Hamza Ali
Birth nameHamza Al-Farissi
Also known asSaucegod
Born (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 29)
Laeken, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Genres
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer, beatmaker
Years active2012–present
LabelsJust Woke Up, Rec. 118, Warner Music

Hamza Al-Farissi (Berber: ⵃⴰⵎⵣⴰ ⵍⴼⴰⵔⵉⵙⵉ, Ḥamza l-Farisi; Arabic: حمزة الفارسي, Hamzat āl-Fārisi; born 1 August 1994), better known by the mononym Hamza, is a Belgian rapper, singer and beatmaker. Hamza was signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music.

Career

Born in Laeken, a commune 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
BEL
Wa
[10] 		BEL
Fl
[11] 		CAN
[12] 		FRA
[13] 		SWI
[14]
Paradise 2019 2 35 — 2 —
Santa Sauce 2 21 182 — 29 73
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
BEL
Wa
[10] 		BEL
Fl
[11] 		FRA
[13]
Recto Verso 2013 — — —
H-24 2015 — — —
Zombie Life 2016 37 — —
Santa Sauce — — —
1994 2017 13 126 9

EPs

EP Year
New Casanova 2016
140 BPM 2020

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
BEL
Wa
[10] 		FRA
[13][17] 		SWI
[14]
"Gozilla" 2017 Tip 166 — 1994
"Destiny's Child" Tip — —
"Vibes" 11
(Ultratip*) 		73 —
"Life" 12
(Ultratip*) 		56 —
"Paradise" 2019 26
(Ultratip*) 		59 — Paradise
"HS"
(featuring Sch) 		20 7 —
"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)
"—" 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
BEL
Wa
[10] 		FRA
[13] 		SWI
[14]
"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 Non-album singles
"Panama"
(Kaaris featuring Hamza) 		2024 29 — —
"Maudit"
(Werenoi featuring Hamza) 		20 — — Pyramide
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
BEL
Wa
[10] 		FRA
[13][17] 		SWI
[14]
"Juste une minute" 2017 — 78 — 1994
"Mucho Love" — 110 —
"Jodeci mob" — 154 —
"Pas de remords" — 158 —
"Mi gyal" — 172 —
"1994" — 183 —
"Silicone" — 190 —
"Cash Time" — 191 —
"Bae"
(Caballero & JeanJass feat. Hamza) 		2018 — 162 — Double hélice 3
"Dale x Love Therapy"
(feat. Aya Nakamura) 		2019 — 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 —
"Clic Clac"
(featuring 13 Block) 		— 64
[19] 		—
"Céline" — 171
[19] 		—
"God Bless"
(featuring Damso) 		10 8 75 Santa Sauce 2
"Gasolina"
(featuring Gambi) 		27 — —
"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 —
"Pilote"
(PLK featuring Hamza) 		5 5 42 Enna
"BXL Zoo"
(Damso featuring Hamza) 		1 3 16 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 Le monde est méchant
"Atasanté"
(Tiakola featuring Hamza) 		2022 38 — — 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

  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. ^ "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.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Discographie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Discografie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of March 4, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e "lescharts.com – Discographie Hamza". Hung Medien.
  14. ^ a b c d "Discographie Hamza". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  15. ^ a b c "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.
  17. ^ a b "Top Singles (Week 8, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  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. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singes 2021". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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