Ruben Louis (born 10 July 1997) better known by the stage name Timal is a French rapper born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis and grew up in Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne. His Guadeloupean origin inspired to take the name Timal. In 2016, he started posting freestyles on Daymolition's YouTube channel, which gives coverage to young rappers, and became popular with the freestyle series "Rapport". On 27 April 2018, he released his first studio album Trop chaud that was certified gold.[1] He followed it up with album Caliente in 2020 with collaborations from Maes, Leto and PLK.[1][2]
Timal | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ruben Louis |
| Born | 10 July 1997 Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France |
| Origin | Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Genres | French rap, trap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2016-present |
| Labels | Elektra, Warner Music |
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Year | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
BEL (Fl) [4] |
BEL (Wa) [5] |
SWI [6] | ||
| Trop Chaud | 2018 | 2 | — | 9 | 54 |
| Caliente | 2020 | 2 | 98 | 4 | 13 |
| Arès | 2021 | 2 | 98 | 5 | 6 |
| Darvaza | 2024 | 9[7] | — | 32 | 63 |
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
BEL (Wa) [5] | |||
| "Arrivant" | 2018 | 28 | 15* (Ultratip) |
Trop chaud |
| "Cavaler" | 2020 | 20 | 36* (Ultratip) |
Caliente |
| "Routine" | 40 | 37* (Ultratip) | ||
| "Ailleurs" (featuring Maes) |
7 | — | ||
| "Bresom" | 2021 | 131 | — | non-album releases |
| "Fuego" | 20 | — | ||
| "Filtré" (with Gazo) |
2022 | 1 | 45 | |
| "R R Phantom" | 2024 | 18[8] | — | |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] | |||
| "Dis-moi où tu pécho" (Sofiane featuring YL & Timal) |
2016 | — | #JesuispasséchezSo (Sofiane mixtape) |
| "#SixièmeOinj" (COR featuring Timal) |
2018 | — | — |
| "Pas pareil" (YL featuring Timal) |
113 | Nyx & Érèbe (YL album) | |
| "Trafiquante" (Badjer featuring Timal) |
2019 | — | O.D (Badjer album) |
| "Toute l'année" (PLK featuring Timal) |
— | Mental (PLK album) | |
| "Nuit" (Boumso featuring Timal) |
— | — | |
| "La vie de rêve" (Kaza featuring Timal) |
2020 | — | Heartbreak Life (Kaza album) |
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [3] |
BEL (Wa) [5] | |||
| "Rapport n°5" | 2017 | 120 | — | Non-album song |
| "Vatos" | 49 | Tip | ||
| "La 6" | 91 | Tip | ||
| "La 7" | 2018 | 151 | — | |
| "La 8 (Chivas)" | 54 | Tip | ||
| "Dans la ville" | 56 | — | Trop chaud | |
| "Rien de nouveau" | 49 | — | ||
| "La 9 (Ruinart)" | 55 | — | ||
| "Cartel" (feat. Meryl) |
66 | — | ||
| "Maria" | 69 | — | ||
| "Du rire aux larmes" | 85 | — | ||
| "Timal" | 87 | — | ||
| "Lyca" | 89 | — | ||
| "Pirate" | 96 | — | ||
| "Je sais" | 104 | — | ||
| "La zone" | 124 | — | ||
| "Suarez" | 129 | — | ||
| "Trop chaud" | 158 | — | ||
| "Flics & stups" | 86 | — | Non-album song | |
| "La 10" | 25 | Tip | ||
| "Overdose" | 2019 | 159 | — | |
| "Story" | 101 | — | ||
| "La 11" | 51 | Tip | ||
| "La 12" | 105 | 36* (Ultratip) | ||
| "Week-end" (feat. Leto) |
2020 | 16 | Tip | Caliente |
| "Promis" (feat. PLK) |
17 | — | ||
| "La 13" | 26 | — | ||
| "Copilote" | 32 | — | ||
| "Disponible" | 34 | — | ||
| "Le temps passe" | 49 | — | ||
| "Caliente" | 50 | — | ||
| "Tu me connais" | 55 | — | ||
| "Sale" | 58 | — | ||
| "Souvenirs" | 59 | — | ||
| "Vida" | 61 | — | ||
| "Jour de paye" | 63 | — | ||
| "TBA" | 70 | — | ||
| "La maille" | 91 | — | ||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
edit- ^ a b Rap RnB: Timal annonce son nouvel album: Cover, titre, tracklist et date de sortie (in French)
- ^ Rap RnB: Timal dévoile son 2ème album Caliente avec Maes, Leto et PLK (in French)
- ^ a b c d "Timal discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Timal discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Timal discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Timal discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 21, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Top Singles (Week 18, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 6 May 2024.