Koba LaD
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marcel Junior Loutarila |
| Born | April 3, 2000 Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis , Île-de-France, France |
| Origin | Congolese |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2015-2024 |
| Labels | BMF Agency, Capitol |
Marcel Junior Loutarila (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl ʒynjɔʁ lutaʁila]; April 3, 2000, better known as Koba LaD (pronounced [kɔba la de]), is a French rapper from Évry, Île-de-France. He grew up in the famous Parc aux lièvres neighborhood in Évry, where is located the Bâtiment 7, where other artists such as Bolémvn come from.[1]
His name Koba is inspired from the fictional character in Planet of the Apes. "LaD" means 'la débrouille, la détaille, la défonce' (the struggle, selling drugs, being high).[2] He is signed with Def Jam Recordings.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Year | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] | BEL (Fl) [5] | BEL (Wa) [6] | SWI [7] | ||
| VII | 2018 | 3 | 94 | 2 | 20 |
| L'Affranchi | 2019 | 3 | 83 | 6 | 13 |
| Détail | 2020 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 12 |
| Cartel Vol. 1 & 2 | 2021 | 9 | – | 8 | 55 |
| Frères ennemis (with Zola) | 2024 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
EPs
| Title | Year | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] | ||
| Ténébreux | 2018 | 82 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] | BEL (Wa) [6] | SWI [7] | |||
| "Train de vie" | 2018 | 8 | 41 | – | VII |
| "La C" | 5 | 49 | – | ||
| "Oyé" | 24 | 5* (Ultratip) | – | ||
| "Aventador" | 2019 | 26 | 11* (Ultratip) | – | |
| "FeFe" | 29 | 11* (Ultratip) | – | ||
| "R44" | 34 | 23* (Ultratip) | – | ||
| "EDC" | 36 | – | – | L'affranchi | |
| "Cellophané" | 36 | 17* (Ultratip) | – | ||
| "RR 9.1" (feat. Niska) | 3 | 25 | 75 | ||
| "Four" | 26 | 17* (Ultratip) | – | ||
| "Sankhara #4 (Chic)" (with Bolémvn) | 39 | – | – | ||
| "Mortel" | 15 | – | |||
| "Ca ira mieux demain" | 2020 | 15 | – | – | |
| "Laisse tomber" | 55 | 25* (Ultratip) | – | ||
| "Ohlolo" | 46 | 18* (Ultratip) | – | Non-album singles | |
| "Beldia" | 114 | – | – | ||
| "7 sur 7" (feat. Freeze Corleone) | 5 | 19 | 42 | Détail | |
| "Coffre plein" (feat. Maes & Zed) | 2 | 7 | 19 | ||
| "DouDou" (feat. Naps) | 2021 | 4 | – | – | |
| "Aller sans retour" (with Zola) | 2023 | 14 | 38 | – | Frères ennemis |
| "Temps en temps" (with Zola featuring Kore) | 2024 | 3 | 10 | – | |
| "Amiri Jeans" (with Zola) | 9 | 41 | – | ||
| "911" (with Ninho and Niska) | 6[8] | 49 | – | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] | BEL (Wa) [6] | |||
| "Chargé" (GLK feat. RK & Koba LaD) | 2018 | 65 | — | |
| "George Moula" (Heuss l'Enfoiré feat. Koba LaD) | 2019 | 21 | 21* (Ultratip) | En Esprit (Heuss l'Enfoiré album) |
| "La vivance" (Ninho feat. Koba LaD) | 11 | — | Destin (Ninho album) | |
| "La patate" (RK feat. Koba LaD) | 98 | — | ||
| "Binks" (100 Blaze feat. Koba LaD) | 16 | 2* (Ultratip) | ||
| "Tous les couler" (Niska feat. Koba LaD) | 10 | — | Mr Sal (Niska album) | |
| "TPB" (Dadju feat. Koba LaD) | 11 | — | Poison (Dadju album) | |
| "The Wire" (Gradur feat. Koba LaD) | 11 | — | Zone 59 (Gradur album) | |
| "Tout est calé" (Chily feat. Koba LaD) | 2020 | 28 | 11* (Ultratip) | Non-album song |
| "Valise" (Rim'k feat. Koba LaD & SCH) | 46 | 12* (Ultratip) | ||
