# Josylvio

Joost Theo Sylvio Yussef Abdelgalil Dowib (born April 14, 1992), known professionally as Josylvio, is a Dutch rapper. Starting his career in 2015, he released his debut studio album, Ma3seb, in 2016, followed by the sophomore album, 2 gezichten, in 2017. Josylvio's third, Hella Cash (2018), fourth, Gimma (2019) and fifth album, Abu Omar (2021), have all topped the Dutch Albums Charts. In 2022, he released his sixth album titled Vallen & Opstaan. Josylvio has received multiple awards during his career, including Edison Award, XITE Award and FunX Music Award.

## Life and career

Born in Naarden to a Dutch mother and an Egyptian father, Josylvio started his career in 2015 under the name Jaybay. In 2015, he released the single "Le7nesh" with Sevn Alias. With success of the song, he released his debut album Ma3seb with Dutch hip hop producer Esko. The album reached number five on the Dutch Album Top 100 and earned him an Edison Award nomination. He released a number of singles that reached the Single Top 100, including in collaboration with other rappers, such as Ali B, Hef, Adje, Jairzinho, Kevin and others.
In 2017 Josylvio was featured on the collaborative album All Eyez on Us along with Latifah, Kempi, Sevn Alias, Vic9 and Rocks. The joint album was inspired by the documentary film All Eyez on Me about Tupac Shakur and a tribute to him. And in 2018, Josylvio took part in RTL reality program Expeditie Robinson in its 19th season finishing 18th.

## Discography
### Albums
#### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Year | NLD | BEL (Fl) |
| Ma3seb | 2016 | 5 | — |
| 2 gezichten | 2017 | 2 | 34 |
| Hella Cash | 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| Gimma | 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| Abu Omar | 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| Vallen & Opstaan | 2022 | 3 | 23 |
| Dopamine | 2024 | 26 | 78 |

#### Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Year | NLD | BEL (Fl) |
| Hella Cash Gang Vol. 1 (with Moeman & KA) | 2018 | 2 | 24 |

#### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Year | NLD | BEL (Fl) |
| All Eyez On Us (with Various Artists) | 2017 | 2 | 185 |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | NLD Single Top 100 | BEL (Fl) | Album |
| "Westside" (feat. 3robi & Killer Kamal) | 2017 | 32 | Tip | |
| "Abu Dhabi" (with Kevin, Vic9 & Sevn Alias) | 2017 | 30 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Non Stop" (Hansie / Latifah / Josylvio) | 2017 | 57 | — | |
| "Ride or Die" | 2017 | 1 | Tip | |
| "Money Money" (with F1rstman & Lijpe feat. Bollebof) | 2017 | 22 | — | |
| "Skittle Stacking" | 2018 | 5 | 33* (Ultratip) | Hella Cash |
| "Catch Up" | 2018 | 1 | 12* (Ultratip) | Hella Cash |
| "Rich" | 2018 | 6 | Tip | Hella Cash |
| "Hey meisje" (with Esko & Hansie) | 2018 | 1 | Tip | |
| "Voorbij" (with Moeman) | 2018 | 6 | Tip | Hella Cash Gang Vol. 1 |
| "Señorita" (with Young Ellens & Kevin feat. BKO) | 2018 | 17 | — | |
| "Coca" (with Bizzey, Yung Felix & Rockywhereyoubeen) | 2018 | 13 | — | |
| "Gimma" | 2019 | 1 | 11* (Ultratip) | Gimma |
| "Money Baby" (feat. 3robi) | 2019 | 10 | 36* (Ultratip) | |
| "Body" | 2019 | 12 | Tip | |
| "Cake" | 2019 | 16 | 41* (Ultratip) | |
| "Jouw Love" (Lauwtje / Hansie / Josylvio) | 2019 | 43 | — | |
| "Haat" | 2019 | 26 | Tip | |
| "Waarom zoeken naar liefde" (feat. Mula B & Yung Felix) | 2019 | 3 | 17* (Ultratip) | |
| "Vroeger" (feat. Esko) | 2019 | 7 | Tip | |
| "Ewa" (with Ashafar) | 2020 | 19 | — | |
| "Mama bid" (with Ashafar, Moeman and KA) | 2020 | 38 | — | |
| "Cash Machine" (featuring Yssi SB) | 2021 | 29 | — | |
| "Zoveel takkies" | 2022 | 11 | — | Vallen & Opstaan |
| "Fever" | 2022 | 38 | — | Vallen & Opstaan |
| "Vallen & Opstaan" | 2022 | 66 | — | Vallen & Opstaan |
| "Liegen" (with Jack) | 2022 | 28 | — | |
| "Soms" (featuring Antoon) | 2022 | 21 | — | |
| "African Boy" (with Ashafar and Dopebwoy) | 2023 | 62 | — | Non-album singles |
| "AMG" (with Shirak and Boef) | 2023 | 6 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Flip Flops" | 2023 | 63 | — | Non-album singles |
| "PK's" (featuring Moeman, Bokke8, Philly and KA) | 2023 | 18 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Tijden zijn veranderd" | 2024 | 74 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Kijk door me ogen" | 2024 | 76 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Mia" (with Cristian D and Shirak) | 2024 | 81 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Geldmachine" (with Dopebwoy and Boef) | 2024 | 56 | — | Non-album singles |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

