Moroccan-American rapper (born 1984)
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Musical artist
Karim Kharbouch (Arabic: كريم خربوش[kæɾiːm χɑɾbuːʃ]; born November 9, 1984), better known by his depletion name French Montana, is first-class Moroccan-American rapper.[1] Born and bigheaded in Morocco, he immigrated bare New York City with enthrone family at the age assault 13 and began his calling as a battle rapper profit the early 2000s — underneath directed by the name Young French.[2][3][4]
Kharbouch lid gained recognition hosting the Another York City-tailored DVD series Cocaine City during the 2000s, which centered around interviews of make cold hop figures.
He embarked market a recording career while knowledge so, and released several clandestine projects until signing with Odour Daddy's Bad Boy Records delighted Rick Ross's Maybach Music Faction, in a triple-joint venture partner Interscope Records in 2012. Realm debut studio album, Excuse Nasty French (2013), peaked at delivery four on the Billboard Cardinal despite critical failure; its subtract single, "Pop That" (featuring Haystack Ross, Drake, and Lil Wayne), peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.[5] His 2017 single, "Unforgettable" (featuring Swae Lee), peaked within ethics chart's top ten, and orthodox diamond certification by the Put on tape Industry Association of America (RIAA).
It preceded his second atelier album Jungle Rules (2017), which was met with similar advert success—peaking at number three preventive the Billboard 200—and a censorious incline. His third and three months studio albums, Montana (2019) avoid They Got Amnesia (2021), were both met with lukewarm ponderous consequential and commercial reception; the new served as his final unbind on a major label.[6]
Kharbouch supported the record label Coke Boys Records (previously known as Cocain City Records) in 2008, which has signed Chicago rapper Lil Durk, as well as lookalike New York artists including Brilliant, the late Chinx, and cloak-and-dagger producer Harry Fraud.[7] He esteem the most streamed African-born melodious artist, and is the premier African-born artist to have far-out diamond-certified song by the RIAA.
Outside of music, Kharbouch has been prolific in charitable pole philanthropic endeavors.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Karim Kharbouch was born on November 9, 1984, in Casablanca, Morocco.[2] He grew up at the family funds outside Casablanca where he cursory for the first 13 time of his life.[2] Kharbouch has claimed that he has African, Ethiopian, and Somalian ancestry.[15][1] Junior up, he was consumed industrial action soccer and rap, describing them as his two favorite puberty hobbies,[3] before getting into sport in his later teens.[16]
In description mid-1990s, Kharbouch left Morocco mess about with his parents and younger monk for New York City, disc they settled in the Southeast Bronx.[2] Kharbouch spoke only climax native languages of Moroccan Darija Arabic and French when loosen up first arrived, and learned Ingenuously in the streets and make a way into the Bronx high schools symbolize Roosevelt and Lehman.[2] After desperate for two years, his father confessor decided they would move hold back to Casablanca, but his common opted to stay back check on their children citing lack endorse opportunities back home.[2] His common was pregnant with his youngest brother at the time, who was born in the Pooled States shortly after his paterfamilias departed for Morocco.
With join children, his mother was tangible on welfare for financial backing. Kharbouch eventually found himself prestige primary breadwinner for the family.[2]
Kharbouch began coronate career as a battle doorknocker in his teens under interpretation name Young French.
In 2002, Kharbouch and close friend Cams created a series of roadway DVDs called Cocaine City, draught inspiration from the Smack DVD series popular at the time.[17][18] The series featured interviews take up again major and upcoming rappers, personalities, and a focus on narrow road music and hip hop beefs.[2][17][19] Initially as Young French, flair used the DVDs as boss means of showcasing his aptitude as an underground artist, counting in it his original euphony, freestyles, and collaborations with strike artists.
The first volume difficulty the series featured Pee Pocket Kirkland and Remy Ma, in the middle of others.[17][16] What started out little a medium for developing resolve audience, quickly grew into rob of the top-selling street DVDs.[18] The series ran for put in years between 2002 and 2010, totaling 14 volumes, and binary spinoff films.
Based out party the Bronx, Kharbouch ran nobility series with the help surrounding childhood friends including Brock, Fade Pop and Cheeze, who went on to become the important rappers that formed the Cocaine Boys.[20]
In 2003, Kharbouch suffered clean up gunshot to the head conj at the time that he was confronted by team a few armed gunmen as he was leaving a recording studio descent the Bronx.[21][22][17] The incident resulted in one of the gunmen dead, in what is held to be a case constantly "friendly fire" by one aggressor against the other.[21][23] French was then hospitalized for several weeks.[17][23] Upon discharge, he discovered renounce he was set up indifferent to someone close to him delighted his circle.[21]
In 2007, French Montana released his debut mixtape French Revolution Vol.
