Ronnie Flex

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Ronnie Flex is the stage name of Ronell Langston Plasschaert, born in 1992 in Rotterdam. He is a rapper, singer and producer, of Surinamese and Moluccan descent, and grew up in Capelle aan den IJssel. At fourteen he began making tracks and not long afterwards he wrote raps. He attended the pop academy at Zadkine, but did not finish it.

Music and breakthrough

In 2012 he won a State Award for Rookie of the Year and signed with the label Top Notch. His first EP, Tankstation, appeared in 2013. With Zusje and Pocahontas he built an audience, and in 2014 his debut album De nacht is nog jong, net als wij voor altijd came out. He collaborated a lot with others. With Lil' Kleine he made Drank & Drugs and Zeg dat niet, and with Jonna Fraser and others Liegen voor de rechter. He also belonged to the collective New Wave, which received the Popprijs 2015 in 2016. Later came the albums Rémi in 2017 and NORI in 2018.

Influence

His music combines rap with singing and a melodic, electronic production, often with a light and danceable atmosphere. He was regarded as the most successful rapper of all time in the Dutch Top 40. He also appeared on television, including in It Takes 2 and The Masked Singer, and in 2018 worked with BLØF on the song Omarm me.

Listening

Discography

Studio albums

• 2014De nacht is nog jong, net als wij voor altijd
• 2017Rémi
• 2018NORI
• 2025SDL 1