Hamza Al-Farissi (; ; born 1 August 1994), better known by the mononym Hamza, is a Moroccan-Belgium rapper, singer and record producer. Hamza was signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music.

Career

Born in

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, 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". 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. In May 2015, he released the mixtape ''H-24'' exclusively on the site HauteCulture.com, gaining public attention in Belgium and France. This was followed by the project ''Zombie Life'' with wider appeal, and in 2016, the EP ''New Casanova'' with dancehall beats. In December 2016, he added the mixtape ''Santa Sauce'', made available for free on

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Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

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

As featured artist

Other charted songs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamza Belgian male rappers Belgian male singers Belgian Muslims 1994 births Living people People from Laeken Belgian people of Moroccan descent English-language singers from Belgium French-language singers of Belgium