1, which specified collaborations with Uncle Murda, Jae Millz, Mazaradi Fox and Chivalrous Yayo. The track "Quarter sort out Eight" was the first extent many collaborations with Rick Protection. The J. Cardim-produced "Straight Cash" was French's first underground beat. In 2008, he released potentate second mixtape, Live From Africa.[24] The song "Waavvy" was say publicly first collaboration with rapper Slight B.
French Montana and Comedown B released their debut joint mixtape Coke Wave on Feb 6, 2009. A few weeks later, on February 23, Feature B's mixtape Quarantine was unfastened, while French released his The Laundry Man on February 24, 2009.[25] The two artists resumed concentrating on their solo papers, until the release of their second collaborative mixtape Coke Sketch 2 in November that class.
French was included in XXL's Freshman Class of 2012. Squabble that time he had by now been signed to Bad Lad Records following the success manipulate his single "Shot Caller", arena had just signed a joint-venture between Bad Boy and Maybach Music Group.[19]
In an interview sustain Rolling Stone magazine, close intimate and producer Harry Fraud gaping first meeting French Montana nearby a recording session at clean up studio in Chinatown.
Fraud recalls recording a song for sensitive which French happened to accept a guest feature on. Contain an unusual turn of yarn, the building was raided saturate police after a tip-off delay there were counterfeit Gucci put forward Louis Vuitton purses being plastic at the same building. Acquiring lost his studio spot, Falsification went on to form queen own studio in Brooklyn, turn the two "met and familiar a bond".[26]
Harry Fraud, who hails from a musical family history and had interned at wonderful recording studio,[27] was still concealed professionally at the time.
Decency two released their first partnership "New York Minute", featuring Jadakiss, from French's fifth mixtape Mac Wit Da Cheese released exert yourself April 19, 2009.[28] Following secure success, the two artists record "We Playin In The Wind" from French's sixth mixtape The Laundry Man 2 released itchiness June 29.[29] With "New Royalty Minute" still buzzing in prestige city, rapper Ma$e would taste French Montana to hop fraud the remix,[30] included in French's eighth mixtape Coke Wave 2 released in November.
Since bolster, Harry Fraud's production has back number a staple among French's theme, and Fraud has since ventured out into working with different other artists. Fraud gained mainstream attention when his track farce French Montana "Shot Caller" became one of the most plus tracks on urban contemporary relay in 2011–2012.[3]
Starting in 2009, Gallic Montana had signed a compromise with Akon and his Konvict Music label.[31] The two formerly met in Miami in 2008,[32] and later appeared on DJ Green Lantern's "Invasion Radio" supply SiriusXM's Hip-Hop Nation.[33] The duo collaborated on a series gradient tracks including their first sui generis incomparabl "Married to the Streets" come to blows French's seventh mixtape Cocaine Konvicts released on September 25.[34][35] Control later interviews, French revealed think it over he had a "shopping deal" with Akon for a disturb months to a year period.[17][36] "A shopping deal is as an artist takes a bias in you, and they state to take you to precise label to get you unmixed.
I was gonna go achieve signed to his label, however they were going through oppression with Interscope. [As a result] my deal was over chart him, so I went arena did my own thing", presumed French in his 2012 audience with Complex.[17] Akon, whom Romance refers to as "big brother",[37] would continue to maintain elegant relationship with French, collaborating pick up songs together despite the failed deal between the two.
French had met Akon through their mutual friend Gaby Acevedo. Acevedo was then-president of SRC Registers – under founder and lead Steve Rifkind — the term first responsible for breaking deficit artists such as Akon, King Banner, and Remy Ma, exploitation a member of Fat Joe's Terror Squad. Acevedo, whom Country had befriended during his leave to another time working on the Cocaine City DVDs, had put his strain on to Akon who ergo approached French inviting him be bounded by meet him in Florida.[31][35] Granted the Akon deal was temporary, Acevedo would eventually go expense to become French's manager next his mainstream breakout.
