Alonzo (rapper)

Alonzo
Alonzo
Birth name	Kassim Djae
Also known as	Alonz', ALZ, Segnor Alonzo, El Capo, Papé, Guinomo
Born	25 July 1982 (age 42); Marseille, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, France
Origin	Marseille
Genres	Hip hop, gangsta rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer, songwriter
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Def Jam, Universal Music

Kassim Djae (born 25 July 1982), better known by his stage name Alonzo, is a French rapper and singer. He was signed to Def Jam Recordings France.^[1]

He started rapping from 2002 onwards and was part of the Marseille-based hip hop band Psy 4 de la Rime^[2] as Segnor Alonzo alongside band members Don Vincenzo (real name Illiassa Issilame), Soprano (real name Saïd M'Roubaba) and DJ Sya Styles (real name Rachid Aït Baar).^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, he released a solo album Les temps modernes. His 2012 album Amour, gloire & cité (aka AG&C) contains collaborations with a number of artists such as Kenza Farah, Soprano and L'Algérino. His two next albums Règlement de comptes and Avenue de Saint-Antoine are certified gold and double platinum.^{[citation needed]}

Childhood and family

Kassim Djae was born on 25 July 1982 in Marseille, in the Bouches-du-Rhône.^[3] He grew up in Plan d'Aou in the 15th arrondissement of Marseille and was the youngest of seven children^[4] of Comorian origin, of Muslim faith. His mother was a housewife and his father a sailor.^[5]

Discography

Albums

As part of Psy 4 de la Rime

2002: Block Party
2005: Enfants de la lune
2008: Les cités d'or
2013: 4eme dimension

Solo

Year	Albums	Charts			Certifications
Year	Albums	FRA ^[6]	BEL (Wa) ^[7]	SWI ^[8]	Certifications
2009	Un dernier coup d'œil dans le rétroviseur	46	—	—
2010	Les temps modernes	7	46	—
2012	Amour, gloire & cité	9	71	—
2014	La belle vie - EP	—	—	—
2015	Règlement de comptes	2	12	45
2015	Capo del capi - Volume 1	4	11	—
2016	Avenue de St Antoine	3	9	34	SNEP: 2xPlatinum^[9]
2017	100%	3	5	50	SNEP: Platinum^[9]
2019	Stone	9	23	63	SNEP: Gold^[9]
2021	Capo dei capi - Vol. II & III	3	34	71	SNEP: Gold^[9]
2022	Quartiers nord	3	21	34

EPs

Year	Albums	Charts
Year	Albums	FRA ^[6]	BEL (Wa) ^[7]
2009	Pack de 6 (EP)	62	168

Singles

Year	Single	Charts		Certifications	Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[6]	BEL (Wa)	Certifications	Album
2012	"Avoir une fille"	—	—		Amour, gloire & cité
2012	"Alors on sort..."	196	—		Amour, gloire & cité
2014	"La belle vie"	24	—		Règlement de comptes
	"Y'a rien à faire"	12	32 (Ultratip)
	"Même tarif" (featuring Booba)	8	39
2015	"Normal" (with Jul)	7	34 (Ultratip)		Capo del capi - Volume 1
2015	"Finis les"	23	—		Capo del capi - Volume 1
2016	"On met les voiles"	62	—	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Pattaya soundtrack
	"Vaillant"	45	—	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Avenue de St Antoine
	"Regarde-moi"	66	—	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Avenue de St Antoine
2017	"Batard"	66	—		Non-album singles
	"DLG"	65	—		Non-album singles
	"Feu d'artifice" (with MHD)	19	25 (Ultratip)	SNEP: Platinum^[9]	100%
	"J'écris"	42	—
	"Bagarre"	44 ^[10]	—	SNEP: Gold^[9]
	"Suis-moi"	24 ^[11]	26 (Ultratip)	SNEP: Platinum^[9]
	"Papa allo"	38	40	SNEP: Platinum^[9]
2018	"Santana"	56	—	SNEP: Platinum^[9]	Taxi 5
2019	"Assurance vie"	29	—	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Stone
2021	"Criminel"	87	—		Non-album single
2022	"Tout va bien" (with Ninho and Naps)	1	3		Quartiers nord
2024	"Hasta La Vista"	38	—		Non-album single

