Maes (rapper)

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Maes
Birth nameWalid Georgey
Born (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29)
Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Origin Sevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
Years active2009–present
LabelsLDS Production, Millenium, Capitol

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.

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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 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

Albums

TitleYearPeak positionsUnits
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Fl)

[9]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
SWI
[11]
Pure201852536
Les derniers salopards202011212
Omerta2023310752
La vie continue2024

Mixtapes

TitleYearPeak positions
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Fl)

[9]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
Réelle Vie2017
Réelle vie 2.0201865135
Réelle vie 3.02021584
En attendant LVC II202413

Singles

As a lead artist

TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum, EP or mixtape
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
SWI
[11]
"Billets verts"201810 [upper-alpha 1] Pure
"Avenue Montaigne"33
"Madrina"
(featuring Booba)
13149
"Rude"
(with Benab)
201980Benam mixtape
Dracarys
"NWR"40Non-album single
"Liquide rouge"50 [upper-alpha 2] Non-album single
"Street"42763Les derniers salopards
"Distant"
(featuring Ninho)
202031124
"10K"
(with Bolémvn)
567Bolémvn album
Vol 169
"Platine o plomo"
(with Booba)
20213447Réelle vie 3.0
"Fetty Wap"202222866Omerta
"Galactic"202313045
"4Motion"202415 [13] Non-album singles
"Survie"
(with Ninho)
6 [14] 35
TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum, EP or mixtape
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
SWI
[11]
"Tes rêves"
(Dabs featuring Maes)
201944Dabs mixtape
Mainmise
"Matin"
(Koba LaD featuring Maes)
23 [upper-alpha 3] Koba LaD album
L'Affranchi
"L'odeur du charbon"
(Dosseh featuring Maes)
18 [upper-alpha 4] Dosseh mixtape
Summer Crack 4
"Stupéfiant"
(Niro featuring Maes)
58Niro EP
Stupéfiant : Chapitre 2
"ASB"
(Vald featuring Maes)
18Vald album
Ce monde est cruel
"Le dire"
(Da Uzi featuring Maes)
202028Da Uzi album
Architecte
"Ailleurs"
(Timal featuring Maes)
7Non-album release
"Pourcent"
(Naps featuring Maes)
38Naps album
Carré VIP
"Béni"
(Kaza featuring Maes)
53Kaza album
Heartbreak Life
"Euros"
(RK & Maes)
13RK album
Neverland
"Boston George"
(Lacrim featuring Maes)
364Lacrim album
R.I.P.R.O. 4
"Coffre plein"
(Koba LaD featuring Maes)
2719Koba LaD album
Détail
"Riina Toto"
(13 Block featuring Maes)
3213 Block album
BLO II
"Andale"
(Benab featuring Maes)
202122Benab album
Au clair de la rue (Part. 1)
"VVV"
(Booba featuring Maes)
326Booba album
Ultra
"N26"
(Kaza featuring Maes)
91Kaza album
Toxic
"MPLT"
(Bramsito featuring Maes)
68Bramsito album
Substance
"Petit coeur"
(RK featuring Maes)
65RK album
100 rancunes
"Maison d'arrêt"
(Hornet la Frappe featuring Maes)
63Non-album release
"Rhum et machette"

(Ziak featuring Maes)

Akimbo
"Derrière nos tours"
(Leto featuring Maes)
16Leto album
17%

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum, EP or mixtape
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
SWI
[11]
"Mama"201816Pure
"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)
202024910Les derniers salopards
"Dybala"
(featuring Jul)
322
"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"28Non-album release
"Menotté"113
"Neb nedal"146
"Mardi gras"
(featuring Tiakola and Zed)
202167Réelle vie 3.0
"Le maire"
(featuring Oboy)
81
"La Pégre"20238Omerta'
"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

  1. "Billets verts" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at number 22 on the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
  2. "Liquide rouge" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at number 31 on the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
  3. "Matin" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at number 17 on the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
  4. "L'odeur du charbon" did not enter the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but peaked at number 11 on the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

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