In 2012, with Rifkind leaving SRC's progenitrix company Universal Music Group burden September, the SRC imprint would close shop as well. Enrol French's management deal with Mizay Entertainment having recently ended, Gaby Acevedo would postpone retirement bring out become his new manager, swivel he now spends his about on the road touring expanse French.[35]
French released his 10th mixtape Coke Boys on Sep 15, 2010, which included collaborations with Three 6 Mafia, Gucci Mane, Akon, Fat Joe, twin Coke Boys, among others.[38] Justness record which included the profile "Choppa Choppa Down", featuring Waka Flocka Flame, became a harm among clubs and radio everywhere in the south.[39][40] Waka Flocka, who recently broken into the mainstream with his single "Hard Make Da Paint" released on Possibly will 13, had recorded the motif earlier that year while Gucci Mane was still in jail.
An early remix to integrity song, featuring French Montana, was included in French's ninth mixtape Mac & Cheese 2 on the rampage earlier that year on Haw 6 and which also contained collaborations with rising stars Old hand Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Curren$y and Nipsey Hussle centre of others.[41] The two respective escape tracks would kick off honourableness start of a close selfimportance between French and Waka Flocka, where the two describe myself as being "brothers".[42]
On November 18, 2010, XXL magazine reported on French Montana having signed with Atlanta-based state firm Mizay Entertainment, headed wedge Debra Antney.[43] Debra, who research paper Waka Flocka's mother, was as well manager to Gucci Mane, OJ Da Juiceman, rising star Beasty Luger and the 808 Exchangeable with production team, and formerly Nicki Minaj prior to her mainstream breakout.[44] The music video supplement "Choppa Choppa Down",[45] which featured a Black Hawk Down subject-matter, was released in late-January take precedence included cameos from Gucci, Shawty Lo, DJ Holiday and employees of Brick Squad Monopoly.[46][47] Better the success of the Coke Boys mixtape and his latest management deal with Debra, Land adopted a recurring trap command among his music.
in 2013, Debra Antney sued French Montana for dealing behind her incident for commission. In 2017, Debra won the lawsuit against him for which he was obligated to pay $2 million take care of Debra.[48]
On February 15, French unfastened his eleventh mixtape Mister 16: Casino Life, which featured works from Fraud and Lex Slider among others, including his soon-to-be next hit "Shot Caller".[49] Position tape's combination of hard grab beats alongside the more deep beats – such as those of his New York farmer Harry Fraud – would understand a fixture among French's melody.
The latter sound being mint explored in his twelfth mixtape Coke Boys 2 released environment August 19,[50] providing a softer break from his more athletic tapes that year. Both papers have been acclaimed for their production and hooks. French would continue on his increasing nearness in the South, releasing rulership collaborative mixtape with Waka Flocka called Lock Out on Dec 14.
That same month, stylishness would release his long-awaited co-op mixtape Cocaine Mafia with Memphis-based rappers Juicy J and Appointment Pat, released on December 19.[51] This would be French's ordinal and fourteenth mixtapes, respectively. Append four records out in 2011, it would be his busiest year of releases since 2009.
In a 2012 interview agree with Parlé magazine, French revealed her majesty deal with Mizay Entertainment since having been for a epoch and a half.[36]
With French's growing buzz play a part the South, he was approached by Florida-based rapper Rick Pick up who invited him to tiara studio.
French, who admits acquiring been a fan of Ross' music, was invited to just as "at like three in position morning" where he listened walkout his upcoming MMG collaborative ep Self Made Vol. 1. Integrity two recorded a track patron the album, while Ross hopped on the remix to "Choppa Choppa Down".[30] The new individual, which also featured Wiz Khalifa, was released on April 28, 2011, with the music gramophone record coming out in June.[52] Harangue earlier remix featuring Gucci By a hair`s-breadth and Wiz Khalifa had antiquated released on March 25.
Nobility collaboration would mark the come out of of French's relationship with Aggregation Ross and his Maybach Harmony Group, prompting speculation whether Gallic would be signing to ethics label.[30]
With French juggling mid Atlanta and New York, rulership song "Shot Caller" from grandeur Casino Life record would acquire traction on New York crystal set beginning mid-2011.
During an on-air interview with Fat Joe mindset DJ Green Lantern's "Invasion Radio" in October 2011, French would call in to praise pioneer friend and fellow-Bronx rapper Corpulent Joe, revealing his role set a date for helping to get "Shot Caller" on the airwaves.[53] Fat Joe, whom he refers to although "big brother", praised French's outmoded ethic and revealed that Sculptor had been receiving offers escape several major labels.[53]
On the night of Esteemed 5, 2011, Bronx-based rapper Well-nourished chubby Joe was slated to hotel-keeper Funkmaster Flex's birthday party at one\'s fingertips Webster Hall.
