Kaaris
Gnakouri Okou(French pronunciation: [ɔku aʁmɑ̃ ɔlivje ɲakuʁi]; born 30 January 1980 in Cocody, Abidjan), better known by his stage name Kaaris (/ˈkɑːrɪs/; stylized as KΛΛRIS), is a Ivorian-born French rapper, record producer and composer. Or Noir, his major album on Therapy Music / AZ / Universal Music, was released on 21 October 2013.
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 Kaaris at the Out4Fame Festival 2016 in Hünxe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gnakouri Okou[1] |
| Also known as | Fresh, K2A, Riskaa, Talsadoum, K Double Rotor, Zongo le Dozo |
| Born | 30 January 1980 Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Origin | Ivorian |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Def Jam Recordings / Therapy Music |
| Associated acts | Booba, Lacrim, Niro, Kalash Criminel, Blacko, Future, Gucci Mane |
Early life
Born in Cocody, a suburb of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast, Kaaris was raised in Sevran in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, northeast of Paris.
Career
Kaaris started rapping in 1999, and released his first mixtape in 2001. He returned to his native Ivory Coast for a while, but returned to France after political unrest in the country. In 2007, he released his street album 43ème Bima (pronounced "Quarante-troisième Bima"), that led to signing with a new independent label French Cut Music.[2]
However, his meeting with French rapper Booba[3] 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 a record producer duo, known as Therapy (made up of producers 2031 and 2093).
Airport brawl
A fight between Booba and Kaaris led to the temporary closure of Hall 1 at Paris-Orly airport on 1 August 2018. Kaaris was given an 18-month suspended sentence and fined €50,000.[4]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Fl) [6] |
BEL (Wa) [7] |
SWI [8] | ||
| 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 |
| 2016 | Okou Gnakouri | 8 | — | 21 | 57 |
| 2017 | Dozo | 3 [9] |
159 | 9 | 59 |
| 2019 | Or Noir Part 3 | 2 [10] |
114 | 2 | 13 |
| 2020 | 2.7.0 | 4 | 50 | 5 | 13 |
Mixtapes and street albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] | ||
| 2007 | 43eme Bima | – |
| 2012 | Z.E.R.O | 141 |
| 2015 | Double Fuck | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL (Wa) [7] | |||
| 2013 | "Zoo" | 78 | – | Or Noir |
| "Binks" | 51 | – | ||
| "Paradis ou enfer" | 51 | – | ||
| 2014 | "Sombre" | 41 | – | Or Noir Part II |
| "Comme Gucci Mane" | 34 | – | Le bruit de mon âme | |
| "Se-Vrak" | 165 | – | ||
| "80 Zetrei" | 25 | 45*(Ultratip) | ||
| 2015 | "Le bruit de mon âme" | 24 | 35*(Ultratip) | |
| 2016 | "Bambou" | 155 | – | Braqueurs soundtrack |
| "Blow" | 26 | 16*(Ultratip) | Okou Gnakouri | |
| "C'est pas pareil (Remix)" (with Seth Gueko) |
184 | – | ||
| 2017 | "Dozo" | 13 | 47 | Dozo |
| "Kébra" | 32 | 13*(Ultratip) | ||
| "Bling Bling" (feat. Kalash Criminel and Sofiane) |
74 | 3*(Ultratip) | ||
| 2018 | "G.O.K.O.U" | 19 | 19*(Ultratip) | |
| "Aborigène" | 70 | – | ||
| "Livraison" | 28 | – | ||
| "Débrouillard" | 49 | – | Or Noir Part 3 | |
| 2019 | "Aieaieouille" | 23 | 9*(Ultratip) | |
| "Omega" | 71 | – | ||
| 2020 | "Goulag" | 5 | 4*(Ultratip) | |
| "NRV" | 8 | 14*(Ultratip) | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] | |||
| 2012 | "Kalash" (Booba feat. Kaaris) |
116 | Booba album Futur |
| 2014 | "La mort ou tchitchi" (Niro feat. Kaaris) |
38 | Niro album Miraculé |
| 2015 | "Bouteilles et glocks" (Dosseh feat. Kaaris) |
38 | Dosseh album Perestroïka |
| 2016 | "Arrêt du cœur" (Kalash Criminel & Kaaris) |
61 | Kalash Criminel album RAS |
| 2018 | "Mistigris" (Sofiane feat. Kaaris) |
13 | |
| "GB" (Lartiste feat. Kaaris X DJ Mc Fly) |
62 | ||
| "Il se passe quoi" (Mac Tyer feat. Kaaris & Sofiane) |
