PLK | |
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 PLK in July 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Mathieu Claude Daniel Pruski (1997-04-15) 15 April 1997 |
| Genres | Hip hop, French rap |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Def Jam Recordings France, Panenka Music |
Mathieu Claude Daniel Pruski (French: [matjø klod danjɛl pʁyski], Polish: [ˈpruskʲi]; born 15 April 1997) better known by the stage name PLK (acronym for Polak), is a French rapper of Polish and Corsican descent.1 He is Polish on his father's side, and it was his paternal grandfather who fled to France during World War II to escape German oppression. As he mentions in his EP 2069, in the song Décembre: "From Paris all the way to Warsaw (Huh?), Grandpa had run away (Yeah)". His mother is from Ajaccio, Corsica. Pruski grew up in 14th arrondissement of Paris. He started writing lyrics when he was nine and composing when he was 13. Being called "mini Polak", he adopted Polak (PLK) as his artistic name to emphasize his Polish roots. At 14, he was part of the formation La Confrérie alongside Ormaz and Zeu. He later became a member of the formation Panama Bende a band formed by seven young artists from Paris together releasing the EP Bende Mafia in 2016 and the album ADN in 2017.
In 2015 and 2016, he released two EPs, Peur de me tromper and Dedans. He launched a solo career by signing with the label Panenka Music in June 2017 after having collaborated with Fonky Flav' known as "Fonk", a member of the rap group 1995. Fonk had been a founder of the label Panenka Music. Soon he released two mixtapes Ténébreux and Platinum which gained him greater fame. In both he featured the rapper Krisy. He also appeared in Rentre dans le Cercle produced by the rapper Sofiane. He collaborated with rapper Lefa from Sexion d'Assaut and appeared in the soundtrack of Taxi 5 with the track "Lambo" in collaboration with Mister V. Other collaborations included rappers SCH, Nekfeu and Polish rapper Paluch.
In October 2018, PLK released his first album Polak, that was certified platinum. His follow up album Mental released in September 2019 is his highest ranking album so far.2
Discography
Albums
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 3 |
BEL (Fl) 4 |
BEL (Wa) 5 |
SWI 6 | |||
| Polak | 2018 | 6 | — | 9 | 31 | |
| Enna | 2020 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 5 |
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| 2069' | 2023 | 2 | 163 | 2 | 2 |
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| Chambre 140 | 2024 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Grand garçon | 2026 | 1 8 |
169 | 1 | 3 | |
Mixtapes
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 3 |
BEL (Wa) 5 |
SWI 6 | |||
| Ténébreux | 2017 | 35 | 48 | — | |
| Platinum | 2018 | 13 | 30 | 90 | |
| Mental | 2019 | 2 | 46 (FL) 5 (WA) |
15 |
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EPs
- 2015: Peur de me tromper
- 2016: Dedans
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album / EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 3 |
BEL (Wa) 5 |
SWI 6 | ||||
| "Pas les mêmes" | 2018 | 129 | — | — | Platinum | |
| "Dis-moi oui" | 60 | — | — | |||
| "Problèmes" | 2019 | 6 | 37 | — |
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Mental |
| "Un peu de haine" | 1 | 19 | 44 |
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| "Bénef" | 2020 | 14 | 37 | — |
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Enna |
| "C'est mort" | 8 | 42 | — |
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| "Pas bien" (with Kore) |
2021 | 33 | — | — | En Passant Pécho (soundtrack) | |
| "A la base" | 6 | 39 | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Attentat" (featuring Oboy) |
4 | 43 | — | |||
| "Émotif (Booska 1H)" | 2022 | 50 | — | — | ||
| "Décembre" | 2023 | 17 | — | — | 2069' | |
| "Demain" | 1 | 13 | 25 | |||
| "Ça mène à rien" (featuring Gazo) |
2024 | 2 | 18 | — | Chambre 140 (Part.1) | |
| "La nuit" | 8 | 43 | — | |||
| "En mieux" (with Hamza) |
7 | 38 | — | Chambre 140 (Part.2) | ||
| "Faut pas" (with Jul) |
5 | 42 | 33 | Chambre 140 (Part.3) | ||
| "Confidences" (with Vacra) |
15 10 |
40 | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Sex Model" (with Theodora) |
2026 | 3 11 |
47 | 38 | Grand garçon | |
| "Pocahontas" | 1 11 |
26 | — | |||
*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 | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 3 |
BEL (Wa) 5 |
SWI 6 | ||||
| "Lambo" (Mister V feat. PLK) |
2018 | 121 | — | — | Taxi 5 (Soundtrack) | |
| "Comme à l'ancienne" (RK feat. PLK) |
2019 | 128 | — | — | RK album Rêves de gosse | |
| "Jamais" (Mister V feat. PLK) |
6 | 31 | 76 | Mister V album MVP | ||
| "Mec de cité" (Yaro feat. Ninho & PLK) |
2020 | 24 | 10* (Ultratip) |
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Non-album release |
| "Promis" (Timal feat. PLK) |
17 | — | — | Timal album Caliente | ||
| "Train de vie" (Leto feat. PLK) |
11 | 18* (Ultratip) |
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Non-album release | |
| "Omar" (Koba LaD feat. PLK) |
