Joke (rapper)
| Joke | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gilles Ateyaba Koffi Soler |
| Also known as |
Joke MTP Joky Jokeezy Ateyaba-San |
| Born |
27 October 1989 Narbonne, France |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2008 – present |
| Labels | Def Jam France |
| Website |
www |
Gilles Ateyaba Koffi Soler better known as Joke (born 27 October 1989) is a French rapper.
He was born in Narbonne, France and at 10 moved to Montpellier. As an adolescent, he released some materials on Myspace through which he was discovered by Teki Latex (of TTC) and was included in Stunts, the rap division of the label Institubes and recorded some materials in Paris that appeared in his street album Prêt pour l'argent in August 2009. He left Institubes after the release. He had independent releases, the EP Prêt pour l'argent 1.5 in 2011 and EP Kyoto in 2012 and an appearance in Golden Eye Music 2012 compilation We Made IT V.1 with the track "Mtp Anthem", a tribute to his city Montpellier that he was signed to Def Jam France, part of Universal Music.
His debut album Ateyaba was released on 2 June 2014[1] with a number of popular tracks taken from the album charting in SNEP Singles Chart.
Joke is also a member of the music collective "Les Monsieur" that also included Bip's, Titan, Leknifrug, Charlie Benzo, Tomystery, Asura, KidiBen.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] | |||
| 2014 | Ateyaba | 5 | 31 | |
EPs
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR [2] | ||
| 2012 | Kyoto | – |
| 2013 | Tokyo | 49 |
Street albums
- 2009: Prêt pour l'argent (Institubes)
Mixtapes
- 2011: Prêt pour l'argent 1.5 (Mixtape)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] | |||
| 2014 | "Majeur en l'air" | 22 | 46* (Ultratip) |
Ateyaba |
| "Vénus" | 19 | – | ||
| "Miley" (feat. Dosseh) |
23 | – | ||
| "Sphinx" (feat. Rim K & Seth Gueko) |
24 | – | ||
| "On est sur les nerfs" | 142 | – | ||
| "Black Card" | 170 | – | ||
| "Amistad" | 192 | – | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
- ↑ Le Nouvel Obsérvateur: Vrairapfrancais - Chronique - Joke - Ateyaba (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Joke discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Joke discography". ultratip.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2014.