Walid Georgey (born 10 January 1995), known professionally as Maes, is a French rapper of Moroccan origin from

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. He has released two albums and a number of singles and is best known for "Madrina" featuring French rapper

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Life and career

Maes grew up in Beaudottes in

in the northeastern suburbs of

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with his five brothers and two sisters. He started rapping aged 14 forming the trio MSR with his friends Radmo and SY3. After high school, Maes served a sentence for 18 months in the prison of Villepinte from 2016 to 2017. During his incarceration, he released a number of songs and a mixtape ''Réelle Vie''. After release from detention, he released "#MaesEstLibérable", and debuted as a supporting act for the groupe 13 Block at the gig in La Bellevilloise in December 2017. On 2 March 2018, he released a second mixtape ''Réelle Vie 2.0'' and upon its success was signed to the Millenium label, part of Capitol Music France. With the single "Madrina" featuring Booba, he topped

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, the French Singles Chart. The music video was shot in Bogota. With Millenium, he had released the albums ''Pure'' in 2018 and ''Les derniers salopards'' in 2020.

Legal issues

In January 2025, Maes was arrested in

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, after leaving his residence in Dubai. His detention was reportedly related to a local investigation into an alleged kidnapping and unlawful confinement. Although a French warrant had been issued for his arrest in October 2023, the Moroccan arrest was not connected to that case. The French warrant stemmed from Maes' failure to appear at his trial for "group assault" involving a 2018 incident outside a recording studio. ''In'' ''absentia'', he was sentenced to 10 months in prison and fined €10,000. He has also been linked to several investigations concerning gang-related violence and drug trafficking in the

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region. In December 2024, he canceled a scheduled concert at Paris' Accor Arena due to the outstanding warrant.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

Singles

As a lead artist

As a featured artist

Other charted songs

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maes 1995 births Living people French male rappers Rappers from Seine-Saint-Denis French people of Moroccan descent