Leading French rapper Soso Maness has signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, the publishing arm of Warner Music Group.

The singer-songwriter is best known for co-writing the song ‘Bande Organisée’, which was the most streamed song in France in 2020 and topped the singles chart for 13 consecutive weeks. He also featured on the Diamond-certified song, alongside rappers Jul, Elams, Houari, Kofs, Naps and SCH. The track was the lead single from the studio album 13 Organisé, which featured all of the leading rappers from the southern city of Marseilles.

Soso Maness is currently working on a new album, set to be released in the spring of 2021, which will feature some of France’s top rappers, including Maître Gims, PLK and SCH. The album is set to be released on RCA Records and Maness is a priority artist for Sony Music France.

Matthieu Tessier, incoming Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music France, says: “Soso is one of the hottest talents to come out of Marseilles in recent years and has built a fanbase across France and beyond. His songwriting addresses important themes in an infectious and powerful way, which I feel will resonate beyond just the French market. It’s very exciting to start collaborating with Soso and help him to create his next album, which I feel will take his career to the next level.”

Soso Maness is the stage name of Sofiane Haki Manessou, a French rapper of Algerian heritage. He has released two albums, Rescapé and Mistral, which have amassed more than 80 million streams on Spotify alone and are included in this new deal. He has also been featured on tracks by top artists, such as Alonzo, DA Uzi, Jul, Lacrim and Sofiane.

His most recent single, ‘So Maness’, became a huge hit on urban radio and streaming services during France’s first lockdown earlier this year.