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'{{short description|American rapper (born 2001)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Nardo Wick | image = Nardo Wick 2022.png | caption = Nardo Wick in July 2022 | 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|whosnardowick.com}} | associated_acts = }} '''Horace Bernard Walls III''' (born December 30, 2001),<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nardo-wick-mn0004024640/biography | title=Nardo Wick biography, songs, & Albums | website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 26, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> known professionally as '''Nardo Wick''', is an American rapper. Signed to Flawless Entertainment and [[RCA Records]], he is best known for his 2021 single "[[Who Want Smoke?]]", which has a remix featuring fellow rappers [[G Herbo]], [[Lil Durk]], and [[21 Savage]] that 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Feldstein |first1=Josh |title=Up-and-coming rapper Nardo Wick is popularizing Florida gangster rap |url=https://dailyorange.com/2022/11/coming-rapper-nardo-wick-popularizing-florida-gangster-rap/ |access-date=18 November 2022 |work=[[The Daily Orange]] |date=9 November 2022}}</ref> Wick released his debut studio album, ''[[Who Is Nardo Wick?]]'', that same year. ==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 of ''[[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]]. On July 22, 2022, Wick released the deluxe version ''Who Is Nardo Wick? 2'' with additional guest features from [[The Kid Laroi]] and [[Latto]]. == Personal Life == Wick was influenced by [[Gucci Mane]] as a child. On August 18, 2021 Walls was arrested by [[United States Marshals Service|US marshals]] on a concealed weapon charge. He was released soon afterwards. In the ''Big Facts'' podcast he mentioned that he would rather rob than work an honest job. He later changed his opinion on the stance. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2022-08-06|title=Billboard 200: Week of August 6, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 2, 2022}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br />R&B/HH]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2022-08-06/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of August 6, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 2, 2022|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Who Is Nardo Wick?]]'' | * Released: December 3, 2021 * Labels: Flawless, [[RCA Records|RCA]] * Format: [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Streaming media|streaming]] | 16 || 7 | * [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Platinum<ref name="RIAA">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Nardo Wick|access-date=March 24, 2023}}</ref> |} ===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="6"| 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=March 8, 2022}} * "Hot Boy": {{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1645507724006899714|title=@NardoWick's "Hot Boy" featuring @lilbaby4PF debuts at No. 99 on this week's #Hot100.|date=April 10, 2023|access-date=April 11, 2023}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B<br>/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=March 8, 2022}} * "Hot Boy": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-baby/chart-history/bsi/ |title=Lil Baby – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 11, 2023}}</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=February 15, 2022}} * "Hot Boy": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-baby/chart-history/rap/ |title=Lil Baby – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 11, 2023}}</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>Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart: * "Who Want Smoke?": {{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}} * "Burning Up": {{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5370|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 1, 2022|access-date=July 30, 2022}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Global 200|WW]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Global 200: * "Dah Dah DahDah": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2022-09-03/ |title=Billboard Global 200: Week of September 3, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Came Up" | rowspan="2" |2020 | — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2" |Non-Album Singles |- ! scope="row"| "Slide" | — || — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "[[Who Want Smoke?]]"<br />{{small|(solo or remix featuring [[G Herbo]], [[Lil Durk]], and [[21 Savage]])}} | rowspan="4" | 2021 | 17 || 5 || 3 || 41 || 15 || 37 | * RIAA: 3× Platinum<ref name="RIAA"/> * [[Music Canada|MC]]: Platinum<ref name="MC">{{cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Nardo Wick|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref> | rowspan="7" | ''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" | "[[Me or Sum]]"<br />{{Small|(featuring [[Future (rapper)|Future]] and [[Lil Baby]])}} | 58 || 15 || 10 || — || — || — | * RIAA: 2× Platinum<ref name="RIAA" /> |- ! scope="row"| "Wicked Witch" | — || — || — || — || — || — | * RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA" /> |- ! scope="row"| "Wicked Freestyle" | — || — || — || — || — || — | * RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA" /> |- ! scope="row"| "Krazy Krazy" | rowspan="3" | 2022 | — || — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Riot" | — || — || — || — || — || — | |- |<small>"G Nikes"</small> <small>(featuring [[Polo G]])</small> |— |— |— |— |— |— | |- ! scope="row"| "[[Hot Boy (song)|Hot Boy]]"<br />{{small|(featuring [[Lil Baby]])}} | 2023 | 99 || 31 || 20 || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |- | colspan="13" 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="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Bubbling Under Hot 100|US<br>Bub.]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart: * "Pissy": {{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gucci-mane/chart-history/bub/ |title=Gucci Mane – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 10, 2023}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B<br>/HH]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: * "Pissy": {{cite news |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/gucci-mane/chart-history/bsi/ |title=Gucci Mane – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 10, 2023}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "She Want Me Dead!"