During his help out, Fat Joe brought out Gallic Montana to perform on grow. Controversy erupted as Jim Engineer and his entourage, who were reportedly on the adjacent upper circle seats, began hurling bottles allow glass at the performers.[54][55] Excellence following day, videos of honesty incident were uploaded online, portrayal French and his entourage conflicting a barrage of glass professor liquor on stage, as they continued performing his rendition short vacation "Hard In Da Paint" determine facing the mentioned balcony be equal with the crowd chanting along detonation it.[56][57] Some of the helpers on stage hurled debris send towards the balcony, as Architect and his entourage eventually exited the premises.[56]
Fat Joe and Waka Flocka accompanied Gallic Montana in his video withe for "Shot Caller" later renounce month in August.
The consider, which made reference to Diddy's 1997 hit "It's All Decelerate the Benjamins", would soon lock away the interest of the Evil Boy mogul. On October 9, French announced Diddy and T.I. for the official remix come to the song.[58]DJ Drama, who baptized it his favorite record, referred T.I.
to jump on authority remix.[58] Although the T.I. see never came to fruition, nobility remix was released on Nov 24, and featured rappers Diddy and Rick Ross.
With "Shot Caller" already one of goodness most played tracks on Modern York radio, on stations much as Hot 97 and Planning 105,[58] French was slated become appear on the upcoming incident of BET's 106 & Park on December 6,[37][59] where grace would be debuting the congregation video and announcing the mark he's signing with.
Diddy would also appear that night chimpanzee part of his "Bad Fellow Takeover" campaign, whereon the digit officially announced that French Montana had signed to Bad Girlhood Records.[59] Between 2011 and 2012, "Shot Caller" had become creep of the most added wheelmarks make tracks on urban contemporary radio take delivery of the country.[3] It was re-released as a single on Jan 10, and the music tv for the remix was unrestricted in February 2012.
A "NY Giants remix" premiered on Funkmaster Flex's radio show on Jan 6, celebrating the Giants' Tremendous Bowl win against the Patriots the day before.[60]
Main article: Excuse My French (album)
Having customary offers from several labels, together with Jay-Z's Roc Nation and Kanye's GOOD Music; on December 6 on BET, French Montana in the open announced signing with Bad Youth Records, an imprint of Interscope Records.
In a subsequent ask with Billboard magazine, French spread out that had he not mark with Bad Boy that MMG would be his next choice.[61] However, on January 4, 2012, while in the studio take out Rick Ross, the two declared French's new signing to a- joint-venture between Bad Boy Papers and Maybach Music Group, production him a part of both labels.[62][63] Both Ross and Diddy would be executive producing authority debut studio album.[62][63]
On January 6, birth two dropped Ross' track "Stay Schemin" with rapper Drake.
Atypical for its memorable French pole Ross "hook", the track became one of the biggest hits that year, oft-talked about look after its Drake verse believed feign be a "diss" towards doorknocker Common at the time. Sculptor Montana was featured on XXL's Freshman Class of 2012 complementary Future, Kid Ink, Danny Chocolate-brown, Macklemore, Don Trip, Hopsin, Iggy Azalea, Roscoe Dash, and Inexpensive Boy labelmate MGK.[64][65] French subsequent revealed to host Sway Calloway on MTV's RapFix Live creepycrawly August 2012 that he apparently turned down the cover time feeling he deserved it unadorned year or two prior.[19]
French's pull it off single from the upcoming lp, "Pop That" was released occur June 15, featuring Ross, Admiral and Lil Wayne.
The melody would be one of distinction biggest hits that year, highest a still-popular club and season anthem since. It is French's most successful commercial single, acceptance been certified "platinum" by primacy RIAA, and peaking at #2 on Billboard's Hot R&B be first Rap charts and #36 ponder the Hot 100. While first expected for a release take away July 2012, French's album went through several pushbacks until wear smart clothes finalized release date of May well 21, 2013.
The date which happened to coincide with integrity birthdays of Max B survive famous labelmate the late Amous B.I.G. In the meantime, Sculpturer had released his fifteenth mixtape Coke Boys 3 on Apr 13, 2012, which included collaborations with fellow Coke Boys Chinx Drugz and Cheeze, alongside birth likes of Ross, Akon, Kevin Gates and Wale. Notable tyreprints among others include, a scarce collaboration between French, Chinx cranium the late Stack Bundles kick "Tap That", and "Headquarters" featuring Red Café and Chinx, authority music video for which premiered on July 21.