107 | Mac Tyer album C'est la street mon pote | |
| 2019 | "D'une autre manière" (Da Uzi feat. Kaaris) |
101 | Da Uzi album Mexico |
| 2020 | "Embourgeoisé " (Koffs feat. Kaaris) |
90 | Koffs album Santé & bonheur |
Other charted songs
| Year | Song | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [5] |
BEL ,small>(Wa) [7] | |||
| 2013 | "Dès le départ" | 43 | – | Or Noir |
| "Or noir" | 106 | – | ||
| "L.E.F" (feat. Booba) |
122 | – | ||
| "63" | 130 | – | ||
| "Bizon" | 159 | – | ||
| "Je bibi" | 168 | – | ||
| "Bouchon de Liège" | 200 | – | ||
| 2014 | "S.E.V.R.A.N" | 26 | – | Or Noir Part II |
| "À l'heure" | 27 | – | ||
| "Chargé" | 130 | – | ||
| "Pablito" | 182 | – | ||
| 2015 | "Crystal" (feat. Future) |
19 | – | Le bruit de mon âme |
| "El Chapo" (feat. Lacrim) |
123 | – | ||
| "Zone de transit" | 155 | – | ||
| "Terrain" | 65 | – | Double Fuck | |
| "C'est la base" (feat. XV Barbar) |
99 | – | ||
| "Sinaloa" | 141 | – | ||
| "Talsadoum" | 160 | – | ||
| "Petit vélo" | 169 | – | ||
| "Où sont les €" (feat. SCH, Worms-T) |
171 | – | ||
| 2016 | "Nador" | 35 | 10* (Ultratip) |
Okou Gnakouri |
| "Poussière" | 39 | – | ||
| "Tchoin" | 7 | 40 | ||
| "4matic" (feat. Kalash Criminel) |
141 | – | ||
| "2.7 Zéro 10. 17" (feat. Gucci Mane) |
164 | – | ||
| "Contact" | 183 | – | ||
| "Benz" | 199 | – | ||
| 2017 | "Je suis gninnin, je suis bien" | 20 | – | Dozo |
| "Diarabi" | 6 | 7*(Ultratip) | ||
| "Feghouli" | 42 | – | ||
| "Végéta" | 61 | – | ||
| "Oublier" | 97 | – | ||
| "Être deux" | 90 | – | ||
| "RPG" | 125 | – | ||
| "Courez" | 144 | – | ||
| "Victoire" | 74 | – | ||
| "Marchand d'ivoire" | 62 | – | ||
| "Menace" | 67 | – | ||
| "Mood" | 84 | – | ||
| "Pas idée" | 83 | – | ||
| 2018 | "Rafaler" (with 4Keus Gang, Q.E Favelas & Mac Kregor) |
131 | – | 93 Empire |
| "Empire" (with Sofiane) |
8 | – | ||
| "Nouvelle monnaie" (with Landy & Sofiane) |
34 | – | ||
| "Pas le choix" (with Lartiste & Sofiane) |
90 | – | ||
| 2019 | "Cigarette" (feat. SCH) |
12 | – | Or Noir Part 3 |
| "Chien de la casse" | 22 | – | ||
| "Gun Salute" | 14 | 25*(Ultratip) | ||
| "Golf7 R" | 27 | – | ||
| "Briganté" (feat. Mac Tyer & Sofiane) |
33 | – | ||
| "Dévalisé" | 36 | – | ||
| "Monsieur Météo" | 43 | – | ||
| "Octogone" | 13 | 12*(Ultratip) | ||
| "Détails" | 70 | – | ||
| "Tout était écrit" | 75 | – | ||
| "Ça on l'a" | 85 | – | ||
| "Comme un refrain" | 99 | – | ||
| "Douane" | 106 | – | ||
| "Exo Planète" | 59 | – | ||
| 2020 | "Deux deux" (feat. Bosh) |
9 | – | 2.7.0 |
| "Illimité" | 12 | – | ||
| "Sosa" | 19 | – | ||
| "Réussite" | 22 | – | ||
| "Piquée" (feat. Dadju) |
26 | – | ||
| "1er cœur" (feat. Gims) |
32 | – | ||
| "Mandalorian" | 34 | – | ||
| "Ultra" | 38 | – | ||
| "Freestyle 2.7.0" | 42 | – | ||
| "Lumière" (feat. Imen Es) |
46 | – | ||
| "Moula moula" | 65 | – | ||
| "Tout est prêt" (feat. Sid) |
77 | – | ||
| "Guedro" | 84 | – | ||
| "Bope" | 100 | – | ||
| "Valhalla" | 107 | – | ||
| "Big riska" | 113 | – | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Filmography
- Braqueurs (2015)
- Overdrive (2017)
- The Bouncer (2018)
- Bronx (2020)
References
- O.G Records à Paris (in French)
- Rap Game: Kaaris biographie (in French)
- Le InRocks: Kaaris - "Moi et Booba, on se retrouve sur le coté hardcore" (in French)
- "Booba and Kaaris: French rappers sentenced over airport brawl". BBC News. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- "Kaaris discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- "Kaaris discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Kaaris discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Kaaris discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 44, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 5, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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