Hamza Al-Farissi (; ; 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".Warner Music: Die belgische Antwort auf Travis Scott und Young Thug: Hamzas Album "1994" erscheint 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.La Libre: Hamza, la nouvelle star qui fait débat In May 2015, he released the mixtape H-24 exclusively on the site HauteCulture.com, gaining public attention in Belgium and France.LesInrockuptibles: Qui est Hamza, le Belge prêt à bouleverser le rap francophone? This was followed by the project Zombie Life with wider appeal, and in 2016, the EP New Casanova with dancehall beats.Trace.tv: Hamza le prince du rap belge s’essaie au dancehall sur l’EP “New Casanova” In December 2016, he added the mixtape Santa Sauce, made available for free on SoundCloud.
The mixtape 1994 has been his major chart success,La Libre: Hamza est toujours là LesInrockuptibles: Hamza revient en force avec "1994", sa nouvelle mixtape 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 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. The project featured Tiakola, Damso, Offset and Ckay.
After a long time of teasing, Hamza released the much awaited album Mania 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" and "Bottega Venetta".
Discography Albums AlbumYearPeak positionsCertificationsBEL(WA)BEL(FL)CANFRASWIParadise 2019 2 35 — 2 — SNEP: PlatinumSanta Sauce 2 21 182 — 29 73 SNEP: Gold140 BPM 2 2021 1 20 — 1 8Sincèrement 2023 1 8 66 1 2Mania 2025 1 22 — 1 1 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Mixtapes AlbumYearPeak positionsCertificationsBEL(WA)BEL(FL)FRARecto Verso2013———H-242015———Zombie Life201637——Santa Sauce———19942017131269 SNEP: Platinum
EPs EPYearNew Casanova2016140 BPM2020
Singles As lead artist TitleYearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbumBEL(WA)FRASWI"Gozilla"2017Tip166—1994"Destiny's Child"Tip——"Vibes"11(Ultratip*)73— SNEP: Gold"Life"12(Ultratip*)56— SNEP: Diamond"Paradise"201926(Ultratip*)59—Paradise"HS"(featuring SCH) 20 7— SNEP: Gold"Netflix"2020Tip91—140 BPM"Réel"202115897140 BPM 2"Introduction"2023 27 9 84Sincèrement"Free YSL" 6 4 20"Ma réalité" 9 5 —"Sadio" 2 2 6"Nocif" 2 1 14"Drifté" 43 — — "En mieux" 2024 38 — — Chambre 140 (Part.2)"Toka" 49 — — rowspan="2" "Diana" — — —"Kyky2bondy"2025 1 1 3 Mania"Dragons" 17 6 44 "—" 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 TitleYearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbumBEL(WA)FRASWI"Elle m'a dit" 2021 — 18 — Mal Luné Music"Fade Up" 2022 1 5 72 SNEP: Diamond rowspan="2" "Panama"2024 29 — —"Maudit" 20 — — Pyramide"Mes lovés" 41 — — rowspan="2" "Tentation" 50 19 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs TitleYearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbumBEL(WA)FRASWI"Juste une minute"2017—78— SNEP: Gold1994"Mucho Love"—110—"Jodeci mob"—154—"Pas de remords"—158—"Mi gyal"—172—"1994"—183— SNEP: Gold"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: GoldParadise"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—"Céline" — 171—"God Bless"(featuring Damso) 10 8 75 SNEP: Diamond Santa Sauce 2"Gasolina"(featuring Gambi) 27 —— SNEP: Platinum"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)5542 SNEP: Platinum Enna"BXL Zoo"(Damso featuring Hamza)1316 SNEP: Gold BEA: GoldQALF"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)441054 SNEP: GoldLe monde est méchant"Atasanté"(Tiakola featuring Hamza) 2022 38 — — SNEP: Gold Mélo"Au bout de la nuit"2023 — 8 —Sincèrement"Only U" — 12 —"Tsunami" — 10 —"Atasanté Part.2" — 6 —"Codéine 19" 29 7 —"Nasa" — 16 —"WWE" — 22 —"Cocoro" — 19 —"Murder" — 20 —"Plus jamais la même" — 21 —"I Love U" — 27 —"Sincèrement" — 35 —"Miss Lily's"2025 — 100 — "Toxic" 25 14 43 Mania"Encore une nuit" 36 31 —"Yesterday" — 47 —"Slovakia" — 50 —"Bottega Veneta" — 51 —"Come and See Me" — 54 —"Oscar De La Hoya" — 55 —"Location" — 68 —"Afri" — 69 —"Forever" — 76 —"Smokin' and Drinkin'" — 79 —"Megan" — 85 —"Destiny" — 98 —"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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