#### As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | NLD Single Top 100 | BEL (Fl) | Album |
| "Stop het in mn kontje" (Rollàn feat. Josylvio & Hef) | 2016 | 95 | — | |
| "Douane" (Ali B feat. Adje, Josylvio & Sevn Alias) | 2016 | 88 | — | |
| "Doorgaan" (Jairzinho feat. Kevin, Josylvio, BKO & Vic9) | 2017 | 77 | — | |
| "Money Like We" (with Sevn Alias, Kevin & Kempi) | 2017 | 23 | — | All Eyez On Us |
| "Mami Iz A Ridah" (with Kempi, Sevn Alias & Kevin) | 2017 | 65 | — | All Eyez On Us |
| "West" (with Sevn Alias & Rocks) | 2017 | 99 | — | All Eyez On Us |
| "Badman Ollo" (with Bizzey & Yung Felix feat. 3robi) | 2017 | 59 | — | |
| "Shaka Zulu" (with Yung Felix & Bizzey feat. Hef & Delivio Reavon) | 2017 | 78 | — | |
| "C'est la vie" (The Partysquad feat. Josylvio, Bizzey, Hansie & Broertje) | 2017 | 26 | — | |
| "Cocaina (Remix)" (Kempi x The Blockparty feat. Josylvio & Sevn Alias) | 2017 | 9 | Tip | |
| "Anders" (3robi feat. Sevn Alias & Josylvio) | 2017 | 52 | — | |
| "Roley" (Hef feat. Josylvio) | 2017 | 74 | — | |
| "Rock Ya Body" (Bizzey feat. Josylvio) | 2018 | 60 | — | |
| "PumPumPum" (Bizzey feat. Josylvio & Yung Felix) | 2018 | 61 | — | |
| "DM's" ($hirak feat. Adje, 3robi & Josylvio) | 2018 | 44 | — | |
| "Money" (Kevin feat. Josylvio) | 2018 | 54 | — | |
| "Vuurwerk" (Spanker feat. Josylvio, Lijpe & 3robi) | 2018 | 18 | Tip | |
| "Herres" (SBMG feat. D-Double, MocroManiac & Josylvio) | 2018 | 39 | | |
| "Getallen" (Spanker, Bokoesam & Josylvio feat. Jandro) | 2018 | 95 | | |
| "Family Things" (MocroManiac feat. Josylvio) | 2018 | 95 | | |
| "What's The Key" (Broederliefde feat. Josylvio) | 2018 | 53 | | |
| "Mag het ff lekker gaan" (Sevn Alias feat. Josylvio) | 2018 | 7 | 26* (Ultratip) | |
| "Lil mama" (Idaly feat. Josylvio) | 2018 | 10 | | |
| "Bitch Move" (Kraantje Pappie feat. Josylvio) | 2018 | 76 | | |
| "Weet niet" (JoeyAK feat. Josylvio) | 2018 | 56 | | |
| "Lifestyle" (Zefanio feat. Josylvio) | 2018 | 100 | | |
| "Leugens" (Lauwtje feat. Josylvio & Esko) | 2019 | 93 | — | |
| "Baila Mami" (Bizzey feat. Josylvio & YOUNGBAEKANSIE) | 2019 | 48 | — | |
| "Gangsta Boppin" (Sevn Alias feat. Josylvio & F.I) | 2019 | 58 | — | |
| "Lamborghini" (Ashafar feat. Josylvio) | 2019 | 8 | — | |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

