en Hamza (rapper)

Hamza
Hamza
Background information
Birth name	Hamza Al-Farissi
Also known as	SauceGod
Born	1 August 1994 (age 30); Laeken, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Genres	French rap; hip hop; trap; R&B;
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Just Woke Up, Rec. 118, Warner Music

Hamza Al-Farissi (Berber: ⵃⴰⵎⵣⴰ ⵍⴼⴰⵔⵉⵙⵉ, Ḥamza l-Farisi; Arabic: حمزة الفارسي, romanized: Ḥamza al-Fārsī; French: [amza al faʁisi]; born 1 August 1994), better known by the mononym Hamza, is a Belgian rapper, singer and record producer. Hamza was signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music.

Career

Born in Laeken, a district 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. 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".

His debut studio album Paradise was released in March 2019. The album includes featurings with Aya Nakamura, Christine & the Queens, Oxmo Puccinno, 13 Block, SCH, and A.CHAL.^[7] In December, he released the mixtape Santa Sauce 2 which featured Damso, Koba LaD and Gambi.

140 BPM 2 was released on 5 February 2021. The project includes featurings with Headie One, Gazo, Guy2Bezbar and Kaaris.^[8]

On 17 February 2023, he released the album Sincèrement. The project featured Tiakola, Damso, Offset and Ckay.^[9]

Discography

Albums

Album	Year	Peak positions					Certifications
Album	Year	BEL Wa ^[10]	BEL Fl ^[11]	CAN ^[12]	FRA ^[13]	SWI ^[14]	Certifications
Paradise	2019	2	35	—	2	—	SNEP: Platinum^[15]
Santa Sauce 2	2019	21	182	—	29	73	SNEP: Gold^[15]
140 BPM 2	2021	1	20	—	1	8
Sincèrement^[16]	2023	1	8	66	1	2
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes

Album	Year	Peak positions			Certifications
Album	Year	BEL Wa ^[10]	BEL Fl ^[11]	FRA ^[13]	Certifications
Recto Verso	2013	—	—	—
H-24	2015	—	—	—
Zombie Life	2016	37	—	—
Santa Sauce	2016	—	—	—
1994	2017	13	126	9	SNEP: Platinum^[15]

