{{short description|French rapper}} {{distinguish|Uzi (French rapper)}} {{for|people with similar names|Uzi (disambiguation)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Da Uzi | alias = Le Libanais | image = | caption = | birth_name = Davy Ngoma Di Malonda | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|29|df=yes}} | birth_place = Angers, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France | genre = Hip hop, trap | years_active = 2009–present | instrument = | occupation = Rapper | label = Vrai2Vrai Industry<br>Rec. 118<br>Warner Music France | associated_acts = Ninho | website = }} '''Davy Ngoma Di Malonda''' (born 29 August 1992), better known by his stage name '''Da Uzi''' (sometimes stylized as '''DA Uzi''' and pronounced Dé-A Uzi), is a French rapper.
==Early years== Davy Ngoma Di Malonda was born in 1992 in Angers, Pays de la Loire. He spent his early years until 11 years old in Villemomble and Villeparisis where he played soccer (soccer) in a local sports team. He then moved to live with his aunts in a community in Seine-et-Marne, and a year at Poitiers where he enrolled in a soccer school. At fifteen, he moved to Trois Tours, Sevran, Paris Region.<ref name=genius>[https://genius.com/artists/Da-uzi Genius: Da Uzi biography] {{In lang|fr}}</ref>
He wanted to pursue a career in soccer, but after an injury, he was dropped for treatment and spent the remaining part of his short sports career in third level competition at his club before quitting altogether at 15.<ref name=sofoot>{{cite news|url=https://www.sofoot.com/da-uzi-a-la-cite-mateta-on-l-appelait-ibrahimovic-482497.html|author=Matias Edwards|title=DA Uzi: "A la cité, Mateta, on l'appelait Ibrahimovic"|publisher=sofoot.com|date=21 April 2020|accessdate=17 November 2020|language=fr}}</ref> After that, he started rapping and taking part in rap competitions specially at Villeparisis.
==Career== His beginnings in rap are still sketchy as he was imprisoned several times. But in 2016, he was noted for several freestyles efforts collected in the self-release ''La D en personne'' in 2017.<ref name=rfi>{{cite news|url=https://musique.rfi.fr/rap/20200512-da-uzi-confessions-enfant-cite|author=Anne-Laure Lemancel|title=DA Uzi, les confessions d’un enfant de la cité|publisher=RFI|date=12 May 2020|accessdate=17 November 2020|language=fr}}</ref> At the end of that year, he was signed to Vrai2Vrai Industry and the rap label Rec 118, an affiliate of Warner Music. With the signing, he was featured in releases by of Sevran artists, including Maes and the 13 Block collective. His single with Ninho titled "Entre les murs" charted peaking at #62 on the SNEP French singles chart in 2018.
In 2019, DA Uzi released his mixtape ''Mexico'' that peaked at number 5 on the French Albums Chart in addition to 4 freestyle releases titled ''WeLaRue''. His debut studio album ''Architecte'' was released on 3 April 2020 peaking at #1 in France,<ref name=rfi/> selling 9,700 copies in its first week of release,<ref>[https://www.booska-p.com/new-da-uzi-les-ventes-de-son-album-architecte-n122459.html Booska-P: DA Uzi: Les ventes de son album «Architecte»] {{In lang|fr}}</ref> and eventually more than 50,000 copies and certified gold. "Crois-moi" featuring is his highest charting single reaching #3 in France.
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"| Album ! align="center" colspan="4" width="20"| Peak positions ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="100"| Certification |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA<br><ref name="fr">{{cite web | url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Da+Uzi | title=Da Uzi discography | website=lescharts.com |accessdate=17 November 2020}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL <br>(Fl)<br><ref name="fl">{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Da+Uzi | title=Da Uzi discography | website=ultratop.be/nl |accessdate=17 November 2020}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL <br>(Wa)<br><ref name="wa">{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Da+Uzi | title=Da Uzi discography | website=ultratop.be/fr |accessdate=17 November 2020}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI<br><ref name="swi">{{cite web | url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Da+Uzi | title=Discographie Da Uzi | website=hitparade.ch |accessdate=17 November 2020}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2020 | ''Architecte'' | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|129 | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|13 | style="text-align:center;"| * SNEP: Gold<ref name="snep">{{cite certification|region=France|artist=Da Uzi|accessdate=23 October 2023}}</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2021 | ''Vrai 2 vrai'' | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|22 | style="text-align:center;"| * SNEP: Gold<ref name="snep"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2022 | ''Le chemin des braves'' | style="text-align:center;"|3<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/snep/status/1512405650843787267|title=En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine 💿Classement complet lundi 😉|publisher=SNEP|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|20 | style="text-align:center;"|36 | style="text-align:center;"| * SNEP: Gold<ref name="snep"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2025 | ''Original Gangster'' | style="text-align:center;"|4<br /><ref name="Top Albums Week 5 2025">{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=5?&annee=2025&categorie=Top%20Albums|title=Top Albums (Week 5, 2025)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|accessdate=3 February 2025}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"| |}
===Mixtapes=== {| class="wikitable" ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"| Album ! align="center" colspan="3" width="20"| Peak positions ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="100"| Certification |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA<br><ref name="fr"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL <br>(Wa)<br><ref name="wa"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| SWI<br><ref name="swi"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2018 | ''La D en personne'' | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2019 | ''Mexico'' | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"|22 | style="text-align:center;"|55 | style="text-align:center;"| |}
;Other releases *2014: ''Sans prétention Vol. 1'' (self-published)
