Kaaris

Armand Okou Gnakouri, At age 3, he moved to 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. 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). On 21 October 2013, he released his studio album Or Noir on Therapy Music / AZ / Universal Music. It is considered as one of the most important in the history of French rap. With the 2014 reissue Or Noir Part 2, the album is certified platinum.

On 30 March 2015, Kaaris released his studio album Le bruit de mon âme. The record includes featuring including Lacrim, 13 Block or Future. In October 2015, he released a mixtape titled Double Fuck.

On 11 November 2016, he released his third studio album Okou Gnakouri. The album includes featurings with Gucci Mane and Kalash Criminel. In early January 2018, the record was certified double platinum with over 200,000 sold copies.

A year after the release of Okou Gnakouri, on 3 Novembre 2017, he released the album Dozo.

On 25 January 2019, he released the album Or Noir Part 3, going back to a trap style and following his 2013 album.

On 3 September, he released the album 2.7.0. He left Def Jam France and created his own label OG Record while signing for Lutèce Music, affiliated to Caroline France label.

On 28 January, he released a common album with French rapper Kalash Criminel titled SVR. The name of the album is a reference to Sevran, the city where both rappers come from.

In 2023, Kaaris featured in the Netflix film, "In His Shadow".

Legal history 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.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes and street albums YearAlbumPeak positions FRA 29 Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

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Other charted songs YearSongPeak positionsAlbum FRA BEL,small>(Wa) 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)19Le bruit de mon âme"El Chapo"(feat. Lacrim)123"Zone de transit"155"Terrain"65Double 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"3510*(Ultratip) Okou Gnakouri"Poussière"39"Tchoin"740"4matic"(feat. Kalash Criminel)141"2.7 Zéro 10. 17"(feat. Gucci Mane)164"Contact"183"Benz"1992017"Je suis gninnin, je suis bien"20Dozo"Diarabi"67*(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"832018"Rafaler" (with 4Keus Gang, Q.E Favelas & Mac Kregor)13193 Empire"Empire" (with Sofiane)8"Nouvelle monnaie" (with Landy & Sofiane)34"Pas le choix" (with Lartiste & Sofiane)902019"Cigarette" (feat. SCH)12Or Noir Part 3"Chien de la casse"22"Gun Salute"1425*(Ultratip)"Golf7 R"27"Briganté" (feat. Mac Tyer & Sofiane)33"Dévalisé"36"Monsieur Météo"43"Octogone"1312*(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 Films Braqueurs (2015) Overdrive (2017) The Bouncer (2018) Bronx (2020) The King of Shadows (Netflix Film) (2023)

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