Younes Latifi (French pronunciation: [junɛs latiˈfi]; Arabic: 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.

Mister You
Birth nameYounes Latifi
Also known asMister You
Born (1984-02-05) February 5, 1984 (age 40)
Paris, France
GenresHip hop, French hip hop
Years activeSince 2003
LabelsNo Time Records
Mercury Records

Career

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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.[1] His first official album was in December 2009 entitled Présumé coupable (meaning Presumed guilty).[1] 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).[2]

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.[3]

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".

Discography

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Albums

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Year Single Charts Certification Notes
FR
[4]
BEL
(Wa)

[5]
SWI
[6]
2011 Dans ma grotte 3 69
2014 Le Prince 8 35
2016 Le grand méchant You 27 57
2019 Hasta la muerte
(HLM: Hasta la muerte)
17
[7]
47
2021 HLM2
(HLM2: Hasta la muerte 2)
6 42 91
2023 HLM3
(HLM3: Hasta la muerte 3)
175
  • 2009: Prise d'Otage

Mixtapes, others

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Year Single Charts Notes
FR
[4]
BEL
(Wa)

[5]
2004 Mi ange, mi demons  –  –
2007 Cocktail de rue  –  –
2008 La rue c'est paro  –  –
2009 Arrete You si tu peux  –  –
2010 Présumé coupable 50  –
MDR Mec de rue 9  –
2012 MDR Mec de rue 2 10 38

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
FR
[4]
BEL
(Wa)

2011 "Ça sort du Zoogataga"
(feat. Tunisiano & Isleym)
66  –
"Funk You
(with DJ Abdel feat. Francisco)
12 2*
(Ultratip)
Dans ma grotte
"Mets-toi à l'aise"
(feat. Colonel Reyel)
37 18*
(Ultratip)
"J'regarde en l'air" 25 37*
(Ultratip)
2012 "Roule avec moi"
(feat. Djany)
148  –
"Crève en enfer" 139  –
2013 "J'voulais" 48  – Le Prince
"3.5.7" 118  –
2014 "A toi..." 82  –
"Paré pour décoller" 73  –
"Emmène-moi"
(feat. Nej)
26  –
"Marseille - Paris"
(with Jul)
86  –
2019 "Flashback" 198
[8]
 – HLM: Hasta la muerte
"Carnal"
(feat. Lacrim)
169
[9]
 –
2020 "Pénurie" 89  –
"Ça se fait pas"
(feat. Jul)
53  –
2021 "La costa" 27  – HLM2: Hasta la muerte 2
"Solide"
(feat. Rohff)
98  –
"Couplets gagnants"
(feat. L'Allemand)
179  –

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

Non charting

  • 2010: "Lettre à un traitre"
  • 2010: "Quand on était petit" (feat. Nessbeal)
  • 2010: "Les p'tits de chez moi"
  • 2011: "Mal bien acquis profite toujours"
  • 2011: "La mouche"
  • 2012: "Pas d'love" feat. Sana
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Year Single Peak positions Certification Album
FR
[4]
BEL
Wa

2013 "Funk You 2"
(DJ Abdel feat. Mister You, Francisco & Big Ali)
118 24*
(Ultratip)
DJ Abdel album
Evolution
"On va tout perdre"
(Lacrim feat. Mister You)
116  –
2015 "Jugni ji"
(DJ Kayz feat. Mister You, Dr Zeus & Sophia Akkara)
43  – Planète Rap 2015 Vol. 2
2019 "On passe le temps"
(Naps feat. Mister You)
129  –
2020 "Culiacan"
(Da Uzi feat. Mister You)
67  – Da Uzi album
Architecte
"Ben Ali"
(Brulux feat. Mister You)
147  – Brulux album
La sans pitax

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.

References

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  1. ^ a b StreetLive: Mister You en cavale interview inédite Archived 2011-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  2. ^ TF1: Fin de cavale pour le rappeur "Mister You" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  3. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  4. ^ a b c d LesCharts.com: Mister You page
  5. ^ a b Ultratop.be/fr/: Mister You page
  6. ^ Swiss Hitparade: Mister You page
  7. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 28, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 16 July 2019.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 25, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 26, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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