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'{{short description|American rapper from Florida}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Nardo Wick | image = | caption = | birth_name = Horace Bernard Walls III | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|2001|12|30}} | birth_place = [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Florida]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[trap music|trap]]|[[gangsta rap]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}} | label = {{hlist|Flawless|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}} | years_active = 2020–present | website = {{URL|whoisnardowick.com/}} | associated_acts = }} '''Horace Bernard Walls III''' (born December 30, 2001), better known by his stage name ''' ''''Italic text''''Nardo Wick''', is an American rapper from [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. He is signed to Flawless Entertainment and [[RCA Records]]. Which is best known for his 2021 single, "[[Who Want Smoke?]]".And other famous songs Another version of the song, which features fellow rappers [[G Herbo]], [[Lil Durk]], and [[21 Savage]], propelled it to debut at number 17 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|'' Billboard'' Hot 100]] and earn platinum certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. Wick released his debut studio album, ''[[Who Is Nardo Wick?]]'', that same year. ==Early life== Walls was born in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], on December 30, 2001. He graduated from a private local high school in his hometown. He started writing songs in high school. After he graduated, he began to focus full-time on his music career.<ref name="life">{{cite web|url=https://www.newsunzip.com/wiki/nardo-wick/|title=Who is Nardo Wick? Wiki, Biography, Net worth, Age, Real Name, Parents, Girlfriend, Career & More|work=News Unzip|last=Gautam|first=Umesh|date=August 20, 2021|access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref> ==Career== Wick released his debut single, "Lolli". He then released the single "Slide". He then released the single "Came Up" as the final release of the year. Starting off 2021, he released the single "[[Who Want Smoke?]]" on January 22, 2021. Wick then released the single "Shhh" on April 23, 2021. It serves as the lead single to his debut studio album, ''Who Is Nardo Wick?''. On August 27, 2021, Wick was featured on fellow American rapper [[42 Dugg]]'s song, "Opp Pack", from the deluxe edition of the latter's commercial mixtape ''[[Free Dem Boyz]]''. The song served as Wick's first time being featured on a song by another artist. On October 8, 2021, Wick released another version of "Who Want Smoke?", which features fellow rappers [[G Herbo]], [[Lil Durk]], and [[21 Savage]].<ref>{{cite web |title=G Herbo, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage Hop on Nardo Wick's "Who Want Smoke" Remix|url=https://thesource.com/2021/10/09/g-herbo-lil-durk-and-21-savage-hop-on-nardo-wicks-who-want-smoke-remix/|website=[[The Source]]|author=Mira B|date=October 9, 2021|accessdate=October 9, 2021}}</ref> The song serves as the second single to ''Who Is Nardo Wick?'' and was released alongside an accompanying music video that was directed by [[Cole Bennett]] in association with Lyrical Lemonade. The new version boosted the popularity of the song alongside a dance to it that was created on video-sharing app [[TikTok]], which debuted at number 17 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]], which gave Wick both his first charting song and his first song that received a certification, respectively. Two days later, Wick was featured on rapper Katana 10400's single, "She Want Me Dead!", which served as Wick's second feature and first time being featured on a single. Wick released the single "Me or Sum", which features fellow rappers [[Future (rapper)|Future]] and [[Lil Baby]], on November 29, 2021. It serve as the second single to ''[[Who Is Nardo Wick?]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/11/nardo-wick-lil-baby-future-me-or-sum-stream|title=Future and Lil Baby Join Nardo Wick for New Single "Me or Sum"|work=Hypebeast|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|date=November 30, 2021|access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref> The album was released four days later, on December 3, 2021. It features new guest appearances from [[Hit-Boy]], [[Big30]], and [[Lakeyah]]. ==Personal life== Walls is a [[Christians|Christian]]. His mother is a homemaker and his father is an engineer. He graduated from a local high school in his hometown of [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. On August 18, 2021, Walls was arrested due to concealed weapons charges.<ref name="life"/> ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1470417040498380809|title=Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)...|date=December 13, 2021|access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Who Is Nardo Wick?]]'' | * Released: December 3, 2021 * Labels: Flawless, [[RCA Records|RCA]] * Format: [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Streaming media|streaming]] | 19 |} ===Singles=== ====As lead artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications shown ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: * "Who Want Smoke??": {{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/g-herbo/chart-history/hsi/ |title=G Herbo – Chart History: Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 26, 2021}} * "Me or Sum": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/future/chart-history/hsi/ |title=Future – Chart History: Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B/HH]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: * "Who Want Smoke??": {{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/g-herbo/chart-history/bsi/ |title=G Herbo – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 26, 2021}} * "Me or Sum": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/future/chart-history/bsi/ |title=Future – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Rap Songs|US<br />Rap]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Hot Rap Songs chart: * "Who Want Smoke??":{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/g-herbo/chart-history/rap/|title=G Herbo Chart History: Hot Rap Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2021}} * "Me or Sum": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/future/chart-history/rap/ |title=Future – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/g-herbo/chart-history/can/|title=G Herbo Chart History: Canadian Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ<br />Hot]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5218|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=October 16, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Lolli" | rowspan="3"| 2020 | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="3" {{N/a|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Slide" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Came Up" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "[[Who Want Smoke?]]"<br/>{{small|(solo or featuring [[G Herbo]], [[Lil Durk]], and [[21 Savage]])}} | rowspan="6" | 2021 | 17 || 5 || 3 || 41 || 15 | * [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Nardo Wick|access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> | ''Who Is Nardo Wick?''{{efn-ua|While the solo version does not appear on any album, the version that features G Herbo, Lil Durk, and 21 Savage appears on ''Who Is Nardo Wick?'' and is titled "Who Want Smoke??", which adds a question mark to the title.}} |- ! scope="row"| "Shhh" | — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4" {{N/a|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Knock Knock" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Pull Up" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "I Be Chillin" | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Me or Sum"<br />{{Small|(featuring [[Future (rapper)|Future]] and [[Lil Baby]])}} | 86<br /><ref>{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1470469016447766536|title=@NardoWick, @lilbaby4PF & @1future's "Me Or Sum" debuts at No. 86 on this week's #Hot100.|date=December 13, 2021|access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> || 26 || 16 || — || — | | ''Who Is Nardo Wick?'' |- | colspan="12" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |} ====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications shown ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Album |- ! scope="row"| "She Want Me Dead!"<br />{{Small|(Katana 10400 featuring Nardo Wick)}} | 2021 | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |} ===Guest appearances=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row" | "Opp Pack" | rowspan="2" | 2021 | [[42 Dugg]] | ''[[Free Dem Boyz|Free Dem Boyz (Deluxe)]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Da Drop" | GMO Stax | ''Youngest Pit in America (Deluxe)'' |} == Notes == {{notelist-ua}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wick, Nardo}} [[Category:2001 births]] [[Category:21st-century American male musicians]] [[Category:21st-century American rappers]] [[Category:African-American male rappers]] [[Category:African-American songwriters]] [[Category:American hip hop singers]] [[Category:American male rappers]] [[Category:American male songwriters]] [[Category:RCA Records artists]] [[Category:Gangsta rappers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Musicians from Jacksonville, Florida]] [[Category:Southern hip hop musicians]] [[Category:Trap musicians]] [[Category:21st-century African-American musicians]]'