Kaaris
Kaaris at the Out4Fame Festival 2016
Kaaris (born January 30, 1980 in Abidjan , Ivory Coast ; real name Gnakouri Okou ) is a French rapper who is under contract with the label "DefJam France".
biography
Okou started rapping in 1999 and released his first mixtape in 2001. He was also part of the hip hop group RGT. After he returned to the Ivory Coast for a while, but came back to France due to political unrest, he released the street album 43eme Bima . He later met Booba . The first joint song, Criminelle league , was released on Booba's mixtape Autopsy Vol. 4 .
Kaaris had his first chart success with the single Kalash , which was released in 2012 with Booba. After the album ZERO remained virtually unsuccessful in 2012, Kaaris released the album Or noir in 2013 , which reached No. 35 in Switzerland and No. 3 in France. The single Paradis ou enfer developed into a mainstream success. It was on rotation on the radio, which is rather unusual for a trap song. In addition, many more songs from the album Or noir could enter the expanded Top 200 in France. The album Or noir Part II was released on February 28, 2014 and reached number 137 in France and number 63 in Switzerland. The songs Sombre , SEVRAN and À l'heure could enter the single charts.
style
Okou's style is particularly based on hardcore rap and trap .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FR
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 BE W
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 CH
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| 2013 | Or noir |
FR3  (35 weeks)FR |
BE W12 (20 weeks) BE W |
CH35 (1 week) CH |
|
| 2014 | Or Noir Part II |
FR137 (6 weeks) FR |
BE W13 (14 weeks) BE W |
CH63 (1 week) CH |
|
| 2015 | Le bruit de mon âme |
FR4th  (22 weeks)FR |
BE W14 (22 weeks) BE W |
CH22 (1 week) CH |
|
| 2016 | Okou Gnakouri |
FR8th × 2
(90 weeks)FR |
BE W21 (48 weeks) BE W |
CH57 (2 weeks) CH |
|
| 2017 | Dozo |
FR3 (63 weeks)FR |
BE W9 (43 weeks) BE W |
CH59 (1 week) CH |
|
| 2019 | Or noir Part 3 |
FR2 (42 weeks)FR |
BE W2 (28 weeks) BE W |
CH13 (4 weeks) CH |
|
Mix tapes
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FR
|
BE W
|
CH
|
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| 2012 | ZERO |
FR141 (1 week) FR |
- | - | |
| 2015 | Double fuck |
FR4 (6 weeks) FR |
BE W7 (11 weeks) BE W |
CH35 (1 week) CH |
|
More mix tapes
- 2007: 43eme Bima
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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FR
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BE W
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CH
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| 2018 | 93 Empire |
FR2 (66 weeks) FR |
- | - |
joint compilation with numerous rappers from the Seine-Saint-Denis region
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FR
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BE W
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| 2013 | Zoo Or Noir |
FR78 (4 weeks) FR |
- | |
| Binks or Noir |
FR51 (4 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Paradis ou enfer Or Noir |
FR51 (5 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| 2014 | Sombre Or Noir Part II |
FR41 (5 weeks) FR |
- | |
| Comme Gucci Mane Le bruit de mon âme |
FR34 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Se-Vrak Le bruit de mon âme |
FR165 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| 80 Zetrei Le bruit de mon âme |
FR25 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| 2015 | Le bruit de mon âme Le bruit de mon âme |
FR24 (14 weeks) FR |
- | |
| 2016 | Bambou Braqueurs EAST |
FR155 (1 week) FR |
- | |
| Blow Okou Gnakouri |
FR26th (29 weeks)FR |
- | ||
| C'est pas pareil (Remix) Okou Gnakouri |
FR184 (1 week) FR |
- |
with Seth Gueko
|
|
| 2017 | Dozo Dozo |
FR13 (8 weeks) FR |
BE W47 (1 week) BE W |
|
| Kebra Dozo |
FR32 (6 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Bling Bling Dozo |
FR9 (32 weeks)FR |
- |
feat. Kalash Criminel & Sofiane
|
|
| 2018 | GOKOU |
FR19 (12 weeks) FR |
- | |
| Aboriginal |
FR70 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Livraison |
FR28 (5 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Débrouillard Or Noir Part 3 |
FR26 (26 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| 2019 | Aieaieouille Or Noir Part 3 |
FR19 (6 weeks) FR |
- | |
| Omega Or Noir Part 3 |
FR71 (5 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||
| 2013 | Dès le départ Or Noir |
FR43 (5 weeks) FR |
- | |
| Or noir or noir |
FR106 (13 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| LEF or Noir |
FR122 (1 week) FR |
- |
feat. Booba
|
|
| 63 Or Noir |
FR130 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Bizon or Noir |
FR159 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Je bibi Or Noir |
FR168 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Bouchon de liège or noir |
FR200 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| 2014 | SEVRAN Or Noir Part II |
FR26 (4 weeks) FR |
- | |
| À l'heure Or Noir Part II |
FR27 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Charge Or Noir Part II |
FR130 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Pablito Or Noir Part II |
FR182 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| 2015 | Crystal Le bruit de mon âme |
FR19 (7 weeks) FR |
- |
feat. Future
|
| El chapo Le bruit de mon âme |
FR123 (1 week) FR |
