Hamza

Biography

Hamza Al-Farissi (Arabic: حمزة الفارسي‎; born 1 August 1994), better known by the mononym Hamza, is a francophone Belgian rapper, singer and beatmaker. Hamza is signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music. Born in Laeken to parents of Moroccan origin, he formed the hip hop band Kilogramme Gang as an adolescent with his friends Triton and MK. He also used the logo "Saucegod". The band released the urban project Gotham City Vol. 1. Hamza composed the beats used by the band. After the band broke up, Hamza went solo in 2013 releasing his solo debut Recto Verso. and after meeting Dakose, he resumed his musical activity with the latter as his manager. In May 2015, he released the mixtape H-24 exclusively on the site HauteCulture.com, gaining public attention in Belgium and France. This was followed by the project Zombie Life with wider appeal, and in 2016, the EP New Casanova with dancehall beats. In December 2016, he added the mixtape Santa Sauce. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.