Hamza Al-Farissi (born in Laeken on 1 August 1994), better known by the mononym Hamza is a Belgian rapper with Morrocan origin, singer and beatmaker. Hamza is signed to Rec. 118 and Warner Music. 　　Born in Laeken, a suburb of Brussels, and part of the Brussels-Capital Region to parents of Moroccan origin, as an adolescent he formed the hip hop band Kilogramme Gang with his friends Triton and MK. He also used the logo Saucegod. The band released the urban project Gotham City Vol. 1. Hamza composed the beats used by the band. After the band broke up, Hamza went solo in 2013 releasing his solo debut Recto Verso. and after meeting Dakose, he resumed his musical activity wit the latter as his manager. In May 2015, he released the mixtape H-24 exclusively on the site HauteCulture.com gaining public attention in Belgium and France. This was followed by the project Zombie Life with wider appeal, and in 2016, the EP New Casanova with dancehall beats and in December 2016, added the mixtape Santa Sauce made available for free on SoundCloud. The mixtape 1994 has been his major chart success making it to number 13 on the French Belgian albums chart and to number 9 in France. A number of singles also charted including "Life", "Vibes" and "Paradise".