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Other songs

Year	Single	Charts	Certifications	Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[6]^[12]	Certifications	Album
2014	"Dans son sac" (featuring Maître Gims)	78		Règlement de comptes
2015	"Tu vas parler"	66
	"Brinks" (featuring Gradur)	90
	"Merci" (featuring Lacrim)	111
	"RDC"	164
	"Marseille"	167
	"En boucle"	190
	"Il le fallait"	195
	"Y'en a assez"	42		Capo del capi - Volume 1
	"Cauchemar" (featuring Benash)	131
	"On craint degun" (featuring Le Rat Luciano)	145
	"Elle t'a tué"	163
	"Mauvais"	195
2016	"Ils le savent" (featuring Jul)	35		Avenue de Saint Antoine
	"Binta"	25	SNEP: Diamond^[9]
	"Jupiter"	96
	"Madame Alonzo" (featuring Leslie)	101
	"Reste tranquille"	109
	"ALZ"	113
	"Comme avant"	158
	"La guerre"	179
2017	"Génération X-Or"	48		100%
	"La vaillance"	33
	"La vraie vie"	85
	"Dalé" (featuring Lartiste)	69
	"La paix n'a pas de prix" (featuring Dadju)	53
	"Ma famille"	92
	"Elvira"	67
	"Jalousie"	89
	"100%" (feat. Amel Bent)	102
2019	"Malaga"	130 ^[13]		Stone
	"C'est elle" (with Ninho)	42 ^[14]	SNEP: Gold^[9]
	"M.D.V" (feat. Dadju)	120
	"Sur la moto" (feat. Jul)	123
	"Compliqué"	159
	"Stone III"	176
	"Training Day"	179
	"Stone II"	190
2020	"OOP"	106
2020	"Dernière fois" (feat. Imen Es)	41		SNEP: Platinum^[9]
2021	"Capo"	31		Capo dei capi - Vol. II & III
	"La seleçao" (feat. Jul & Naps)	2
	"Goyard" (feat. SCH)	83
	"Marié à la street" (feat. Bosh & Da Uzi)	106
	"Ami ou ennemi" (feat. Tiakola)	111
	"280" (feat. ZKR)	112
	"Dinero" (feat. Soolking & L'Algérino)	118
	"Mayday" (feat. Franglish)	139
	"Arrivederci"	145
	"Vérifié"	151
	"Comme un loup" (feat. Kofs)	186
	"Je tourne"	187
	"Fournisseur"	188
	"Dangereuse"	193
	"Filature"	196
	"V.D.S. V.D.V."	199
2022	"Traficante"	10		Quartiers nord
	"Plaqué 13"	45
	"Bali"	55^[15]

