Gradur Explained

Gradur
Birth Name:Wanani Gradi Mariadi
Alias:Grady
Birth Date:28 November 1990
Origin:Roubaix, Hauts-de-France, France
Occupation:Rapper
Years Active:2013–present
Label:Millenium Barclay
Associated Acts:Lacrim, Migos, Chief Keef, Alonzo, Niro, Kayna Samet

Wanani Gradi Mariadi (born November 28, 1990), better known by his stage name Gradur (in French pronounced as /ɡʁadyʁ/), is a French rapper of Congolese origin from Roubaix, Hauts-de-France.[1] He first gained recognition from a series of freestyles called Sheguey.

He started as part of the rap band 59.[2] Enjoying great following online,[3] [4] he formed his own entourage dubbed Sheguey Squad[5] sheguey meaning "child of the street" in Congolese lingo and released his mixtape ShegueyVara in 2014 with the music video "Traction". His greatly expected debut album L'homme au Bob was released on February 23, 2015[6] with collaborations from Niro, Lacrim, Alonzo (from Psy4 de la Rime), Kayna Samet, Chief Keef and Migos.

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumPeak positionsUnits
FRA
[7]
BEL
(Fl)

[8]
BEL
(Wa)

[9]
SWI
[10]
2015L'homme au bob154212
2016Where Is l'album de Gradur3
[11]
1827
2019Zone 59[12] 5
[13]
1532035

Mixtapes

YearAlbumPeak positions
FRA
BEL
(Wa)

SWI
2014ShegueyVara
2015ShegueyVara Vol. 271024

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum / Mixtape
FRA
BEL
(Fl)

BEL
(Wa)

SWI
2014"Terrasser"27L'homme au bob
"Jamais"40
2015"Rosa"1915*
(Ultratip)
ShegueyVara Vol. 2
"Je m'en vais"69
2016"Bigo"48Where Is l'album
"Dans ma vie"45
2019"Voyou"94
"Rari"678Zone 59
"Ne reviens pas"
(featuring Heuss l'Enfoiré)
16*
(Ultratip)
221
2021"Trucs de choses"
(with Franglish)
22rowspan=2
2023"Mon BB"
(with Hamza)
14
2024"Ti Ti Ti"
(with SDM and RSKO)
18[15]

Featured in

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
FRA
BEL
(Wa)

2014"Le coup du patron"
(Dosseh, Gradur & Joke)
1035*
(Ultratip)
Perestroïka
2015"Brinks"
(Alonzo feat. Gradur)
90Règlement de comptes
"Voyous"
(Lacrim feat. Gradur)
89Lacrim mixtape
Ripro Vol.1
"Chintawaz"
(Seth Gueko feat. Gradur)
82Seth Gueko album
Professeur Punchline
"Wesh (#TuMeDisDesWesh)"
(Mokobé feat. Gradur)
8TBA
2016"Aime moi demain"
(The Shin Sekaï feat. Gradur)
4628*
(Ultratip)
The Shin Sekaï album
Indéfini
"Coller serrer"
(DJ Kayz feat. Gradur)
17TBA
"Super héros"
(Aya Nakamura feat. Gradur)
34TBA
"Cala boca"
(Niska feat. Gradur)
136Niska album
Zifukoro
"Andale"
(Sadek feat. Gradur)
2339*
(Ultratip)
Sadek album
Nique le casino
2018"47AK"
(Kalash Criminel feat. Gradur)
47Kalash Criminel album
La fosse aux lions

Other songs

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum / Mixtape
FRA
2015"Priez pour moi"81L'homme au bob
"La douille"
(feat. Lacrim)
85
"Militarizé"
(feat. Niro)
99
"#lhommeaubob"
(feat. Migos)
103
"Calibré"122
"J'donne ça"
(feat. Alonzo)
134
"Tu crois que je mens"125ShegueyVara Vol. 2
"Los Santos"187
"Philly"
(featuring Niska)
138
"D'or et de platine"
(featuring Jul)
16
2016"Illegal"
(featuring Black M)
134
"Oblah"19
[16]
Where Is l'album
"Encore"93
"Ken"142
"Maman"165
"Cherche la monnaie"142
"Never Change"181
2018"Sheguey 12"13
2019"Voyou"94
"Sheguey 13"181
[17]
Zone 59
"BLH"
(feat. Ninho)
50
"Méchant Sheguey"
(feat. Niska)
85
"Zone 59" 113
"Ma petite"
(feat. Naza)
129
"The Wire"
(feat. Koba LaD)
176
2020"Pas assez"95

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20150130130942/ Jeune Afrique: Les sons de la semaine #28 : Moh! Kouyaté, Gradur, J. Martins et Youssou Ndour
  2. http://www.13or-du-hiphop.fr/le-blog/2015/02/09/quand-drogba-chambre-gradur-sur-instagram/ 13or du Hip Hop: Quand Drigba chambre Gradur
  3. http://skyrock.fm/news/fred-recoit-gradur/465 Skyrock: Fred reçoit Gradur - Toute la semaine, Plaete rap Gradur
  4. http://generations.fr/news/coulisse/29551/coup-dur-pour-gradur Générations.fr: Coup dur pour Gradur !!!
  5. http://www.metronews.fr/culture/trace-urban-music-awards-qui-est-gradur-phenomene-du-rap-valide-par-booba/mnjx!UGFQ485HLWndo/ MetroNews: Trace Urban Music Awards : qui est Gradur, phénomène du rap, validé par Booba?
  6. http://www.staragora.com/news/le-rappeur-gradur-s-offre-un-featuring-avec-niro-pour-son-premier-album-twitter-s-agite/499101 Staragora: Le rappeur Gradur s'offre un featuring avec Niro pour son premier album, Twitter s'agite
  7. Web site: Gradur discography . lescharts.com . 11 March 2015.
  8. Web site: Gradur discography . ultratop.be/nl . 11 March 2015.
  9. Web site: Gradur discography . ultratop.be/fr . 11 March 2015.
  10. Web site: Gradur discography . hitparade.ch . 11 March 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103206/http://www.hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gradur . 2 April 2015 .
  11. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 48, 2016). 10 June 2013 . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 6 December 2016.
  12. Web site: Zone 59 par Gradur sur Apple Music. iTunes. 29 November 2019.
  13. Web site: Top Albums (Week 49, 2019). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 10 December 2019.
  14. Web site: Top Albums : Jul entre directement N°1 des ventes avec 'C'est pas des lol'. Min. 16 Décembre 2019 11 H. 10. 2019-12-16. aficia. fr-FR. 2019-12-21.
  15. Web site: Top Singles (Week 25, 2024). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 26 June 2024.
  16. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 48, 2016). https://archive.today/20161213112143/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2016&we=48. dead. 13 December 2016. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 3 December 2016.
  17. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 45, 2019). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111014246/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=45. dead. 11 November 2019. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 13 November 2019.