Damso What about Damso's incredible career? Born in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1992, William Kalubi - his real name - became one of Belgium's Rap legends in just a few years. Besides being a singer-songwriter, Damso wanted to stay in Kinshasa before a major event forced him to change his path. As a matter of fact, the DRC went through a period of instability and armed confrontation. Damso and his family eventually left their home country for Kraainem in Belgium at the age of 9 years old. Damso's career started in earnest in 2006 when together with his childhood friend Dolfa, they founded the OPG group. In 2014, he decided to release a mixtape called Salle D'attentefeaturing 8 tracks. But it's in 2015 that everything changes for Damso when he meets the emblematic rapper Booba. His track "Poséidon" was included in Booba's OKLM mixtape, which was a great success amongst his fans. Afterwards Damso signed with Booba's 92i label and kept on appearing on several of his projects such as "Paris C'est Loin", "113" and "Pinocchio" of which the verse was quite a sensation. In July 2016, Damso released his first album entitled Batterie Faible that was greatly commended by the audience. He then went on to win gold disc certification in December 2016 and platinum 9 months later. It is at this point that Damso's career really took off and reached the immense success that we know of him now. In 2017, the rapper released his second album Ipséité, which is now acknowledged as a true reference in French Rap. For his 3rd album Lithopédion, Damso brought a melody twist and surprised his fans with new sounds. Although the album received mitigated criticism from his fans, Damso didn't lose his leading position. What is even more incredible, this 3rd opus confirmed the inborn talent of the artist. After more than 2 years of anticipation, Damso came back last September with QALF, an incredible project full of emotion, questioning, melancholy and hope. More serene and confident than ever, Damso proved once again that he enjoys testing his limits with new sounds and types of melodies. We can't wait to see what the future has in store for us! TheDamso © Samson Gorski
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