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"| Title ! align="center" colspan="2" width="20"| Peak positions ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="100"| Album / Mixtape |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA<br><ref name="fr"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL <br>(Wa)<br><ref name="wa"/> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 2018 | "Entre les murs"<br><small>(feat. Ninho)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|62 | style="text-align:center;"|25*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|''Mexico'' |- | "La vraie vie" | style="text-align:center;"|74 | style="text-align:center;"|— |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| 2019 | "Mexico" | style="text-align:center;"|38 | style="text-align:center;"|— |- | "WeLaRue#3 (Vilain)" | style="text-align:center;"|152 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|Non-album release |- | "Plus belle la vie" | style="text-align:center;"|94 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|''Architecte'' |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 2020 | "Le dire"<br><small>(feat. Maes)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|28 | style="text-align:center;"|33*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> |- | "Crois-moi"<br><small>(feat. Ninho)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|13*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 2021 | "La vie du binks"<br><small>(with Ninho & SCH feat. Hornet La Frappe, Leto, Sadek & Soprano)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"|6*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|Non-album release |- | "Fermez-la" | style="text-align:center;"|157 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|Non-album release |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2022 | "On Se Reverra Plus (Feat. Gazo) | style="text-align:center;"|8<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=8&annee=2022&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 14, 2022)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=11 April 2022}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|Non-album release |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2025 | "OTF"<br><small>(Da Uzi feat. Ninho)</small> | style="text-align:center;" |37<br /><ref name="Top Singles Week 5 2025">{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?categorie=Top%20Singles&semaine=05|title=Top Singles (Week 5, 2025)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|accessdate=3 February 2025}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;" |— | ''Original Gangster'' |} <small>*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.</small>
===Featured in=== {| class="wikitable" ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"| Title ! align="center" colspan="2" width="20"| Peak positions ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="100"| Album / Mixtape |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA<br><ref name="fr"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL <br>(Wa)<br><ref name="wa"/> |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2018 | "Dinero"<br><small>(Lartiste, Da Uzi & Don Milli)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|143 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|''93 Empire'' |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| 2019 | "93% (Tijuana)"<br><small>(GLK feat. Landy, Da Uzi & Hornet La Frappe)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|13 | style="text-align:center;"|9*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|<small>GLK album</small><br>''Indécis'' |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3| 2020 | "Zodiaque"<br><small>(Soso Maness feat. Da Uzi)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|50 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|<small>Soso Maness album</small><br>''Mistral'' |- | "Malfaiteurs"<br><small>(YL feat. Da Uzi)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|168 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|<small>YL album</small><br>''Compte de faits'' |- | "Maman m'aime"<br><small>(Dinos feat. Da Uzi)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|12 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|<small>Dinos album</small><br>''Stamina,'' |} <small>*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.</small>
===Other charting songs=== {| class="wikitable" ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"| Year ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="200"| Title ! align="center" colspan="1" width="20"| Peak positions ! align="center" rowspan="2" width="100"| Album / Mixtape |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA<br><ref name="fr"/> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=12| 2019 | "D'une autre manière"<br><small>(feat. Kaaris)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|101 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=12|''Mexico'' |- | "J'entends des voix" | style="text-align:center;"|115 |- | "Bonita" | style="text-align:center;"|116 |- | "Dans la tour" | style="text-align:center;"|119 |- | "Wey wey wey" | style="text-align:center;"|129 |- | "Vrai 2 vrai" | style="text-align:center;"|132 |- | "Cicatrices" | style="text-align:center;"|133 |- | "La loi du talion"<br><small>(feat. Sadek)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|154 |- | "Les ténèbres" | style="text-align:center;"|155 |- | "Vision" | style="text-align:center;"|158 |- | "Dernier samouraï" | style="text-align:center;"|168 |- | "Mal aimé" | style="text-align:center;"|195 |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=16| 2020 | "Architecte" | style="text-align:center;"|44 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=16|''Architecte'' |- | "Style Haussmannien" | style="text-align:center;"|52 |- | "Camila" | style="text-align:center;"|55 |- | "Ni amour ni amité"<br><small>(feat. SCH)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|56 |- | "Da Vinci" | style="text-align:center;"|59 |- | "Culiacan"<br><small>(feat. Mister You)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|67 |- | "Pleine lune" | style="text-align:center;"|71 |- | "Soirées des cités" | style="text-align:center;"|73 |- | "En +" | style="text-align:center;"|75 |- | "Laisse tomber" | style="text-align:center;"|76 |- | "Tommy Shelby" | style="text-align:center;"|77 |- | "En avance" | style="text-align:center;"|79 |- | "F.L.P"<br><small>(feat. Alonzo)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|85 |- | "Du passé au futur" | style="text-align:center;"|93 |- | "Berline" | style="text-align:center;"|121 |- | "J'ai pris la route" | style="text-align:center;"|134 |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=17| 2021 | "L'impasse" | style="text-align:center;"|97 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=17|''Vrai 2 vrai'' |- | "Jeune d'en bas"<br><small>(feat. Nekfeu)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|21 |- | "27"<br><small>(feat. Freeze Corleone)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|28 |- | "Du nord au sud"<br><small>(feat. Soso Maness & ZKR)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|64 |- | "Génération 90" | style="text-align:center;"|85 |- | "Costa Rica"<br><small>(feat. Heuss l'Enfoiré)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|113 |- | "La vie de Bobby" | style="text-align:center;"|115 |- | "Moi-même" | style="text-align:center;"|128 |- | "Tellement" | style="text-align:center;"|129 |- | "Le dehors" | style="text-align:center;"|130 |- | "Ça tombe bien" | style="text-align:center;"|134 |- | "Ils l'ont pas" | style="text-align:center;"|139 |- | "La calle" | style="text-align:center;"|141 |- | "Yes" | style="text-align:center;"|151 |- | "Carabine"<br><small>(feat. MHD)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|160 |- | "Fuck Love" | style="text-align:center;"|169 |- | "Danse lugubre" | style="text-align:center;"|179 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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