Housni Mkouboi better known as ROHFF at times stylized as ROH2F (born in An… Read Full Bio ↴Housni Mkouboi better known as ROHFF at times stylized as ROH2F (born in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 15 December 1977) is a French rapper.

Born in Madagascar to a family of Comoran origin, he immigrated in 1985 to France living in Vitry-sur-Seine, in south suburbs of Paris.[1] His stage name Rohff (French pronunciation: [ʁɔf]) stands for "Rimeur Original Hardcore Flow Fluide".

Rohff began rapping around 1990 and in 1994, he participated in the production of the album Première Classe (First Class), working on the track "On fait les choses" alongside Neg'Marrons, Mystik, and Pit Baccardi, and started becoming known to a larger audience. He is a member of the Mafia K'1 Fry,[1] a group of rappers from Val-de-Marne composed. The group released the album Légendaire (Legendary) in 1999.

The same year, Rohff began to write his first solo album to be released in 1999 under the title Le Code de l'Honneur (The Code of Honor). Tracks included "Appelle-moi Rohff," "Catastrohff," "Skyrohff," "Rohff Vs l'État,", "Les Nerfs à Vifs", "Génération sacrifiée," and "Manimal." Encouraged by the success of his first album, in September 2001, he released a second album La Vie Avant la Mort (Life Before Death). The album sold around 250,000 copies with tracks like "TDSI" "Get Down, Sam'di Soir" and "5-9-1" as a duet with Assia, and a single off the album.

But it was the single "Qui est l'exemple?", released in the spring of 2002, that gave him his big breakthrough, selling roughly 750,000 copies. It also became his debut on the major national radio stations in France.

In 2006, he recorded "La Resurrection" as one of the soundtracks for the video game Scarface: The World is Yours.

Next Level
Rohff Lyrics

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Ma mère a accoucher un tube j'la félicite
Je vieilli bien, comme un classique
Nice to me to miss and sik a bount music
elle m'éxite plus que ton physique, c'est toxique
J'ai oublier la France, suis-je amnésique ?
Les Américains sont bluffé, les Américaines ne veulent pas de bonne te-fe
OK, on est fixé, fait durée la crise plus dou sera mon succé
Jamais préssé, je fini par la glissé à celle qui veut mépriser

J'ai essayer d'être fidèle comme Tyger Wood
A tous les coups c'est dans l'troup c'est Tyger Houss'
I'm so hood pourquoi ils m'en veulent j'ai fait l'tour, besoin du next level

J'ai besoin, du next level
J'ai besoin, j'ai besoin, du next level, du next level
Né pour gagner pas pour stagner

J'suis dans mon élément, enfin, j'rajeuni pour les autres c'est la fin
Les gifles partent comme les p'tits pains, marre de faire semblant d'nager dans le p'tit bain
J'ai du plonger dans l'Altantique avec un aileron les dents d'ta mere identique
Pas loin derriere l'illicite, bute ma carrière j'la réssucite
J'suis pas une star beau coulé jamais trop, trop les cros ils chient des bouts d'micro
Je croque la vie à pleine dents, m'en manque plus, la p'tite souris est revenu
Et j'sourit devant mes revenus, revalorise l'image de la rue
Fière de savoir mes frères actifs, z'ont l'art et la manière d'rentrer l'biff
Pour ceux qui on l'nif, qui font la dif' et qui pécho du gros soutif'
Que du positif en perspective, K'1 fry le plus haut, le Kilimandjaro explosif

J'ai besoin, du next level

J'ai besoin, j'ai besoin, du next level, du next level
Né pour gagner pas pour stagner

Overall Meaning

In "Next Level", Rohff and Wynter Gordon rap about their desire to take their careers to the next level. Rohff starts his verse by congratulating his mother on giving birth to a hit song. He then reflects on how he has aged like a classic and how music is more exciting to him than physical attraction. He questions whether he has forgotten France or if he is suffering from amnesia. He boasts about how Americans are impressed by him and how American women are not interested in French rap. He acknowledges that his success will last longer if he takes his time and does not rush it. He also references Tiger Woods and his infidelity, suggesting that he has been dedicated to his craft like Woods. Rohff takes pride in his hood roots and his ability to succeed. He ends his verse by stating that he is always looking for ways to take his career to the next level.

