Damso Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia

A Damso quiz turns on refusing to trust the mood he opens with, because a track can start wounded and gentle, like the tender 'Julien', then land somewhere brutal. Guess the Damso song from the singles fans name on the first bar, 'Macarena', 'Silence', 'Julien' and 'Mosaique solitaire', then test your trivia on the cryptic album worlds of 'Ipseite', 'Lithopedion' and 'QALF' and interludes buried inside them. See how well you really know Damso when a soft intro is only bait for the shock to come.

Main genreRap (French-language rap)

ActiveSince the 2010s (2010s, 2020s)

Real nameWilliam Kalubi (born in Kinshasa, raised in Brussels)

Best-known songs to guessMacarena, Silence, Julien, Mosaique solitaire

Deep cuts fans missBruxellesVie, Signe, and the album interludes across Lithopedion and QALF

Eras in the quizIpseite (2017), Lithopedion (2018), QALF (2020) and later

SignatureVeiled, croaked delivery; confession sitting next to provocation

Early labelStarted on Booba's 92i, later independent

Related artistsPNL, Ninho

Quiz difficultyEasy on the singles, hard on the mood-flips and deep cuts

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Name as many tracks as you can from short audio clips. The faster you answer, the more you score.

10 questions4 answers each

Guess the Damso Song

The singles are the safe points. 'Macarena', 'Silence' and 'Julien' land their hooks fast for anyone who knows his veiled voice, carrying a round before Damso turns provocative.

Macarena

Silence

Julien

Mosaïque solitaire

BruxellesVie

Signaler

Pa Pa Paw

Dieu ne ment jamais

Damso Trivia: Behind the Voice and the Verses

The facts behind the songs are their own kind of trap: a philosophy-term album title, a scrapped national anthem, a tender track aimed at someone in distress. The kind of detail that decides a tight Damso round.

✦His real name is William Kalubi, born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1992, and he grew up in Brussels, a common 'where is he from' question.

✦Booba signed him to the 92i label early on, which is why many quizzes place his debut era before his later independent run.

✦The album title 'Ipseite' is a philosophy term for selfhood, while 'Lithopedion' is a rare medical term for a calcified fetus, a favourite 'what does that title mean' question.

✦In 2018 he was chosen to write an anthem for Belgium's national football team, but the plan was dropped after his lyrics drew controversy.

✦'Julien' is one of his most tender songs, addressed to someone in distress, a sharp contrast with his more provocative singles.

How Well Do You Know Damso's Two Faces?

The two Damso faces map straight onto these four rounds: the singles first, then the tender confessions, the cryptic album worlds, and the shock tracks. Each is a different way to get caught guessing by mood alone.

The hooks that score on the first listen

This is where casual fans bank points. 'Macarena', 'Silence' and 'Julien' carry hooks that French rap fans name from the first bar, so they open most Damso rounds as the quick, reliable answers before the catalog gets slippery.

The tender tracks that break his pattern

Here is where the mood-trap bites. Damso can sound wounded and gentle one moment, as on the tender 'Julien', so a soft, melodic intro is often bait before a harsher turn. Guessing by feel alone gets you caught; you have to know the actual song.

The album-world deep cuts superfans catch

Superfans pull ahead on his cryptic album worlds. The selfhood-term 'Ipseite', the medical-term 'Lithopedion' and the acronym 'QALF' hide interludes and album cuts that never touched radio. Place one of those from a short clip and you are in the top tier of any Damso quiz.

The provocations and the anthem that fell through

The hardest questions live on his provocations. Damso built a reputation for explicit, deliberately shocking verses, and in 2018 he was asked to write a football anthem for Belgium before it was scrapped over his lyrics. Telling the shock tracks from the confessions is the final test.

Damso Quiz FAQ

How hard is the Damso quiz?

The singles are quick points, but Damso flips between gentle, confessional tracks and brutally explicit ones, so the mood of a clip can mislead you. That is the trap that separates casual fans from real listeners.

Which Damso songs are in the quiz?

Expect the singles fans name fast, 'Macarena', 'Silence' and 'Julien', plus album cuts and interludes from 'Ipseite', 'Lithopedion' and 'QALF' that only regular listeners place.

Can you guess a Damso song from a short clip?

Yes, if you know his veiled, croaked voice. It carries under almost any beat, which is often the fastest way to place a Damso track before the hook even arrives.

What makes Damso tricky to guess?

His range. A track can open tender and wounded, like 'Julien', then turn provocative, so guessing by feel gets you caught. You have to know the song, not just the mood.

What is Damso's real name and where is he from?

His real name is William Kalubi. He was born in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 1992, and grew up in Brussels, Belgium.

Is the Damso quiz free?

Yes. Every Damso quiz on Songtrivia is free to play, with no signup and no Spotify account needed.

📚 Sources & methodology

Sources consulted

Wikipedia · AllMusic · Pitchfork · Billboard · Songtrivia editorial team.

Our methodology

Each topic is curated by a Quiz Master with category expertise. Selection crosses cultural impact, chart performance, recognition potential and era variety.