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Maes (rapper)
Walid Georgey (born 10 January 1995), known professionally as Maes, is a French rapper of Moroccan origin from Sevran.[1] He has released two albums and a number of singles and is best known for "Madrina" featuring French rapper Booba.
Maes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Walid Georgey |
| Born | 10 January 1995 Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France |
| Origin | Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, France |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | LDS Production, Millenium, Capitol |
Life and career edit
Maes grew up in Beaudottes in Sevran in the northeastern suburbs of Paris with his five brothers and two sisters. He started rapping aged 14 forming the trio MSR with his friends Radmo and SY3.[2] After high school, Maes served a sentence for 18 months in maison d'arrêt de Villepinte from 2016 to 2017.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] With the single "Madrina" featuring Booba, he topped SNEP, the French Singles Chart. The music video was shot in Bogota.[5] With Millenium, he had released the albums Pure in 2018[6] and Les derniers salopards in 2020.[7]
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Units | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [8] | BEL (Fl) [9] | BEL (Wa) [10] | SWI [11] | |||
| Pure | 2018 | 5 | — | 25 | 36 | |
| Les derniers salopards | 2020 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
|
| Omerta | 2023 | 3 | 107 | 5 | 2 | |
Mixtapes edit
| Title | Year | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [8] | BEL (Fl) [9] | BEL (Wa) [10] | ||
| Réelle Vie | 2017 | — | — | — |
| Réelle vie 2.0 | 2018 | 65 | — | 135 |
| Réelle vie 3.0 | 2021 | — | 58 | 4 |
Singles edit
As a lead artist edit
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album, EP or mixtape | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [8] | BEL (Wa) [10] | SWI [11] | |||
| "Billets verts" | 2018 | 10 | —[A] | — | Pure |
| "Avenue Montaigne" | 33 | — | — | ||
| "Madrina" (featuring Booba) | 1 | 31 | 49 | ||
| "Rude" (with Benab) | 2019 | 80 | — | — | Benam mixtape Dracarys |
| "NWR" | 40 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Liquide rouge" | 50 | —[B] | — | Non-album single | |
| "Street" | 4 | 27 | 63 | Les derniers salopards | |
| "Distant" (featuring Ninho) | 2020 | 3 | 11 | 24 | |
| "10K" (with Bolémvn) | 5 | — | 67 | Bolémvn album Vol 169 | |
| "Platine o plomo" (with Booba) | 2021 | — | 34 | 47 | Réelle vie 3.0 |
| "Fetty Wap" | 2022 | 2 | 28 | 66 | Omerta |
| "Galactic" | 2023 | 1 | 30 | 45 | |
| "4Motion" | 2024 | 15[13] | — | — | Non-album single |
As a featured artist edit
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album, EP or mixtape | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [8] | BEL (Wa) [10] | SWI [11] | |||
| "Tes rêves" (Dabs featuring Maes) | 2019 | 44 | — | — | Dabs mixtape Mainmise |
| "Matin" (Koba LaD featuring Maes) | 23 | —[C] | — | Koba LaD album L'Affranchi | |
| "L'odeur du charbon" (Dosseh featuring Maes) | 18 | —[D] | — | Dosseh mixtape Summer Crack 4 | |
| "Stupéfiant" (Niro featuring Maes) | 58 | — | — | Niro EP Stupéfiant : Chapitre 2 | |
| "ASB" (Vald featuring Maes) | 18 | — | — | Vald album Ce monde est cruel | |
| "Le dire" (Da Uzi featuring Maes) | 2020 | 28 | — | — | Da Uzi album Architecte |
| "Ailleurs" (Timal featuring Maes) | 7 | — | — | Non-album release | |
| "Pourcent" (Naps featuring Maes) | 38 | — | — | Naps album Carré VIP | |
| "Béni" (Kaza featuring Maes) | 53 | — | — | Kaza album Heartbreak Life | |
| "Euros" (RK & Maes) | 13 | — | — | RK album Neverland | |
| "Boston George" (Lacrim featuring Maes) | 3 | — | 64 | Lacrim album R.I.P.R.O. 4 | |
| "Coffre plein" (Koba LaD featuring Maes) | 2 | 7 | 19 | Koba LaD album Détail | |
| "Riina Toto" (13 Block featuring Maes) | 32 | — | — | 13 Block album BLO II | |
| "Andale" (Benab featuring Maes) | 2021 | 22 | — | — | Benab album Au clair de la rue (Part. 1) |
| "VVV" (Booba featuring Maes) | 3 | — | 26 | Booba album Ultra | |
| "N26" (Kaza featuring Maes) | 91 | — | — | Kaza album Toxic | |
