Quebec Rapper Souldia Lands His Latest 'Nouvelle Vie' on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart

A Quebec rapper is bringing new life to the charts this week.

Souldia, a mainstay of the province's Francophone rap scene, has debuted his latest album Nouvelle Vie at No. 72 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.

The release marks Souldia's 12th solo full-length, 10 of which have charted since his 2014 breakthrough Krime Grave. Impressively prolific over the last decade, Souldia has in recent years started receiving some major institutional recognition. In 2022, he won ADISQ's rap album of the year Felix Award for Dixque d'art, which hit No. 25 on the albums chart. His 2023 release Nouvelle conventionnel netted a Juno nomination for Francophone album of the year.

On Nouvelle Vie, the Quebec City MC brings in collaborators like popular rapper Loud and emerging voice GreenWoodz. Loud assists on album standout "La nuit sera longue," a moody reflection on a life hard-won.

At the top of the Canadian Albums chart, Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet is dethroned after 10 weeks by Tyler, The Creator's Chromakopia. Carpenter has had a strong run, withstanding challenges from Jelly Roll and Charli XCX's Brat remixes, but now Tyler holds the crown. His album has also flooded the Canadian Hot 100 this week, including some big collabs for Canadian singer Daniel Caesar.

Some artists aren't faring as well on the Canadian Albums chart this week as they are south of the border. Halsey's The Great Impersonator debuts at No. 20, 18 spots behind its No. 2 placement in the U.S. Country singer Kelsea Ballerini continues the pattern with her Patterns debuting at No. 22 here and No. 4 on the Billboard 200.

Korean girl group aespa, meanwhile, managed to crack the Canadian Hot 100, but their new EP Whiplash isn't on the Canadian Albums chart this week, despite debuting at No. 50 on the Billboard 200.

Check out the full charts here.