EPs

EP	Year
New Casanova	2016
140 BPM	2020

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak positions			Certifications	Album
Title	Year	BEL Wa ^[10]	FRA ^[13]^[17]	SWI ^[14]	Certifications	Album
"Gozilla"	2017	Tip	166	—		1994
"Destiny's Child"		Tip	—	—
"Vibes"		11 (Ultratip*)	73	—	SNEP: Gold^[18]
"Life"		12 (Ultratip*)	56	—	SNEP: Diamond^[18]
"Paradise"	2019	26 (Ultratip*)	59	—		Paradise
"HS" (featuring SCH)	2019	20	7	—	SNEP: Gold^[18]	Paradise
"Netflix"	2020	Tip	91	—		140 BPM
"Réel"	2021	15	8	97		140 BPM 2
"Introduction"	2023	27	9	84		Sincèrement
"Free YSL"		6	4	20
"Ma réalité"		9	5	—
"Sadio" (with Offset)		2	2	6
"Nocif" (with Damso)		2	1	14
"Drifté"		43	—	—		Non-album single
"En mieux" (with PLK)	2024	38	—	—		Chambre 140 (Part.2)
"Toka" (with SDM)	2024	49	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak positions			Certifications	Album
Title	Year	BEL Wa ^[10]	FRA ^[13]	SWI ^[14]	Certifications	Album
"Elle m'a dit" (DJ Quick feaaturing Hamza and Ninho)	2021	—	18	—		Mal Luné Music
"Fade Up" (Zeg P featuring Hamza and Sch)	2022	1	5	72	SNEP: Diamond^[18]	Non-album singles
"Panama" (Kaaris featuring Hamza)	2024	29	—	—		Non-album singles
"Maudit" (Werenoi featuring Hamza)		20	—	—		Pyramide
"Mes lovés" (Ponko featuring Hamza)		41	—	—		Non-album singles
"Tentation" (Gambi featuring Hamza)		50	19^[19]	—		Non-album singles
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak positions			Certifications	Album
Title	Year	BEL Wa ^[10]	FRA ^[13]^[17]	SWI ^[14]	Certifications	Album
"Juste une minute"	2017	—	78	—	SNEP: Gold^[18]	1994
"Mucho Love"		—	110	—
"Jodeci mob"		—	154	—
"Pas de remords"		—	158	—
"Mi gyal"		—	172	—
"1994"		—	183	—	SNEP: Gold^[18]
"Silicone"		—	190	—
"Cash Time"		—	191	—
"Bae" (Caballero & JeanJass feat. Hamza)	2018	—	162	—		Double hélice 3
"Dale x Love Therapy" (feat. Aya Nakamura)	2019	—	13	—	SNEP: Gold^[18]	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	—
"Clic Clac" (featuring 13 Block)		—	64 ^[20]	—
"Céline"		—	171 ^[20]	—
"God Bless" (featuring Damso)		10	8	75	SNEP: Diamond^[18]	Santa Sauce 2
"Gasolina" (featuring Gambi)		27	—	—	SNEP: Platinum^[18]
"Bac + 12"		—	67	—
"Late nights"		—	124	—
"Belek"		—	136	—
"G's Up Hoes Down"		—	142	—
"Oseille"		—	166	—
"Sans signes"		—	186	—
"Go Back"		—	189	—
"Por la vida"		—	198	—
"B!tch" (Josman featuring Hamza)	2020	—	99	—		Split
"Nobu"		—	113	—		140 BPM
"Henni Pop"		—	188	—		140 BPM
"Pilote" (PLK featuring Hamza)		5	5	42	SNEP: Platinum^[18]	Enna
"BXL Zoo" (Damso featuring Hamza)		1	3	16	SNEP: Gold^[18] BEA: Gold^[21]	QALF
"PTSD"	2021	—	24	—		140 BPM 2
"Keke"		—	28	—
"Spaghetti" (featuring Gazo & Guy2Bezbar)		—	35	—
"Don't Tell" (featuring Headie One)		—	41	—
"Fake Friends"		—	52	—
"Jalousie"		—	53	—
"Cheikh"		—	55	—
"Gang Activity"		—	68	—
"Hara-Kiri" (featuring Kaaris)		—	74	—
"Torino"		—	76	—
"Spider"		—	78	—
"AMG Technology"		—	89	—
"Window Shopper Part. 2" (Laylow featuring Hamza)		17	—	—		L'étrange histoire de Mr. Anderson
"Slide" (Franglish featuring Hamza)		—	141	—		Vibe
"Ouais Ouais" (Leto featuring Hamza)		24	—	—		17%
"Jota" (Niska featuring Hamza)		44	10	54	SNEP: Gold^[18]	Le monde est méchant
"Atasanté" (Tiakola featuring Hamza)	2022	38	—	—	SNEP: Gold^[18]	Mélo
"Au bout de la nuit"	2023	—	8	—		Sincèrement
"Only U"		—	12	—
"Tsunami"		—	10	—
"Atasanté Part.2" (with Tiakola)		—	6	—
"Codéine 19"		29	7	—
"Nasa"		—	16	—
"WWE"		—	22	—
"Cocoro" (with CKay)		—	19	—
"Murder"		—	20	—
"Plus jamais la même"		—	21	—
"I Love U"		—	27	—
"Sincèrement"		—	35	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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” Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
^ La Libre: Hamza est toujours là (in French)
^ LesInrockuptibles: Hamza revient en force avec "1994", sa nouvelle mixtape (in French)
^ "Hamza dévoile la date et la cover de son album " Paradise "". www.booska-p.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
^ Mouv', Team (2021-01-29). "Hamza dévoile la tracklist de "140 BPM 2"". Mouv' (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
^ "Generations". Generations (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Discographie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Discografie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of March 4, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "lescharts.com – Discographie Hamza". Hung Medien.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Discographie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "French album certifications – Hamza" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ Guilbert, Guillaume (17 February 2023). "Le retour d'Hamza, 'Sincèrement' les pieds sur terre". RTBF. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Top Singles (Week 8, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "French single certifications – Hamza" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Top Singles (Week 35, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singes 2021". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[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” Archived 2021-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (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] "Hamza dévoile la date et la cover de son album " Paradise "". www.booska-p.com/ (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-26.

[8] Mouv', Team (2021-01-29). "Hamza dévoile la tracklist de "140 BPM 2"". Mouv' (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-26.

[9] "Generations". Generations (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-14.

[wa-10] "Discographie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[fl-11] "Discografie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[12] "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of March 4, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[fr-13] "lescharts.com – Discographie Hamza". Hung Medien.

[swi-14] "Discographie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[SNEPalbum-15] "French album certifications – Hamza" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[16] Guilbert, Guillaume (17 February 2023). "Le retour d'Hamza, 'Sincèrement' les pieds sur terre". RTBF. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[FRA_Week_8-17] "Top Singles (Week 8, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

[SNEPsingle-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "French single certifications – Hamza" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[19] "Top Singles (Week 35, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[FRA_Week_32-20] "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.

[21] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singes 2021". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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