Hamza

Biography

Hamza Al-Farissi (Arabic: حمزة الفارسي, romanized: Ḥamza al-Fārsī; French: [amza al faʁisi]; born 1 August 1994), better known mononymously as Hamza, is a Moroccan-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". 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×New Casanova24 October 2016 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1One One3:272Ghetto3:463El Dorado5:044Un bonheur pour un malheur4:085Whine3:33 with dancehall beats. In December 2016, he added the mixtape Santa Sauce×Santa Sauce24 December 2016 · Studio album · Mixtape/StreetSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Suave3:002Anh Yeah3:093Broccoli2:474Vraiment2:585Sans fin4:086La nuit est à nous2:597Confessions, part. 14:088Ouais c’est ban3:049Wow3:1210VVS3:0111Shine3:1312Habibi3:49, made available for free on SoundCloud.
The mixtape 1994 has been his major chart success, 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×Paradise1 March 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Le même sort1:592Paradise3:293Validé3:214HS3:335Sometimes3:586Audemars Shit3:397Dale x Love Therapy5:278Deep inside3:049Addiction3:2710Henny me noie3:251150X3:0812Blue Crystal3:2513Mac & Cheese3:1914Gynéco2:5415Galerie2:3816Meilleur3:1217Minuit 135:15".
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. 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 as a sequel to the 140 BPM which had released a year prior. The project includes featurings with Headie One, Gazo, Guy2Bezbar and Kaaris.
On 17 February 2023, he released the album Sincèrement×Sincèrement17 February 2023 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Introduction2Free YSL3Ma réalité4Au bout de la nuit5Only U6Sadio7Tsunami8Atasanté Pt. 29Codéine 1910Nasa11W.W.E12Cocoro13Murder14Nocif15Plus jamais la même16I Love U17Sincèrement. The project featured Tiakola, Damso, Offset and Ckay.
After a long time of teasing, Hamza released the much awaited album Mania×MANIA20 June 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1ENCORE UNE NUIT3:102KYKY2BONDY2:183DRAGONS3:584SLOVAKIA4:025COME & SEE ME2:216SMOKIN & DRINKIN2:247LOCATION3:008OSCAR DE LA HOYA2:309BOTTEGA VENETA3:1810TOXIC2:4011MEGAN2:3612AFRI3:1013YESTERDAY3:3914DESTINY3:4715FOREVER2:38 on 20 June 2025 . The album saw features from Kittitian singer Byron Messia, Nigerian singer Rema, and French rapper Werenoi among others. The album was supported by singles such as "KYKY2BONDY×KYKY2BONDY2 May 2025 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1KYKY2BONDY2:17" and "Bottega Venetta".

As lead artist

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