<br />{{Small|(Katana 10400 featuring Nardo Wick)}} | 2021 | — || — | {{Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Pissy (song)|Pissy]]"<br />{{Small|([[Gucci Mane]] featuring [[Roddy Ricch]] and Nardo Wick)}} | 2023 | 15 || 37 | ''Breath of Fresh Air'' |} ===Other charted and certified songs=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of other charted and certified songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released, certification and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="6"| 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: * "Dah Dah DahDah": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-09-03/ |title=Billboard Hot 100: Week of September 3, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 30, 2022}} * "It Ain't Safe": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dj-khaled/chart-history/hsi/ |title=DJ Khaled – Chart History: Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 7, 2022}} * "Pop Out": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-baby/chart-history/hsi/ |title=Lil Baby – Chart History: Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B<br>/HH]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: * "Dah Dah DahDah": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2022-09-03/ |title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of September 3, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 30, 2022}} * "It Ain't Safe": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dj-khaled/chart-history/bsi/ |title=DJ Khaled – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 7, 2022}} * "Pop Out": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-baby/chart-history/bsi/ |title=Lil Baby – Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot Rap Songs|US<br />Rap]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Hot Rap Songs chart: * "Dah Dah DahDah": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-song/2022-09-03/ |title=Hot Rap Songs: Week of September 3, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 30, 2022}} * "It Ain't Safe": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dj-khaled/chart-history/rap/ |title=DJ Khaled – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 7, 2022}} * "Pop Out": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-baby/chart-history/rap/ |title=Lil Baby – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Canadian Hot 100 chart: * "It Ain't Safe": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dj-khaled/chart-history/can/ |title=DJ Khaled – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 7, 2022}} * "Pop Out": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-baby/chart-history/can/ |title=Lil Baby – Chart History: Canadian Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ<br />Hot]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles chart: * "Burning Up": {{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5370|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 1, 2022|access-date=July 30, 2022}} * "Pop Out": {{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5432|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 24, 2022|access-date=October 22, 2022}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Global 200|WW]]<br /><ref>Peaks on the Global 200: * "Dah Dah DahDah": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2022-09-03/ |title=Billboard Global 200: Week of September 3, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 30, 2022}} * "It Ain't Safe": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dj-khaled/chart-history/glo/ |title=DJ Khaled – Chart History: Global 200|magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 7, 2022}} * "Pop Out": {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-baby/chart-history/glo/ |title=Lil Baby – Chart History: Global 200|magazine=Billboard |access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Baby WYD?"<br />{{small|(featuring [[Lakeyah]])}} | |— |— |— |— |— |— | * RIAA: Gold<ref name="RIAA" /> |''Who Is Nardo Wick?'' |- ! scope="row" | "Burning Up"<br />{{small|(featuring [[the Kid Laroi]])}} | rowspan="4" | 2022 | — || — || — || — || 32 || — | | rowspan="2" | ''Who Is Nardo Wick??'' ''(Deluxe)'' |- ! scope="row"| "[[Dah Dah DahDah]]" | 48 || 13 || 12 || — || — || 178 | * RIAA: Platinum<ref name="RIAA"/> |- ! scope="row"| "It Ain't Safe"<br />{{small|([[DJ Khaled]] featuring Nardo Wick and [[Kodak Black]])}} | 77 || 26 || 23 || 89 || — || 185 | | ''[[God Did]]'' |- ! scope="row"| "[[Pop Out (Lil Baby and Nardo Wick song)|Pop Out]]"<br />{{small|(with [[Lil Baby]])}} | 15 || 6 || 6 || 50 || 20 || 28 | | ''[[It's Only Me]]'' |- | colspan="10" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |} ===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]]'' (Deluxe) |- ! scope="row" | "Da Drop" | GMO Stax | ''Youngest Pit in America'' (Deluxe) |- ! scope="row" | "Opp Party" | rowspan="8" | 2022 | [[Doe Boy (rapper)|Doe Boy]], [[G Herbo]] | ''Oh Really'' |- ! scope="row" | "Stepper" | [[Latto]] | ''[[777 (Latto album)|777]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Undertaker" | [[Money Man]] | ''Big Money'' |- ! scope="row" | "Product of the Ghetto" | rowspan="2" | [[Elvis Presley]] | rowspan="2" | ''[[Elvis (soundtrack)|Elvis]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "In the Ghetto" (World Turns Remix) |- ! scope="row" | "Yeah Woah" | [[Big Scarr]], [[Gucci Mane]] | ''So Icy Gang: The ReUp'' |- ! scope="row" | "It Ain't Safe" | [[DJ Khaled]], [[Kodak Black]] | ''[[God Did]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Pop Out" | [[Lil Baby]] | ''[[It's Only Me]]'' |- ! scope="row"| "Goodfellas" | rowspan="2" | 2023 | [[Trippie Redd]] | ''[[Mansion Musik]]'' |- |"Lamborghini Boys" |Lil Darius, [[Tay Keith]] |N/A |} == Notes == {{notelist-ua}} == References == {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{AllMusic|id=nardo-wick-mn0004024640}} * {{commons inline}} {{Nardo Wick}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wick, Nardo}} [[Category:21st-century American male musicians]] [[Category:21st-century American rappers]] [[Category:African-American male rappers]] [[Category:African-American songwriters]] [[Category:American male rappers]] [[Category:American male songwriters]] [[Category:RCA Records artists]] [[Category:Gangsta rappers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:2001 births]] [[Category:Musicians from Jacksonville, Florida]] [[Category:Southern hip hop musicians]] [[Category:Trap musicians]] [[Category:21st-century African-American musicians]] [[Category:Rappers from Florida]]'