As featured artist

Year	Single	Charts	Certifications	Album
Year	Single	FRA ^[6]	Certifications	Album
2015	"J'donne ça" (Gradur featuring Alonzo)	134		Gradur album L'homme au bob
2015	"Comme d'hab" (Jul featuring Alonzo)	37		Jul album My World
2016	"Oh My God" (DJ Spike Miller featuring Alonzo)	21		DJ Spike Miller album Avenue de St. Antoine
	"La frappe" (Elam featuring Alonzo)	114
	"Rihanna" (Soprano featuring Alonzo)	86		Soprano album L'Everest
	"Savastano" (L'Algérino featuring Alonzo)	102		L'Algérino album Banderas
	"Tout ce qu'il faut" (Black M featuring Abou Debeing, Alonzo & Gradur)	146
	"Oblah" (Gradur feat. MHD, Alonzo & Nyda)	19	SNEP: Platinum^[9]	Gradur album Where Is l'album de Gradur
2017	"Ce soir" (Ninho featuring Alonzo)	12 SNEP: Gold^[9]		Ninho album Comme prévu
2017	"Ma fierté" (Dadju featuring Maître Gims & Alonzo)	28	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Dadju album Gentleman 2.0
2018	"Donne-nous le" (YL featuring Alonzo)	102		YL album Confidences
	"Ça va" (Nasa featuring Alonzo)	92
	"Les 4 fantastiques" (L'Algérino featuring Soprano, Naps & Alonzo)	101		L'Algérino album International
	"Quelqu'un d'autre t'aimera" (Jul featuring Alonzo)	32		Jul album Inspi d'ailleurs
	"Amigo" (Rim'K featuring Alonzo)	181
	"Oh fou" (Jul featuring Alonzo)	50		Jul album La zone en personne
2019	"Comme tu es" (Jok'air featuring Alonzo)	94		Jok'air album Jok'Travolta
2019	"10/10" (Maître Gims featuring Dadju & Alonzo)	94	SNEP: Gold^[9]	Maître Gims album Ceinture noire (Transcendance - Ré-édition)
2020	"F.L.P" (Da Uzi featuring Alonzo)	85		Da Uzi album Architecte
	"Maman dort" (S.Pri Noir & Alonzo)	62	SNEP: Gold^[9]	S.Pri Noir album État d'esprit
	"Boussole" (Soso Maness featuring Alonzo)	78		Soso Maness album Mistral
	"Toi t'es chelou" (Landy featuring Alonzo)	82
	"L'étoile sur le maillot" (L'Algérino - Alonzo - Stone Black - Le Rat Luciano - SCH - Jul - As - Veazy)	3		13 Organisé album 13 Organisé
	"Je suis Marseille" (Akhenaton - Jul - L'Algérino - Alonzo - Shurik'n - Fahar - SCH - Le Rat Luciano)	12
	"War Zone" (Thabiti - Naps - Alonzo - Houari - Jul - As - Zbig - AM La Scampia)	14
	"C'est maintenant" (Sat l'Artificier - Alonzo - Kofs - Naps - Sch - Jul - Kamikaz - L'Algérino)	21
	"Hold-Up" (Jul feat. Alonzo & L'Algérino)	26		Jul album Loin du monde
2023	"Petit Génie" (Jungeli feat. Imen Es and Alonzo)	1

References

^ "Alonzo | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ "Psy 4 de la Rime Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
^ "Alonzo Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ Manon (22 December 2015). "Alonzo : le Capo Dei Capi fait envie aux " Mauvais "…". aficia (in French). Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ Kefi, Ramsès. "Alonzo : rime riche". Libération (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e LesCharts.com: Alonzo page
^ ^a ^b "Discographie Alonzo". Ultratop. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "Discographie Alonzo". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "French album certifications – Alonzo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 27, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 31, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 35, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 September 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 12, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 March 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 23, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ "Top Singles (Week 38, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

External links

Psy4 de la Rime Official website

[1] "Alonzo | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

[2] "Psy 4 de la Rime Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.

[3] "Alonzo Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[4] Manon (22 December 2015). "Alonzo : le Capo Dei Capi fait envie aux " Mauvais "…". aficia (in French). Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[5] Kefi, Ramsès. "Alonzo : rime riche". Libération (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2023.

[lescharts-6] LesCharts.com: Alonzo page

[bel-wa-7] "Discographie Alonzo". Ultratop. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[8] "Discographie Alonzo". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 24 April 2019.

[SNEPAlbums-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "French album certifications – Alonzo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[10] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 27, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 31, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 5 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[12] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 35, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 September 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[13] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 12, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 March 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 23, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[TopSinglesSeptembre232022-15] "Top Singles (Week 38, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

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