17 | — | — | Koba LaD album Détail | ||
| "Aminata" (13 Block feat. PLK) |
71 | — | — | 13 Block album BLO II | ||
| "Tu vois comment" (ZKR feat. PLK) |
2021 | 7 | 9* (Ultratip) |
— | ZKR album Dans les mains | |
| "Cosmos" (Rim'K feat. PLK) |
7 | — | — | Rim'K album ADN | ||
| "Le bruit des applaudissements" (SDM feat. PLK) |
30 | — | — | SDM album Ocho | ||
| "Arriba" (Caballero feat. PLK) |
136 | — | — | Caballero album Oso | ||
| "Petrouchka" (Soso Maness feat. PLK) |
1 | 1 | 19 | Soso Maness album Avec le temps | ||
Other charting songs
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album / EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA 3 |
BEL (Wa) 5 |
SWI 6 | ||||
| "Pas besoin" | 2018 | 78 | — | — | Platinum | |
| "A A A" | 146 | — | — | |||
| "250" | 89 | — | — | Polak | ||
| "Hier" (feat. SCH) |
16 | — | — | |||
| "Waow" (feat. Nekfeu) |
32 | — | — |
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| "Monégasque" | 33 | 13* (Ultratip) |
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| "Idiote" | 67 | — | — | |||
| "Polak" | 75 | — | — | |||
| "Séparer" | 104 | — | — | |||
| "Bunkoeur" | 105 | — | — | |||
| "Intro" | 109 | — | — | |||
| "Ils nous comprennent pas" | 117 | — | — | |||
| "Le sel" | 119 | — | — | |||
| "Gozier" (feat. Paluch) |
127 | — | — | |||
| "Weed" | 142 | — | — | |||
| "Dingue" | 2019 | 22 | 15* (Ultratip) |
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Non-album release |
| "Émotif" (Booska-P magazine release) |
39 | — | — |
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| "Sans suite" | 150 | — | — | |||
| "Toute l'année" (feat. Timal) |
16 | — | — |
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Mental | |
| "Hola" | 22 | — | — | |||
| "Arai" | 25 | — | — | |||
| "Cartelo" (feat. Maes) |
30 | — | — | |||
| "Nana" | 33 | — | — | |||
| "Travailler" | 43 | — | — | |||
| "Tout recommencer" (feat. Tessa B.) |
48 | — | — | |||
| "Meilleur cauchemar" | 50 | — | — | |||
| "Mental" | 76 | — | — | |||
| "Ma génération" | 79 | — | — | |||
| "Corazon" (feat. Aladin 135) |
80 | — | — | |||
| "V2V" | 86 | — | — | |||
| "Intr100000" | 88 | — | — | |||
| "RS3" | 98 | — | — | |||
| "Temps perdu" | 102 | — | — | |||
| "TT" | 103 | — | — | |||
| "Le P" | 110 | — | — | |||
| "On sait jamais" (feat. Niska) |
2020 | 3 | 46 | 37 |
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Enna |
| "Pilote" (feat. Hamza) |
5 | — | 42 |
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| "Chandon et Moët" (feat. Heuss l'Enfoiré) |
10 | — | — |
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| "Les comptes" | 11 | Tip | — | |||
| "Dans les clips" | 12 | — | 71 | |||
| "Billet d'20" | 13 | — | — | |||
| "Pourtant" | 17 | Tip | — | |||
| "Dégaine de bandit" | 18 | — | — | |||
| "Toutes générations" (feat. Rim'K) |
20 | — | — | |||
| "Mamie" | 22 | — | — | |||
| "Alleluia" | 23 | — | — | |||
| "Au fond d'ma tête" | 26 | — | — | |||
| "Calme" | 28 | — | — | |||
| "Terrible" | 30 | — | — | |||
| "3 en 1" | 31 | — | — | |||
| "La vie c'est marrant" | 35 | — | — | |||
| "10 Minutes" (featuring Dinos) |
2023 | 4 | 37 | — | 2069' | |
| "Nouvelles" | 3 | 41 | — | |||
| "7/7" | 6 | — | — | |||
| "Cash" | 9 | — | — | |||
| "Pol-K" | 10 | — | — | |||
| "Pelo" | 11 | — | — | |||
| "Pas de sentiments" | 16 | — | — | |||
| "Panana bende" | 23 | — | — | |||
| "Pêriph" | 2024 | 11 | — | — | Chambre 140 (Part.1) | |
| "EA7" | 14 | — | — | |||
| "A L'Envers" | 20 | — | — | |||
| "Gare Du Nord" | 26 | — | — | |||
| "Flash" | 27 | — | — | |||
| "Sun" | 48 | — | — | |||
| "Interlude" | 64 | — | — | |||
| "*" | 82 | — | — | |||
| "Il Pleut À Paris" | 10 | — | — | Chambre 140 (Part.2) | ||
| "Mignon Tout Plein" | 17 | — | — | |||
| "Bikini Bottom" | 25 | — | — | |||
| "Dangereux" | 41 | — | — | |||
| "P*Tain" | 47 | — | — | |||
| "J'Attends" | 55 | — | — | |||
| "Chambre 140" | 67 | — | — | |||
| "Avec Les Miens" | 68 | — | — | |||
| "Chouchou" | 32 | — | — | Chambre 140 (Part.3) | ||
| "Ça Fait Longtemps" | 44 | — | — | |||
| "Onana" | 57 | — | — | |||
| "La Vraie Vie" | 74 | — | — | |||
| "1€ / 1Eu" | 84 | — | — | |||
| "Mon Poto" | 97 | — | — | |||
| "Une Pèche Une Patate" | 99 | — | — | |||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
References
References
- Mouv': PLK - une mécanique qui roule (in French)
- Booska-P: PLK : Les chiffres de ventes de sa mixtape Mental (in French)
- "PLK discography". lescharts.com. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- "PLK discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- "PLK discography". ultratop.be. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- "PLK discography". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- "French album certifications – PLK" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- "Top Singles (Week 12, 2026)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- "French single certifications – PLK" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- "Top Singles (Week 25, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- "Top Singles (Week 12, 2026)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 March 2026.