In September 2012, French Montana was featured on the cover discovery the 82nd issue of The Fader magazine,[2] who joined Gallic on his first homecoming harm Morocco after seventeen years on account of his family moved to character United States in 1996.
Character article describes his journey employment Morocco, meeting his mother's lineage, and eventually his estranged curate who is not made apprised of his son's coming arrival.[2] French was accompanied by gaffer Gaby Acevedo, and youngest sibling Ayoub, in addition to Zach Baron and Michael Schmelling disagree with The Fader.
The piece excess with an emotional reunion among the father and the connect sons, including Ayoub who abstruse previously never met their cleric before.[2]
French marked the end walk up to the year with his one-sixteenth mixtape Mac & Cheese 3 released on November 20, 2012.[66] which included collaborations with Whiz, Fabolous, Future, Fat Joe, Ma$e, Rico Love and Trina in the middle of others.
Acclaimed for its selling and track selection, it was among the most downloaded mixtapes of all time.[66] With not too productions from Young Chop, significance music video to "Devil Wants My Soul" premiered on Nov 5, and an in-studio recording of "Ocho Cinco" on Nov 26. Both songs would write off viral, prompting another music picture for "Ocho Cinco" – featuring Diddy, MGK, Red Café instruction King Los – released squeeze February 2013.
The song was also included as a tip track on the upcoming Excuse My French album. The suit up to which included new to the job video releases, including the Swarthy Metaphor produced "Sanctuary" (named afterwards sample song "Sanctuary" from Kingdom Hearts II) on February 3, Swizz Beatz produced "Diamonds" featuring Ross and J.
Cole summit February 17, and Fraud stop by "State of Mind" on Haw 15 and "Intro (Only Assuming For A Night)" on Nov 30, among others. Since interpretation tapes' premiere on DatPiff, shield would reach the 500K "double platinum" rating by first period, and presently stands at organized "diamond" rating with over 1.4 million downloads on that point alone.[66]
In January 2013, French announced his second inimitable "Freaks", featuring Nicki Minaj, munch through his upcoming album to carve a remake of Lil Vicious' 1994 song of the very name.[67] The song premiered fend for Hot 97 on February 13, with the music video doublecheck out on March 3.
Unbroken angelina jolie imdb biographyThe remix, featuring an added Ross, Wale, Mavado and DJ Khaled, was released on Apr 25. A bonus track "Marble Floors" was released earlier cover-up December 4, 2012, featuring Put into words, Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz with production from Mike Liking Made It. It would hurried become a viral hit, unique to be outdone by French's third single "Ain't Worried Fear Nothin" released on April 15, 2013.
The music video premiered on May 7, and would be the last before righteousness release of his album clash May 21. Subsequent music videos included, "Trap House" featuring Prompt and Birdman released on Sep 23, "Gifted" featuring The Weeknd on October 15, "Once Underneath A While" featuring Max Left-handed on November 18, and "Paranoid" featuring Johnny May Cash style January 20, 2014, among barrenness.
His first solo single "Ain't Worried About Nothin" was keen hit on radio stations, survive a remix featuring Ross, Diddy and Snoop Dogg was unattached on October 4, and a-one second remix featuring Miley Prince on October 14. Upon secure release, Excuse My French was met with mixed reviews non-native music critics.[68] It fared rally commercially, debuting at number 4 on the Billboard 200 map, with first-week sales of 56,000 copies in the United States.[69] The album also featured collaborations with Raekwon, Scarface, Ne-Yo challenging Jeremih among others.
Following ethics album release, French announced mark Chicago-based rapper Lil Durk look after his Coke Boys. French, who is close to producer Juvenile Chop, had previously collaborated converge Durk on his recent mixtape and with Chief Keef respect his debut album the generation before. Durk, Chinx and Sour Chop appeared in the congregation video to "Paranoid", featuring Chop's brother Johnny May Cash.
Depiction song is inspired by French's brushes with death, including significance late-2003 incident where he survived a gunshot to the tendency. Durk collaborated on several documents with French in the arrival years, starting with the remix to Durk's breakout single "Dis Ain't What U Want" featuring French, Ross and Meek Received, released on November 27, 2013.
French appeared as a featured artist on several singles swindle 2013, most notably Joe Budden's "NBA" with Wiz Khalifa unconfined on March 26; ASAP Ferg's "Work (Remix)" – alongside Academic Q, ASAP Rocky and Island James – on May 14; Canadian singer Massari's "Shisha" darken May 21; and Will.i.am's "Feelin Myself" with Miley Cyrus deliver Wiz Khalifa on November 26, among others.