| "Titulaires" (SDM feat. Koba LaD) | 52 | — | ||
| "Poursuite" (ZKR feat. Koba LaD) | 71 | — | ||
| "Grand Paris 2" (Médine feat. Koba LaD, Pirate, Larry, Oxmo Puccino & Rémy)" | 51 | — | ||
| "Trop dedans" (Denzo feat. Koba LaD) | 2021 | 83 | — | |
| "Maxi boule" (Bolémvn feat. Koba LaD) | 135 | — | ||
| "Immonde" (Leto feat. Koba LaD) | 2023 | 43 [9] | — | |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] | BEL (Wa) [6] | SWI [7] | |||
| "J'encaisse" | 2018 | 84 | — | — | Non-album song |
| "Moments durs" | 10 | — | — | VII | |
| "Chambre 122" | 11 | — | — | ||
| "Honey" | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Suge" | 26 | — | — | ||
| "Everyday" | 33 | — | — | ||
| "Tout" | 34 | — | — | ||
| "Recul" | 39 | — | — | ||
| "Intro" | 42 | — | — | ||
| "Rachète" | 57 | — | — | ||
| "J'en veux" | 76 | — | — | ||
| "Seven Binks" (feat. Mafia Spartiate & Bolémvn) | 32 | — | — | ||
| "Orgueilleux" | 141 | — | — | Non-album song | |
| "Quotidien" (feat. Ninho) | 2019 | 14 | — | — | L'Affranchi |
| "Matin" (feat. Maes) | 23 | 17* (Ultratip) | — | ||
| "Koba du 7" | 55 | — | — | ||
| "C'est moi" | 68 | — | — | ||
| "Amitiés gâchées" | 69 | — | — | ||
| "Quadrillé" | 75 | — | — | ||
| "Demain j'arrête" | 77 | — | — | ||
| "Pour toi" | 78 | — | — | ||
| "Mélange" | 80 | — | — | ||
| "Quand j'étais petit" | 81 | — | — | ||
| "Le magot" | 90 | — | — | ||
| "Guedro" | 99 | — | — | ||
| "O.G" | 116 | — | — | ||
| "Marie" | 16 | 7* (Ultratip) | — | Non-album song | |
| "La détail" | 108 | — | — | Non-album song | |
| "Pas comme les autres" | 191 | — | — | Non-album song | |
| "Smic" (with Bolémvn) | 2020 | 193 | — | — | Vol 169 (Bolémvn album) |
| "Encore" (with Ninho) | 4 | — | — | Détail | |
| "Pas de reine" (with Vald) | 5 | — | — | ||
| "Omar" (with PLK) | 17 | — | — | ||
| "En gros" | 26 | — | — | ||
| "Dans l'avion" | 30 | — | — | ||
| "5h55" | 32 | — | — | ||
| "Chambre d'hôtel" | 35 | — | — | ||
| "Cité" | 36 | — | — | ||
| "Helsinki" | 42 | — | — | ||
| "Bedodo" | 50 | — | — | ||
| "Feu éteints" | 54 | — | — | ||
| "Céramique" | 55 | — | — | ||
| "Déclic" | 61 | — | — | ||
| "Tue ça" (feat. SDM, Guy2Bezbar) | 2021 | 30 | — | — | Cartel vol. 1 |
| "Daddy chocolat" (with Gazo) | 2 | 29 | 72 | ||
| "Cramé" (with Oboy) | 22 | — | — | ||
| "Batards" (with Laylow) | 99 | — | — | ||
| "Chercher l'or" (with ZKR & Landy) | 103 | — | — | ||
| "M Power" | 130 | — | — | ||
| "Nintch" | 72 | — | — | ||
| "Synthese" | 2024 | 34 | — | — | Frères ennemis |
| "C'est non" (with Zola) | 37 | — | — | ||
| "Parano" (with Zola) | 42 | — | — | ||
| "Un billet" (with Zola) | 43 | — | — | ||
| "Mexicana" (with Zola) | 50 | — | — | ||
| "Roulette Russe" (with Zola) | 52 | — | — | ||
| "Dans la nuit" (with Zola) | 58 | — | — | ||
| "Frères ennemis" (with Zola) | 61 | — | — | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
- ^ "Évry : comment le quartier du Parc aux lièvres est devenu un lieu de pèlerinage des fans de rap". leparisien.fr (in French). 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ LesInrockuptibles: On a interviewé Koba LaD, le jeune loup qui affole le rap français (in French)
- ^ Booska-P: Koba LaD, la nouvelle signature de Def Jam (in French)
- ^ a b c d e "Koba LaD discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
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- ^ "Top Singles (Week 37, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 September 2023.