Hamza (rapper)
Hamza Al-Farissi (born in Laeken on 1 August 1994), better known by the mononym Hamza is a Belgian rapper with Moroccan origin, singer and beatmaker. Hamza is signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music.
Hamza | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hamza Al-Farissi |
| Also known as | Saucegod |
| Born | 1 August 1994 |
| Origin | Laeken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, beatmaker |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Just Woke Up, Rec. 118, Warner Music |
| Associated acts | Kilogramme Gang |
Born in Laeken, a suburb of Brussels, and part of the Brussels-Capital Region to parents of Moroccan origin, as an adolescent he formed the hip hop band Kilogramme Gang with his friends Triton and MK. He also used the logo Saucegod.[1] The band released the urban project Gotham City Vol. 1. Hamza composed the beats used by the band. After the band broke up, Hamza went solo in 2013 releasing his solo debut Recto Verso. and after meeting Dakose, he resumed his musical activity with the latter as his manager.[2] In May 2015, he released the mixtape H-24 exclusively on the site HauteCulture.com gaining public attention in Belgium and France.[3] This was followed by the project Zombie Life with wider appeal, and in 2016, the EP New Casanova with dancehall beats[4] and in December 2016, added the mixtape Santa Sauce made available for free on SoundCloud. The mixtape 1994 has been his major chart success[5][6] making it to number 13 on the French Belgian albums chart and to number 9 in France. A number of singles also charted including "Life", "Vibes" and "Paradise".
Discography
Mixtapes
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Wa [7] |
BEL Fl [8] |
FRA [9] | |||
| 2013 | Recto Verso | – | – | – | |
| 2015 | H-24 | – | – | – | |
| 2016 | Zombie Life | 37 | – | – | |
| Santa Sauce | – | – | – | ||
| 2017 | 1994 | 13 | 126 | 9 | |
| 2019 | Paradise | 2 | 35 | 2 [10] |
|
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album / Mixtape / EP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Wa [7] |
FRA [9] | |||
| 2017 | "Gozilla" | Tip | 166 | 1994 |
| "Destiny's Child" | Tip | – | ||
| "Vibes" | 11 (Ultratip*) |
73 | ||
| "Life" | 12 (Ultratip*) |
56 | ||
| 2019 | "Paradise" | 26 (Ultratip*) |
59 | Paradise |
| "HS" (featuring SCH) |
20 | 7 [11] | ||
| "Clic Clac" (featuring 13 Block) |
— | 64 [12] | ||
| "Céline" | — | 171 [12] | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album / Mixtape / EP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL Wa [7] |
FRA [9] | |||
| 2017 | "Juste une minute" | – | 78 | 1994 |
| "Mucho Love" | – | 110 | ||
| "Jodeci mob" | – | 154 | ||
| "Pas de remords" | – | 158 | ||
| "Mi gyal" | – | 172 | ||
| "1994" | – | 183 | ||
| "Silicone" | – | 190 | ||
| "Cash Time" | – | 191 | ||
| 2019 | "Dale x Love Therapy" (feat. Aya Nakamura) |
– | 13 | Paradise |
| "Validé" | – | 34 | ||
| "Audemars Shit" | – | 38 | ||
| "50x" | – | 39 | ||
| "Sometimes" | – | 49 | ||
| "Minuit 13" (feat. Christine and the Queens & Oxmo Puccino) |
– | 49 | ||
| "Henny me noie" | – | 54 | ||
| "Addiction" | – | 75 | ||
| "Le même sort" | – | 83 | ||
| "Blue Crystal" | – | 90 | ||
| "Mac & Cheese" | – | 99 | ||
| "Deep Inside" | – | 101 | ||
| "Meilleur" | – | 107 | ||
| "Gynéco" | – | 133 | ||
| "Galerie" | – | 156 | ||
References
- Warner Music: Die belgische Antwort auf Travis Scott und Young Thug: Hamzas Album "1994" erscheint (in German)
- La Libre: Hamza, la nouvelle star qui fait débat (in French)
- LesInrockuptibles: Qui est Hamza, le Belge prêt à bouleverser le rap francophone? (in French)
- Trace.tv: Hamza le prince du rap belge s’essaie au dancehall sur l’EP “New Casanova” (in French)
- La Libre: Hamza est toujours là (in French)
- LesInrockuptibles: Hamza revient en force avec "1994", sa nouvelle mixtape (in French)
- "Discographie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "Discografie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "lescharts.com - Discographie Booba". Hung Medien.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 10, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 10, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 32, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 13 August 2019.