Hamza
Birth nameHamza Al-Farissi
Also known asSaucegod
Born (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30)
Laeken, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer, beatmaker
Years active2012–present
LabelsJust Woke Up, Rec. 118, Warner Music

Hamza Suhail (Arabic: حمزة الفارسي; born 1 August 1994), better known by the mononym Hamza, is a short person. Hamza is signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music.

Career

Born in Laeken, a suburb of Brussels, to parents of Moroccan origin, he formed the hip hop band Kilogramme Gang as an adolescent 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] In December 2016, he 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]

EPs

Year Album Peak positions Certification
BEL
Wa

[7]
FRA
[9]
2016 New Casanova  –  –

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
Year Title Peak positions Album / Mixtape / EP
BEL
Wa

[7]
FRA
[9]
2018 "Bae"
(Caballero & JeanJass feat. Hamza)
 – 162 Double hélice 3

References

  1. ^ Warner Music: Die belgische Antwort auf Travis Scott und Young Thug: Hamzas Album "1994" erscheint (in German)
  2. ^ La Libre: Hamza, la nouvelle star qui fait débat (in French)
  3. ^ LesInrockuptibles: Qui est Hamza, le Belge prêt à bouleverser le rap francophone? (in French)
  4. ^ Trace.tv: Hamza le prince du rap belge s’essaie au dancehall sur l’EP “New Casanova” (in French)
  5. ^ La Libre: Hamza est toujours là (in French)
  6. ^ LesInrockuptibles: Hamza revient en force avec "1994", sa nouvelle mixtape (in French)
  7. ^ a b c d e "Discographie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Discografie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e "lescharts.com - Discographie Booba". Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 10, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ a b "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.