{{short description|French-Moroccan rapper (born 1984)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Mister You | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Younes Latifi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|2|5|df=y}} | birth_place = Paris, France | alias = Mister You | instrument = | genre = Hip hop, French hip hop | occupation = Rapper, singer | years_active = Since 2003 | label = No Time Records<br>Mercury Records | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} '''Younes Latifi''' ({{IPA|fr|junɛs latiˈfi}}; {{langx|ar|يونس لطيفي}}; born 5 February, 1984), better known by his stage name '''Mister You''', is a French rapper of Moroccan descent known for his freestyles.
==Career== Born in Paris, he was raised in the Belleville area of the capital city. He lived in the south of France trying to make a career in music.<ref name="interview">[http://www.streetlive.fr/exclus/mister-you-en-cavale-interview-indite/ StreetLive: Mister You en cavale interview inédite] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506012120/http://www.streetlive.fr/exclus/mister-you-en-cavale-interview-indite/ |date=2011-05-06 }} (in French)</ref> His first official album was in December 2009 entitled ''Présumé coupable'' (meaning Presumed guilty).<ref name="interview"/> When in 2009, the French police issued a warrant for assistance in his arrest, he gave an interview in October 2009 daring them to stop him. He accompanied that with a defiant underground indie album entitled ''Arrête You si tu peux'' (meaning Catch You if you can in French).<ref>[http://lci.tf1.fr/france/faits-divers/2009-12/fin-de-cavale-pour-le-rappeur-mister-you-5577774.html TF1: Fin de cavale pour le rappeur "Mister You"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032552/http://lci.tf1.fr/france/faits-divers/2009-12/fin-de-cavale-pour-le-rappeur-mister-you-5577774.html |date=2016-03-04 }} (in French)</ref>
Mister You has released new materials including mixtape and street album ''M.D.R.'' (or Mec De Rue) that incorporated cooperations with various rappers like Brutus & Lacrim, Tunisiano, Zesau and others and was released on 25 October 2010. It proved to be his biggest commercial success reaching #9 on the official French Albums Chart. Based on that success, he released a music video for "Les p'tits de chez moi", in duo with Mimma Mendhy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg1XsONieBM|title = - YouTube|website = YouTube}}</ref>
ON 31 October 2011, Mister You has released his third album "Dans ma grotte". The first single from the album was "Mets-toi à l'aise" featuring Colonel Reyel followed by "J'regarde en l'air".
In July 2022, he was arrested at a French airport while on his way to Morocco; he was incarcerated at La Santé prison and released in early October.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Mister You a été libéré de prison |url=https://generations.fr/news/coulisse/70132/mister-you-a-ete-libere-de-prison |website=generations}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:140px;"|Single ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|Charts ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:40px;"|Certification ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:100px;"|Notes |- !width="20"|<small>FR<br><ref name="lescharts">[http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mister+You LesCharts.com: Mister You page]</ref></small> !width="20"|<small>BEL <br>(Wa)<br><ref name="bel">[http://ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mister+You Ultratop.be/fr/: Mister You page]</ref></small> !width="20"|<small>SWI<br><ref name="swi">[http://swisscharts.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Mister+You Swiss Hitparade: Mister You page]</ref></small> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2011 |''Dans ma grotte'' | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|69 | style="text-align:center;"|– | style="text-align:center;"| | |- | style="text-align:center;"|2014 |''Le Prince'' | style="text-align:center;"|8 | style="text-align:center;"|35 | style="text-align:center;"|– | style="text-align:center;"| | |- | style="text-align:center;"|2016 |''Le grand méchant You'' | style="text-align:center;"|27 | style="text-align:center;"|57 | style="text-align:center;"|– | style="text-align:center;"| | |- | style="text-align:center;"|2019 |''Hasta la muerte''<br><small>(''HLM: Hasta la muerte'')</small> | style="text-align:center;"|17<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=28|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 28, 2019)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=16 July 2019}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|47 | style="text-align:center;"|– | style="text-align:center;"| | |- | style="text-align:center;"|2021 |''HLM2''<br><small>(''HLM2: Hasta la muerte 2'')</small> | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|42 | style="text-align:center;"|91 | style="text-align:center;"| | |- | style="text-align:center;"|2023 |''HLM3''<br><small>(''HLM3: Hasta la muerte 3'')</small> | style="text-align:center;"|– | style="text-align:center;"|175 | style="text-align:center;"|– | style="text-align:center;"| | |}
===EPs=== *2009: ''Prise d'Otage''
===Mixtapes, others=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:140px;"|Single ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Charts ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:100px;"|Notes |- !width="20"|<small>FR<br><ref name="lescharts"/></small> !width="20"|<small>BEL <br>(Wa)<br><ref name="bel"/></small> |- | style="text-align:center;"|2004 |''Mi ange, mi demons'' | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2007 |''Cocktail de rue'' | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2008 |''La rue c'est paro'' | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2009 |''Arrete You si tu peux'' | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2010 |''Présumé coupable'' | style="text-align:center;"|50 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- |''MDR Mec de rue'' | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;"|2012 |''MDR Mec de rue 2'' | style="text-align:center;"|10 | style="text-align:center;"|38 | style="text-align:center;"| |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:180px;"|Single ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Peak positions ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"|Album |- !width="20"|<small>FR</small><br><ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|<small>BEL<br>(Wa)</small><br> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|2011 |"Ça sort du Zoogataga" <br><small>(feat. Tunisiano & Isleym)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|66 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- |"Funk You <br><small>(with DJ Abdel feat. Francisco)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|12 | style="text-align:center;"|2*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|''Dans ma grotte'' |- |"Mets-toi à l'aise" <br><small>(feat. Colonel Reyel)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|37 | style="text-align:center;"|18*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> |- | "J'regarde en l'air" | style="text-align:center;"|25 | style="text-align:center;"|37*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2012 |"Roule avec moi" <br><small>(feat. Djany)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|148 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} |- |"Crève en enfer" | style="text-align:center;"|139 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2013 |"J'voulais" | style="text-align:center;"|48 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|''Le Prince'' |- |"3.5.7" | style="text-align:center;"|118 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|2014 |"A toi..." | style="text-align:center;"|82 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} |- |"Paré pour décoller" | style="text-align:center;"|73 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} |- |"Emmène-moi" <br><small>(feat. Nej)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|26 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} |- |"Marseille - Paris" <br><small>(with Jul)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|86 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2019 |"Flashback" | style="text-align:center;"|198<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=25|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 25, 2019)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=25 June 2019}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|''HLM: Hasta la muerte'' |- |"Carnal"<br><small>(feat. Lacrim)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|169<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=26|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 26, 2019)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=French|accessdate=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804101019/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=26|archive-date=4 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2020 |"Pénurie" | style="text-align:center;"|89 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- |"Ça se fait pas"<br><small>(feat. Jul)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|53 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|2021 |"La costa" | style="text-align:center;"|27 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|''HLM2: Hasta la muerte 2'' |- |"Solide"<br><small>(feat. Rohff)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|98 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} |- |"Couplets gagnants"<br><small>(feat. L'Allemand)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|179 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} |} <small>*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.</small>
'''Non charting''' *2010: "Lettre à un traitre" *2010: "Quand on était petit" <small>(feat. Nessbeal)</small> *2010: "Les p'tits de chez moi" *2011: "Mal bien acquis profite toujours" *2011: "La mouche" *2012: "Pas d'love" feat. Sana
===Featured in=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:10px;"|Year ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:180px;"|Single ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Peak positions ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:40px;"|Certification ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; width:80px;"|Album |- !width="20"|<small>FR</small><br><ref name="lescharts"/> !width="20"|<small>BEL <br>Wa</small><br> |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2013 |"Funk You 2" <br><small>(DJ Abdel feat. Mister You, Francisco & Big Ali)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|118 | style="text-align:center;"|24*<br><small>(Ultratip)</small> | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|<small>DJ Abdel album</small><br>''Evolution'' |- |"On va tout perdre" <br><small>(Lacrim feat. Mister You)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|116 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2015 |"Jugni ji" <br><small>(DJ Kayz feat. Mister You, Dr Zeus & Sophia Akkara)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|43 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|''Planète Rap 2015 Vol. 2'' |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|2019 |"On passe le temps" <br><small>(Naps feat. Mister You)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|129 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2020 |"Culiacan" <br><small>(Da Uzi feat. Mister You)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|67 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|<small>Da Uzi album</small><br>''Architecte'' |- |"Ben Ali" <br><small>(Brulux feat. Mister You)</small> | style="text-align:center;"|147 | style="text-align:center;"|{{spaced ndash}} | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|<small>Brulux album</small><br>''La sans pitax'' |} <small>*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.</small>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091222171858/http://www.misteryougataga.com/ Mister You Gataga official website] *[http://mryou.skyrock.com/ Mister You page on Skyrock website]
{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mister You}} Category:21st-century French male rappers Category:21st-century French rappers Category:Moroccan male rappers Category:Rappers from Paris Category:1984 births Category:Musicians from Paris Category:Living people Category:French people of Moroccan descent Category:French male singers