Mathieu Claude Daniel Pruski (, ; born 15 April 1997) better known by the stage name PLK (acronym for Polak), is a French rapper of Polish and Corsican descent.Mouv': PLK - une mécanique qui roule 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.Booska-P: PLK : Les chiffres de ventes de sa mixtape Mental
Discography Albums Title Year Peak positionsCertifications FRA BEL (Fl) BEL (Wa) SWI Polak 2018 6 — 9 31 SNEP: 2× Platinum Enna 2020 2 23 3 5 SNEP: Diamond 2069 2023 2 163 2 2 SNEP: Platinum Chambre 140 2024 1 — 1 1 Grand garçon 2026 1 169 1 3
Mixtapes Title Year Peak positionsCertifications FRA BEL (Wa) SWI Ténébreux 2017 35 48 — Platinum 2018 13 30 90 SNEP: Gold Mental 2019 2 46 (FL)5 (WA) 15 SNEP: 2× Platinum
EPs 2015: Peur de me tromper 2016: Dedans
Singles
As lead artist Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album / EP FRA BEL (Wa) SWI "Pas les mêmes"2018 129 — — Platinum "Dis-moi oui" 60 — — SNEP: Gold "Problèmes"2019 6 37 — SNEP: Diamond Mental "Un peu de haine" 1 19 44 SNEP: Platinum "Bénef"2020 14 37 — SNEP: GoldEnna "C'est mort" 8 42 — SNEP: Gold "Pas bien"(with Kore) 2021 33 — — En Passant Pécho(soundtrack) "A la base" 6 39 — rowspan="3" "Attentat" 4 43 — "Émotif (Booska 1H)" 2022 50 — — "Décembre" 2023 17 — — 2069 "Demain" 1 13 25 "Ça mène à rien" 2024 2 18 — Chambre 140 (Part.1) "La nuit" 8 43 — "En mieux" 7 38 — Chambre 140 (Part.2) "Faut pas" 5 42 33 Chambre 140 (Part.3) "Confidences" 15 40 — "Sex Model"2026 3 47 38Grand garçon "Pocahontas" 1 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 BEL (Wa) SWI "Lambo"(Mister V feat. PLK) 2018 121 — — Taxi 5(Soundtrack) "Comme à l'ancienne"(RK feat. PLK)2019 128 — — RK albumRêves de gosse "Jamais"(Mister V feat. PLK) 6 31 76 SNEP: Platinum Mister V album MVP "Mec de cité"(Yaro feat. Ninho & PLK)2020 24 10*(Ultratip) — SNEP: Gold Non-album release "Promis"(Timal feat. PLK) 17 — —Timal albumCaliente "Train de vie"(Leto feat. PLK) 11 18*(Ultratip) — SNEP: GoldNon-album release "Omar"(Koba LaD feat. PLK) 17 — —Koba LaD albumDétail "Aminata"(13 Block feat. PLK) 71 — —13 Block albumBLO II "Tu vois comment"(ZKR feat. PLK)2021 7 9*(Ultratip) —ZKR albumDans les mains "Cosmos"(Rim'K feat. PLK) 7 — — Rim'K albumADN "Le bruit des applaudissements"(SDM feat. PLK) 30 — — SDM albumOcho "Arriba"(Caballero feat. PLK) 136 — — Caballero albumOso "Petrouchka"(Soso Maness feat. PLK) 1 1 19 Soso Maness albumAvec le temps
Other charting songs Title Year Peak positionsCertifications Album / EP FRA BEL (Wa) SWI "Pas besoin"2018 78 — — Platinum "A A A" 146 — — "250" 89 — — Polak "Hier"(feat. SCH) 16 — — SNEP: Gold "Waow"(feat. Nekfeu) 32 — — SNEP: Gold "Monégasque" 33 13*(Ultratip) — SNEP: Platinum "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) — SNEP: Gold Non-album release "Émotif" (Booska-P magazine release) 39 — — SNEP: Gold "Sans suite" 150 — — "Toute l'année"(feat. Timal) 16 — — SNEP: Gold 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 SNEP: Gold Enna "Pilote"(feat. Hamza) 5 — 42 SNEP: Platinum "Chandon et Moët"(feat. Heuss l'Enfoiré) 10 — — SNEP: Gold "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" 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.
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