Maes (rapper)
Maes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Walid Georgey |
| Born | 10 January 1995 Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France |
| Origin | Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, France |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | LDS Production, Millenium, Capitol |
Walid Georgey (born 10 January 1995), known professionally aa 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.
Life and career
Maes grew up in Beaudottes in Sevran in the northeastern suburbs of Paris with his five brothers and two sisters. He started rapping at age of 14 forming the trio MSR with his friends Radmo and SY3.[2] After college, 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.[5] The music video was shot in Bogota.[6] With Millenium, he had released the albums Pure in 2018[7] and Les derniers salopards in 2020.[8]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [9] |
SWI [10] | |||
| Pure | 2018 | 5 | 25 | 36 | |
| Les derniers salopards | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Mixtapes
| Title | Year | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [9] | ||
| Réelle Vie | 2017 | — | — |
| Réelle vie 2.0 | 2018 | 65 | 135 |
Singles
As a lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album, EP or mixtape | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [9] |
SWI [10] | |||
| "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 | Non-album single | |
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album, EP or mixtape | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [9] | |||
| "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 | |
| "Ailleurs" (Timal featuring Maes) |
2020 | 7 | — | TBA |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album, EP or mixtape | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [9] |
SWI [10] | |||
| "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 | — | — | ||
Notes
- ^ "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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Maes discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ 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". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.
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