Wynter Gordon's verse is more reflective, with her commenting on how she is in her element and rejuvenated while others are past their prime. She talks about how she is tired of pretending to play in a small pool and wants to take a dive into the Atlantic. She mentions her mother's teeth, which are identical to shark teeth, and how she is not far from the illegal side of things. Gordon talks about how she will revive her career if someone tries to end it prematurely. She notes that she is not a superstar, but she is proud of her accomplishments and excited about her financial success. She promotes a positive outlook and mentions the success of K'1 Fry, a French hip-hop collective.

Overall, "Next Level" is a song about ambition, determination, and the desire to succeed in the music industry. Both Rohff and Wynter Gordon want to take their careers to a new level and are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.

Line by Line Meaning

Ma mère a accouché un tube j'la félicite
My mother has given birth to a great hit song, and I congratulate her

Je vieilli bien, comme un classique
I am aging well, like a classic

Nice to me to miss and sik a bount music
Nice to me as always, to miss and seek out good music

elle m'éxite plus que ton physique, c'est toxique
Her excitement is more intoxicating to me than your physical attractiveness

J'ai oublier la France, suis-je amnésique ?
Have I forgotten France? Am I suffering from amnesia?

Les Américains sont bluffé, les Américaines ne veulent pas de bonne te-fe
The Americans are impressed, the American women do not want just good sex

OK, on est fixé, fait durée la crise plus dou sera mon succé
OK, we have understood that the crisis will last, the more successful I will be

Jamais préssé, je fini par la glissé à celle qui veut mépriser
Never in a hurry, I end up slipping by to the one who wants to despise

J'ai essayer d'être fidèle comme Tyger Wood
I tried to be faithful like Tiger Woods

A tous les coups c'est dans l'troup c'est Tyger Houss'
Every time it's in the troop it's Tiger House

I'm so hood pourquoi ils m'en veulent j'ai fait l'tour, besoin du next level
I'm so hood, why do they hate me? I've made the rounds, I need the next level

J'ai besoin, du next level
I need the next level

Né pour gagner pas pour stagner
Born to win, not to stagnate

J'suis dans mon élément, enfin, j'rajeuni pour les autres c'est la fin
I'm in my element, finally, I'm rejuvenated, for others it's the end

Les gifles partent comme les p'tits pains, marre de faire semblant d'nager dans le p'tit bain
The slaps go off like hotcakes, tired of pretending to swim in the kiddie pool

J'ai du plonger dans l'Altantique avec un aileron les dents d'ta mere identique
I had to dive into the Atlantic with an identical shark fin to your mother's teeth

Pas loin derriere l'illicite, bute ma carrière j'la réssucite
Not far behind the illegal acts, hinder my career and I'll resurrect it

J'suis pas une star beau coulé jamais trop, trop les cros ils chient des bouts d'micro
I'm not a star, but still handsome, they're barking so much they're spitting out pieces of the microphone

Je croque la vie à pleine dents, m'en manque plus, la p'tite souris est revenu
I take life by the teeth, I don't need anything more, the little mouse has returned

Et j'sourit devant mes revenus, revalorise l'image de la rue
And I smile at my income, I raise the image of the street

Fière de savoir mes frères actifs, z'ont l'art et la manière d'rentrer l'biff
Proud to know my active brothers, they have the art and the way to make money

Pour ceux qui on l'nif, qui font la dif' et qui pécho du gros soutif'
For those who have the drive, who make the difference and who catch the big fish

Que du positif en perspective, K'1 fry le plus haut, le Kilimandjaro explosif
Only positive things in sight, K'1 Fry the highest, the explosive Kilimanjaro

J'ai besoin, du next level, j'ai besoin, j'ai besoin, du next level, du next level
I need the next level, I need, I need, the next level, the next level

Lyrics © WEALIONAIRE MUSIC, EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING FRANCE, BECAUSE EDITIONS
Written by: WYNTER GORDON, HOUSNI MKOUBOI, WEAL STARR

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