- |
feat. Lacrim
|
|
| Zone de transit Le bruit de mon âme |
FR155 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Terrain double fuck |
FR65 (3 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| C'est la base double fuck |
FR99 (1 week) FR |
- |
feat. XV barbarian
|
|
| Sinaloa Double Fuck |
FR141 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Talsadoum Double Fuck |
FR160 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Petit vélo double fuck |
FR169 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Où sont les € Double Fuck |
FR171 (1 week) FR |
- |
feat. Sch & Worms T
|
|
| 2016 | Nador Okou Gnakouri |
FR35 (9 weeks)FR |
- | |
| Poussière Okou Gnakouri |
FR39 (21 weeks)FR |
- | ||
| Tchoin Okou Gnakouri |
FR7th  (42 weeks)FR |
BE W40 (4 weeks) BE W |
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| Boyz N The Hood Okou Gnakouri |
FR56 (27 weeks)FR |
- |
feat. Kalash Criminel
|
|
| 4matic Okou Gnakouri |
FR141 (1 week) FR |
- |
feat. Kalash Criminel
|
|
| 2.7 Zéro 10. 17 Okou Gnakouri |
FR164 (1 week) FR |
- |
feat. Gucci Mane
|
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| Contact Okou Gnakouri |
FR183 (1 week)FR |
- | ||
| Benz Okou Gnakouri |
FR199 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| 2017 | Je suis gninnin, je suis bien Dozo |
FR20th (18 weeks)FR |
- | |
| Diarabi Dozo |
FR6th (44 weeks)FR |
- | ||
| Feghouli Dozo |
FR42 (4 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Végéta Dozo |
FR61 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Oublier Dozo |
FR97 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Être deux Dozo |
FR90 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| RPG Dozo |
FR125 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Courez Dozo |
FR144 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Victoire Dozo |
FR74 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Marchand d'ivoire Dozo |
FR62 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Menace Dozo |
FR67 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Mood Dozo |
FR84 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Pas idée Dozo |
FR83 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| 2018 | Rafaler 93 Empire |
FR131 (1 week) FR |
- | |
| Empire 93 Empire |
FR8 (6 weeks) FR |
- |
with Sofiane
|
|
| Nouvelle monnaie 93 Empire |
FR34 (3 weeks) FR |
- |
with Landy & Sofiane
|
|
| Pas le choix 93 Empire |
FR90 (3 weeks) FR |
- |
with Lartiste & Sofiane
|
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| 2019 | Cigarette Or Noir Part 3 |
FR12 (4 weeks) FR |
- |
feat. SCH
|
| Chien de la casse Or Noir Part 3 |
FR22 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Gun Salute Or Noir Part 3 |
FR14th (21 weeks)FR |
- | ||
| Golf7 R Or Noir Part 3 |
FR27 (3 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Briganté Or Noir Part 3 |
FR33 (2 weeks) FR |
- |
feat. Mac Tyer & Sofiane
|
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| Dévalisé Or Noir Part 3 |
FR36 (3 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Monsieur Météo Or Noir Part 3 |
FR43 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Octogone Or Noir Part 3 |
FR13 (8 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Details Or Noir Part 3 |
FR70 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| Tout était écrit Or Noir Part 3 |
FR75 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Ça on l'a Or Noir Part 3 |
FR85 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Comme un refrain or noir part 3 |
FR99 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Douane Or Noir Part 3 |
FR106 (1 week) FR |
- | ||
| Exo Planète Or Noir Part 3 |
FR59 (2 weeks) FR |
- | ||
| 2020 | Goulag |
FR5 (... weeks) FR |
- | |
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FR
|
BE W
|
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| 2012 | Kalash future tense |
FR116 (4 weeks) FR |
- |
with booba
|
| 2014 | La mort ou tchitchi Miraculé |
FR38 (5 weeks) FR |
- |
with stainless steel
|
| 2015 | Bouteilles et glocks perestroïka |
FR91 (1 week) FR |
- |
with Dosseh
|
| 2016 | Arrêt du cœur RAS |
FR61 (10 weeks) FR |
- |
with Kalash Criminel
|
| 2018 | Mistigris |
FR13 (6 weeks) FR |
- |
with Sofiane
|
| GB |
FR62 (10 weeks) FR |
- |
with Lartiste X DJ Mc Fly
|
|
| Il se passe quoi C'est la street mon pote |
FR107 (2 weeks) FR |
- |
with Mac Tyer
|
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| 2019 | Vida loca |
FR18 (5 weeks) FR |
- |
with 4Keus gear
|
| D'une autre manière Mexico |
FR101 (1 week) FR |
- |
with Da Uzi
|
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| Nautilus Mexico |
FR103 (2 weeks) FR |
- |
with Alkpote
|
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Further guest contributions
- 2011: Criminelle league (with Booba )
- 2014: La mort ou tchitchi ( feat.Niro )
- 2014: Haram Para (feat. Arrest warrant )
Filmography
- 2014: Fastlife
- 2016: Braqueurs
- 2017: Overdirve
swell
- ↑ Le InRocks: Kaaris - "Moi et Booba, on se retrouve sur le coté hardcore"
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: FR BEW CH
- ↑ a b c Awards for Music Sales: FR
Web links
- Kaaris on rap-game.org (French)
- Interview with Kaaris (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaaris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Okou, Gnakouri (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Abidjan , Ivory Coast |