Cho (rapper)

Giovanni Rustenberg, known professionally as Cho (born in Amsterdam on 6 February 1993) is a Dutch rapper. He was part of the hip hop collective SlodderVosGang and Straight Outta Control before going solo.^[1]

Cho
Birth name	Giovanni Rustenberg
Born	(1993-02-06) 6 February 1993 (age 32)
Origin	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Genres	rap
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Streetknowledge, Top Notch
Formerly of	SlodderVosGang, Straight Outta Control

SlodderVosGang was a collective started by Cho, Adje, Reverse and Jayh. Jowy Rose joined in 2014. They released the mini album S.V.G. and the single "Zeg me". While in SlodderVosGang, Cho pushed his career with two mixtapes Knock Knock in 2012 and Knock Knock 2 in 2013. He also appeared as a guest on albums by Reverse, Broederliefde and Keizer.

Straight Outta Control was a hip hop formation that included besides Cho, the artists Big2, Adje, Dio, Hef and MocroManiac. In 2015, they released the EP S.O.C. / Straight Outta Control and they had the hit "Dat nu".

As solo rapper, Cho has released three albums all making to the Dutch Albums Top 5, Knock Knock III in 2016, Since '93 in 2019 and Chosen in 2021.

In 2016, his collaboration with Stefflon Don and record producer Spanker in the single "Popalik" earned him the Britse Urban Music Awards.^[2][3]

Personal life

His older brother Randy Rustenberg was a former professional football player in the Netherlands.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions		Certification
		NED [4]	BEL (Fl) [5]
2016	Knock Knock III	3	108
2019	Since '93	4	54
2021	Chosen	4	–
2022	Thnx	12	–
2023	Knock Knock IV	4	87
2025	Giovanni I	36	–

Collaborative albums

Year	Album
2016	Konings (joint album with Adje)

As part of SlodderVosGang

• 2014: S.V.G. (a mini album)

As part of Straight Outta Control

• 2015: S.O.C. / Straight Outta Control (an EP)

Mixtapes

Year	Mixtape
2012	Knock Knock
2013	Knock Knock 2

Singles

as part of SlodderVosGang

• 2014: "Zeg me"

as part of Straight Outta Control

• 2015: "Dat nu"

solo

Year	Title	Peak positions			Album
		NED Single Top 100 [4]	NED Dutch Top 40 [6]	BEL (Fl) [5]
2015	"Misschien wel hè?"	54	–	17 (Ultratip*)
	"Was je nog maar hier"	95	–	–
2016	"Ik mis je" (feat. La Rouge)	33	2 (Tipparade)	–
	"Popalik" (feat. Stefflon Don)	54	–	–	MNM UrbaNice 2016 (compilation)
	"Eerste keer 2.0" (feat. Abigail Johnson & Kempi)	99	–	–
2017	"Op de weg" (Equalz / Adje / Cho)	3	1 (Tipparade)	Tip
2018	"Hooptie Money" (with Esko, JoeyAK & MocroManiac)	71	–	–
	"Put It on Me" (feat. Abigail Johnson)	80	–	–
	"Bende" (with Spanker, Latifah feat. Idaly)	94	–	–
	"Chemistry" (with Architrackz & Equalz feat. Mula B)	35	–	–
2019	"Astmaflow"	56	–	–
	"Pinpas" (feat. Sevn Alias)	43	–	–
	"Single" (Architrackz & Equalz)	87	–	–
2020	"Vergeet"	90	–	–
2021	"Cardi" (feat. Frenna)	81	–	–

Featured in

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		NED Single Top 100 [4]
2016	"Location" (Jonna Fraser feat. Cho)	64
2017	"Oeps" (Latifah feat. Cho)	80
	"Bandz" (Jonna Fraser feat. Cho)	45
2018	"Schudden" (Bokoesam feat. Cho)	92

Other songs

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		NED Single Top 100 [4]
2016	"Eerste keer" (feat. Abigail Johnson)	88
2018	"Soldaat" (with Sevn Alias, Murda, Jayh)	74
2019	"Zag je staan" (feat. Idaly)	72
	"Bernie Mac" (feat. JoeyAK)	100
2021	"Original"	74
	"Nasty" (feat. Bryan Mg)	95