Maes
Birth nameWalid Georgey
Born (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995
Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
OriginSevran, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
GenresHip 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.

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

Title Year Peak positions Units
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Fl)

[9]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
SWI
[11]
Pure 2018 52536
Les derniers salopards 2020 11212
Omerta 2023 310752

Mixtapes

Title Year Peak positions
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Fl)

[9]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
Réelle Vie 2017
Réelle vie 2.0 2018 65135
Réelle vie 3.0 2021 584

Singles

As a lead artist

Title Year Peak positions Album, EP or mixtape
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
SWI
[11]
"Billets verts" 2018 10[upper-alpha 1] Pure
"Avenue Montaigne" 33
"Madrina"
(featuring Booba)
13149
"Rude"
(with Benab)
2019 80 Benam mixtape
Dracarys
"NWR" 40 Non-album single
"Liquide rouge" 50[upper-alpha 2] Non-album single
"Street" 42763 Les derniers salopards
"Distant"
(featuring Ninho)
2020 31124
"10K"
(with Bolémvn)
567 Bolémvn album
Vol 169
"Platine o plomo"
(with Booba)
2021 3447 Réelle vie 3.0
"Fetty Wap" 2022 22866 Omerta
"Galactic" 2023 13045
Title Year Peak positions Album, EP or mixtape
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
SWI
[11]
"Tes rêves"
(Dabs featuring Maes)
2019 44 Dabs 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)
58 Niro EP
Stupéfiant : Chapitre 2
"ASB"
(Vald featuring Maes)
18 Vald album
Ce monde est cruel
"Le dire"
(Da Uzi featuring Maes)
2020 28 Da Uzi album
Architecte
"Ailleurs"
(Timal featuring Maes)
7 Non-album release
"Pourcent"
(Naps featuring Maes)
38 Naps album
Carré VIP
"Béni"
(Kaza featuring Maes)
53 Kaza album
Heartbreak Life
"Euros"
(RK & Maes)
13 RK album
Neverland
"Boston George"
(Lacrim featuring Maes)
364 Lacrim album
R.I.P.R.O. 4
"Coffre plein"
(Koba LaD featuring Maes)
2719 Koba LaD album
Détail
"Riina Toto"
(13 Block featuring Maes)
32 13 Block album
BLO II
"Andale"
(Benab featuring Maes)
2021 22 Benab album
Au clair de la rue (Part. 1)
"VVV"
(Booba featuring Maes)
326 Booba album
Ultra
"N26"
(Kaza featuring Maes)
91 Kaza album
Toxic
"MPLT"
(Bramsito featuring Maes)
68 Bramsito album
Substance
"Petit coeur"
(RK featuring Maes)
65 RK album
100 rancunes
"Maison d'arrêt"
(Hornet la Frappe featuring Maes)
63 Non-album release
"Rhum et machette"

(Ziak featuring Maes)

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

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak positions Album, EP or mixtape
FRA
[8]
BEL
(Wa)

[10]
SWI
[11]
"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 24910 Les 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" 28 Non-album release
"Menotté" 113
"Neb nedal" 146
"Mardi gras"
(featuring Tiakola and Zed)
2021 67 Réelle vie 3.0
"Le maire"
(featuring Oboy)
81
"La Pégre" 2023 8 Omerta'
"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.

References

  1. Les Inrockubtiles: Maes, nouvelle sensation rap venue de Sevran (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Maes, le mauvais garçon qui regrette de ne pas avoir écouté sa mère". 20 Minutes. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. "Maes en « RS6 » dans son nouveau freestyle [VIDEO]". Booska-p. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. "Maes a annoncé sa signature en maison de disques !". Generations. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. Charts in France: Clip "Madrina" : Maes et Booba jouent les dealeurs en Colombie (in French)
  6. Les Inrockuptibles: Maes : “Je veux être un artiste total” (in French)
  7. "Maes : "Les derniers salopards" disque de platine en seulement un mois". Mouv'. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Maes discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Maes – Omerta". ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Maes discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Maes discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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