| "MPLT" (Bramsito featuring Maes) | 68 | — | — | Bramsito album Substance | |
| "Petit coeur" (RK featuring Maes) | 65 | — | — | RK album 100 rancunes | |
| "Maison d'arrêt" (Hornet la Frappe featuring Maes) | 63 | — | — | Non-album release | |
| "Rhum et machette" (Ziak featuring Maes) | — | — | — | Akimbo | |
| "Derrière nos tours" (Leto featuring Maes) | 16 | — | — | Leto album 17% | |
Other charted songs edit
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album, EP or mixtape | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [8] | BEL (Wa) [10] | SWI [11] | |||
| "Mama" | 2018 | 16 | — | — | Pure |
| "J'voulais" | 18 | — | — | ||
| "LDS" | 25 | — | — | ||
| "Weed" (featuring Zed) | 37 | — | — | ||
| "Zipette" | 41 | — | — | ||
| "Fumer" | 52 | — | — | ||
| "Mula" | 53 | — | — | ||
| "Vue" | 54 | — | — | ||
| "Panamera" | 60 | — | — | ||
| "Depardieu" | 62 | — | — | ||
| "Bâtiment" | 82 | — | — | ||
| "Particulière" | 90 | — | — | ||
| "Outro" | 94 | — | — | ||
| "Blanche" (featuring Booba) | 2020 | 2 | 49 | 10 | Les derniers salopards |
| "Dybala" (featuring Jul) | 3 | — | 22 | ||
| "Dragović" | 8 | — | — | ||
| "Elvira" | 9 | — | — | ||
| "Mémoire" | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Les gens disent" | 13 | — | — | ||
| "Imparfait" | 13 | — | — | ||
| "Police" | 14 | — | — | ||
| "À côté de moi" | 16 | — | — | ||
| "Marco Polo" | 17 | — | — | ||
| "Étoile" | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Chromé" | 19 | — | — | ||
| "Prioritaire" | 28 | — | — | Non-album release | |
| "Menotté" | 113 | — | — | ||
| "Neb nedal" | 146 | — | — | ||
| "Mardi gras" (featuring Tiakola and Zed) | 2021 | — | — | 67 | Réelle vie 3.0 |
| "Le maire" (featuring Oboy) | — | — | 81 | ||
| "La Pégre" | 2023 | 8 | — | — | Omerta' |
| "Velar" | 12 | — | — | ||
| "B22" | 25 | — | — | ||
| "Malembé" | 30 | — | — | ||
| "Opaque" | 34 | — | — | ||
| "Le Moine" | 44 | — | — | ||
| "Frank Lucas" | 52 | — | — | ||
| "Criminel" | 59 | — | — | ||
| "Intro" | 61 | — | — | ||
| "Omerta" | 63 | — | — | ||
| "Quand T’es Là" | 65 | — | — | ||
| "AraÏ" | 72 | — | — | ||
| "Rif" | 77 | — | — | ||
| "Haut Et Bas" | 80 | — | — | ||
| "BoÎte À Gants" | 98 | — | — | ||
Notes edit
- ^ "Billets verts" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at number 22 on the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
- ^ "Liquide rouge" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at number 31 on the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
- ^ "Matin" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at number 17 on the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
- ^ "L'odeur du charbon" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at number 11 on the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References edit
- ^ Les Inrockubtiles: Maes, nouvelle sensation rap venue de Sevran (in French)
- ^ a b "Maes, le mauvais garçon qui regrette de ne pas avoir écouté sa mère". 20 Minutes. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Maes en « RS6 » dans son nouveau freestyle [VIDEO]". Booska-p. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Maes a annoncé sa signature en maison de disques !". Generations. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Charts in France: Clip "Madrina" : Maes et Booba jouent les dealeurs en Colombie (in French)
- ^ Les Inrockuptibles: Maes : “Je veux être un artiste total” (in French)
- ^ "Maes : "Les derniers salopards" disque de platine en seulement un mois". Mouv'. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Maes discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Maes – Omerta". ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Maes discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Maes discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ min, Charts·3 février 2020 | 10 h 19 (2020-02-03). "Top Albums : une seconde semaine au sommet pour Maes". aficia (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Top Singles (Week 10, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
External links edit
- Maes discography at Discogs