Kaaris
| Kaaris | |
|---|---|
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gnakouri Kirikou |
| Born | January 30, 1980 |
| Origin | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
| Genres | Trap (music genre) |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Therapy Music / Back to The Future |
| Associated acts | Booba, Therapy, METI, Collective RGT, |
| Website |
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Kaaris (born Gnakouri Okou in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on 30 January 1980) is a French rapper from Sevran.Or noir his major album on Therapy Music / AZ / Universal Music was on 21 October 2013 after an initial success with Z.E.R.O in 2012.
Originating from Sevran, a northeastern suburb of Paris, France, born to Ivory Coast parents, he started rapping in 1999 releasing his first mixtape in 2001. He was also part of the hip hop collective RGT based in Sevran. He returned to his native Ivory Coast for a while, but returned to France after political unrest in the country. In 2007, he launched his street album 43eme Bima that led to signing with a new independent label French Cut Music.[1]
However his meeting with French rapper Booba[2] and producers Therapy gave him his first recording with Booba, "Criminelle league" released as part of Booba's Autopsie Vol. 4. Kaaris had his first charting hit "Kalash", credited to Booba featuring Kaaris appearing in Booba's album Futur.
Kaaris co-writes most of his materials in cooperation with record producer duo known as Therapy (made up of producers 2031 and 2093).
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR [3] |
BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
SWI [3] | ||
| 2013 | Or Noir | 3 | – | 12 | 35 |
| 2014 | Or Noir Part II | 137 | 164 | 13 | 63 |
| 2015 | Le Bruit de mon âme | 4 | 188 | 14 | 22 |
Mixtapes and street albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR [3] | ||
| 2007 | 43eme Bima | – |
| 2012 | Z.E.R.O | 141 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [3] | |||
| 2013 | "Zoo" | 78 | Or Noir |
| "Binks" | 51 | ||
| "Paradis ou enfer" | 51 | ||
| "Dès le départ" | 43 | ||
| "Or noir" | 106 | ||
| "L.E.F" (feat. Booba) |
122 | ||
| "63" | 130 | ||
| "Bizon" | 159 | ||
| "Je bibi" | 168 | ||
| "Bouchon de Liège" | 200 | ||
| 2014 | "Sombre" | 41 | Or Noir Part II |
| "S.E.V.R.A.N" | 26 | ||
| "À l'heure" | 27 | ||
| "Chargé" | 130 | ||
| "Pablito" | 182 | ||
| "Comme Gucci Mane" | 34 | Le bruit de mon âme | |
| "Se-Vrak" | 165 | ||
| "80 Zetrei" | 25 | ||
| 2015 | "Le bruit de mon âme" | 24 | |
| "Crystal" (feat. Future) |
19 | ||
| "El chapo" (feat. Lacrim) |
123 | ||
| "Zone de transit" | 155 | ||
- Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR [3] | |||
| 2012 | "Kalash" (Booba feat. Kaaris) |
116 | Booba album Futur |
| 2014 | "La mort ou tchitchi" (Niro feat. Kaaris) |
38 | Niro album Miraculé |
References
- ↑ Rap Game: Kaaris biographie (French)
- ↑ Le InRocks: Kaaris - "Moi et Booba, on se retrouve sur le coté hardcore" (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Kaaris discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Kaaris discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2013.