch
2017	Rémi	-	-	NL1 platinum (… Where.)NL	First published: June 30, 2017
2018	Nori	-	-	NL1 (51 weeks) NL	First published: March 23, 2018

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	NL
2012	Nooit meer slapen filling station EP	-	-	NL38 (4 weeks) NL	First published: October 5th, 2012 with Yellow Claw , MocroManiac & Jebroer
2014	Zusje	-	-	NL25 (8 weeks) NL	First published: January 23, 2014
2015	Drank & Drugs New Wave	DE16 * gold (24 weeks)DE	AT65 * (4 weeks) AT	NL1 × 5 Quintuple platinum (14 weeks)NL	First published: April 10, 2015 * German version Stoff & Schnaps with Lil 'Kleine
	Zeg dat niet New Wave	-	-	NL37 × 2 Double platinum (3 weeks)NL	First published: July 3rd, 2015 with Lil 'Kleine
	Nobody	-	-	NL3 platinum (18 weeks)NL	First published: September 25, 2015 with Mr. Polska
	Nu sta ever here	-	-	NL16 (8 weeks) NL	First published: December 19, 2014 with SFB & Broederliefde
	Wij zijn altijd	-	-	NL30 (3 weeks) NL	First published: December 7, 2015
2016	1, 2, 3 Wop!	-	-	NL5 (8 weeks) NL	First published: February 12, 2016 with Lil 'Kleine
	Niet omdat het moet Wop!	-	-	NL3 (10 weeks) NL
	Plek as dit	-	-	NL29 × 2 Double platinum (4 weeks)NL	First published: October 13, 2016
2017	Energy Wop!	-	-	NL2 × 5 Quintuple platinum (19 weeks)NL	First published: December 27, 2016 feat. Frenna
	party	-	-	NL28 platinum (5 weeks)NL	First published: April 28, 2017 Jonna Fraser feat. Ronnie Flex
	Come again	-	-	NL2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (13 weeks)NL	First published: May 12, 2017 with Boef
	Loterij	-	-	NL15 (12 weeks) NL	First published: July 7th, 2017 Lil Kleine feat. Ronnie Flex
2018	Slow down	-	-	NL18th platinum (9 weeks)NL	First published: January 28, 2018 with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike , Quintino, Boef, Ali B & I Am Aisha
	fan	-	-	NL4 (10 weeks) NL	First published: March 2nd, 2018 feat. Famke Louise
	Pull up	-	-	NL27 platinum (6 weeks)NL	First published: June 15, 2018 with Dyna & Frenna
	Omarm me	-	-	NL32 (6 weeks) NL	First published: June 29, 2018 with Bløf

More singles

2012:

• Allermooiste feestje (with Yellow Claw & Mr. Polska)
• Soldaatje (with Mr. Polska)

2013:

• Onder je lokken
• Gas station

2014:

• Pocahontas

2015:

• Je loog tegen mij (with Ali B)
• Ravotten (with Mr. Polska)
• Kan er niet omheen (with Jonna Fraser, Lijpe en KM, NL:gold)
• Nigga as ik (with SFB, NL:platinum)
• Hoog / Laag (with Idaly, Lil 'Kleine, Bokoesam & Jonna Fraser, NL:platinum)
• Vallen in de club (with Jandro, Cartiez & Lijpe, NL:platinum)
• Investeren in de fielde (with SFB, Lil 'Kleine & Bokoesam, NL:× 3Triple platinum )
• Liegen voor de right (with Lil 'Kleine & Jonna Fraser, NL:gold)
• Het is zover (with Jonna Fraser)
• Laten gaan (with Monica Geuze, Mafe, Abira, Frenna & Emms)
• Meisjes blijven meisjes (with Twocrooks, Frenna & Emms, NL:gold)
• We zijn here (with Dio, Jayh & Bokoesam)
• Ik zag je staan (with Ronnie Flex, Jonna Fraser & Idaly)

2016:

• Alleen (with Giocatori, Lil 'Kleine & Sjaak)
• Miljonairs (with Broederliefde & Frenna)
• Narcos (with Broederliefde, SBMG, Jonna Fraser, Hef & RMB)
• Fassen (Remix) (with The Partysquad, La Rouge & SBMG)
• Niet zo (with Murda, NL:platinum)
• More Met je zijn (with Glowinthedark, SFB & Philly)
• Credo santana (with Glowinthedark & ​​SFB)

2017:

• Energy (with frenna)

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Belgium 2018: for the single Slow Down  Denmark 2018: for the single Drank & Drugs  Netherlands 2017: for the single Red Me 2019: for the single Volg Me

Platinum record  Netherlands 2015: for the single no go zone 2017: for the single Dat Is Money 2017: for the single Is Dit Over 2018: for the single 4/5 2018: for the single $ hirak 2019: for the single Altijd Op Tijd 3 × platinum record  Netherlands 2017: for the single Lovely Body

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Belgium (BEA)	gold1	-	15,000	ultratop.be
Denmark (IFPI)	gold1	-	45,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	gold1	-	200,000	musikindustrie.de
Netherlands (NVPI)	5 × gold5	39 × platinum39	1,770,000	nvpi.nl
All in all	8 × gold8th	39 × platinum39

Web links

• Official homepage (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Laut.de : "Drank & Drugs" gets a German update
2. ↑ BigFM : Lil 'Kleine & Ronnie Flex: Stoff & Schnaps from Holland
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: NL albums Singles DE AT .
4. ^ New Wave (album) in the Dutch charts