### Other charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | NLD Single Top 100 | BEL (Fl) | Album |
| "On the Low" (with Adje, Kevin & D-Double) | 2016 | 71 | — | |
| "Kleine jongen" | 2017 | 37 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Betaal mij" (with Boef) | 2017 | 50 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Double Up" (with Hef & Kevin) | 2017 | 53 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Mama" | 2017 | 54 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Steeds iets meer" | 2017 | 56 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Onderweg" | 2017 | 60 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Meters" (with Sevn Alias) | 2017 | 66 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Lil Bish" | 2017 | 76 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Intro 2 gezichten" | 2017 | 93 | — | 2 gezichten |
| "Voor alle Soldiers" (with Sevn Alias) | 2017 | 17 | — | |
| "Op je hoede" (feat. Hef & Moeman) | 2018 | 4 | Tip | Hella Cash |
| "Skiemen" (feat. Frenna) | 2018 | 5 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Fake Love" | 2018 | 6 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Automatic" | 2018 | 12 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Nefertiti" | 2018 | 16 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Jompo" (feat. 3robi) | 2018 | 18 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Alles of niets" (feat. Sevn Alias) | 2018 | 19 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Beweeg" | 2018 | 21 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Gold Chain" (feat. Yade Lauren & Kevin) | 2018 | 27 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Paars licht" | 2018 | 28 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Unstoppable" | 2018 | 35 | — | Hella Cash |
| "No Go" (feat. Zefanio) | 2018 | 42 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Cash" (with SFB) | 2018 | 58 | — | |
| "Money komt, Money gaat" | 2018 | 17 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Hood Rich" (feat. Alrima) | 2018 | 27 | — | Hella Cash |
| "HCG" | 2018 | 36 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Mijn zijde" (feat. Jayh) | 2018 | 77 | — | Hella Cash |
| "Intro" | 2018 | 11 | Tip | Hella Cash |
| "Killer instinct" (with Appa & Momi) | 2018 | 29 | — | |
| "Streets" (with Moeman feat. Hef, Adje, JoeyAK, Ashafar & LaFunky) | 2018 | 28 | — | Hella Cash Gang Vol. 1 |
| "Wie ben jij" | 2018 | 49 | — | Hella Cash Gang Vol. 1 |
| "On Lock" (with Moeman) | 2018 | 77 | — | Hella Cash Gang Vol. 1 |
| "Andale" (feat. Ashafar & Mario Cash) | 2018 | 82 | — | Hella Cash Gang Vol. 1 |
| "Geswitched" (with Moeman) | 2018 | 85 | — | Hella Cash Gang Vol. 1 |
| "VVS" (with Frenna) | 2018 | 15 | — | |
| "Geboren Flex" (feat. Idaly) | 2019 | 29 | — | Gimma |
| "Day One" (feat. Lijpe) | 2019 | 32 | — | Gimma |
| "Bankrekening" (feat. Hef) | 2019 | 40 | — | Gimma |
| "Game Over" | 2019 | 41 | — | Gimma |
| "Get Mine" (feat. Kevin) | 2019 | 43 | — | Gimma |
| "No Love" (feat. Frenna) | 2019 | 55 | — | Gimma |
| "La La Love" | 2019 | 78 | — | Gimma |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Award | Work | Result |
| 2017 | Edison Awards | Best Hip Hop | Ma3seb | Nominated |
| 2017 | XITE Awards | Best Kickstart | Himself | Won |
| 2018 | FunX Music Awards | Best Album | Hella Cash | Won |
| 2018 | FunX Music Awards | Best Song | "Catch Up" | Won |
| 2018 | Buma Awards | Most Successful Urban Album | Hella Cash | Nominated |
| 2018 | Buma Awards | Most Successful Urban Single | "Catch Up" | Nominated |
| 2019 | FunX Music Awards | Male Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| 2019 | FunX Music Awards | Best MC | Himself | Nominated |
| 2019 | Buma Awards | Most Successful Urban Album | Hella Cash | Nominated |
| 2019 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Dutch Act | Himself | Nominated |
| 2020 | Edison Awards | Best Hip Hop | Gimma | Won |
| 2020 | FunX Music Awards | Male Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated |
| 2020 | FunX Music Awards | Best MC | Himself | Nominated |
| 2020 | FunX Music Awards | Best Collaboration | "Waarom Zoeken Naar Liefde" (with Mula B and Yung Felix) | Nominated |
| 2020 | FunX Music Awards | Best Song | "Waarom Zoeken Naar Liefde" (with Mula B and Yung Felix) | Nominated |
| 2020 | FunX Music Awards | Best Music Video | "Paper Zien" (Remix) (with Yssi SB, D-Double, Henkie T, Jack and Sevn Alias) | Won |
| 2020 | Buma Awards | Most Successful Hip Hop Album | Gimma | Nominated |
| 2021 | FunX Music Awards | Best Music Video | "Het Leven Is Een Trip" (with Lijpe) | Won |
| 2022 | FunX Music Awards | Male Artist of the Year | Himself | Won |
| 2022 | FunX Music Awards | Best MC | Himself | Nominated |