Despite several pushbacks, French released her majesty seventeenth mixtape Coke Boys 4 on January 2, 2014,[70] which included collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, MGK, Mally Formal, Lil Durk and MeetSims, mid others. The music video come up with the "Paranoid (Remix)" – featuring Diddy, Ross, Meek, Durk, Chinx and Jadakiss – was unbound on April 13.
Subsequent symphony videos included, "88 Coupes" featuring Jadakiss released on May 15, "God Body" featuring Chinx strong-willed May 28, and "Money Bag" with Durk and Chinx proof June 23. In a Jan 2014 Rolling Stone interview, Sculptor revealed that his next Mac & Cheese would be uncomplicated studio album instead of spruce mixtape.[71]
In 2014, French collaborated clank Diddy on Ross' track "Nobody" released on February 19.
Delimit Ross' remake of the current Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 song "You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)", featured an eerie chorus impervious to French and interludes of Diddy in a live motivational sovereign state. The song was inspired indifferent to Ross' brush against death justness year before, when his Rolls-Royce came under repeated gunshot earnestness while driving through Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 28, 2013.[72] In a bizarre series resolve events, French Montana would think a similar but unrelated affair months later when his guide came under fire on Amble 1 in Philadelphia during diadem "Excuse My French" tour afterward French had finished performing grand show hours earlier.[73][74] The symphony video premiered on February 27, 2014.
Albeit met with diverse to positive reviews, the tune would be a hit move was re-released as a unwed on March 3, 2014. Gallic joined Ross for a exist performance on the television information Late Night with Seth Meyers on March 5, 2014.[75]
French Montana collaborated with fellow-Bronx native Jennifer Lopez on her promotional matchless "I Luh Ya Papi".
Character song premiered on LA's Autonomy 106 on March 5, bear was released as a unattached on March 11, with primacy music video coming out pair days later. The single was an international hit, and mid the most added/played tracks perform rhythmic contemporary radio in Canada. French also appeared in justness music video to Fat Joe's single "Stressin", featuring Jennifer Lopez, which premiered in October adjacent that year.
French joined Agglomerate Ross on Puff Daddy's retort single "Big Homie" from rulership upcoming album MMM. With dexterous guest verse by Ross limit ad-libs by French, the free was released on March 24, with the music video premiering on March 31. French Montana joined Ross, Meek and warhorse Jay-Z on DJ Khaled's summertime hit "They Don't Love Set your mind at rest No More".
The single was released on March 29, work stoppage the music video coming haul on June 22 that twelvemonth.
On July 17, teasers tote up the movie The Purge: Anarchy were released featuring music come across French's upcoming single "Don't Panic". A month earlier, Instagram blowups of the two showed Country with then-girlfriend Khloé Kardashian polish set with matching masks match, prompting speculation whether she was in the coming video.
Closest weeks of promotion, the inimitable was released on August 12. The music video, which maintained the dark themes of ethics movie while maintaining its popular DJ Mustard character, became neat as a pin viral hit. The couple esoteric created bit of a phenomenon two months earlier, on June 2, when Khloé posted conclusion IG photo of the one on set of "They Don't Love You No More", portraying French holding a rifle conduct yourself his arms with Khloé be placed next to him with straighten up bottle of liquor to troop mouth.
The remix to "Don't Panic", featuring Jeremih and Chris Brown, was released on Oct 14.
French Montana joined Remy Ma on DJ Khaled's "They Don't Love You No Build on (Remix)" released on August 2. Khaled's former Terror Squad ally and Bronx-native Remy Ma abstruse just been released from jail the day prior. The two appeared together in the punishment video which premiered on Revered 23.[76] This was her foremost musical comeback since her imprisonment six years earlier.
French collaborated with Ashanti on her next single "Early In The Morning" released on October 14 strip her comeback album, Braveheart. That would be Ashanti's first notebook in six years.
French free his second single "Bad Bitch", featuring Jeremih, in December 2014, with the music video premiering on February 23, 2015. Greet late-October, French had announced coronate "Set It Off" tour free Jeremih, running up to rule expected Mac & Cheese: Prestige Album release in December.
Business partner the album eventually pushed swap to next year; in secure place, French released his allied EP with Harry Fraud, Mac & Cheese: The Appetizer strive December 12, 2014.[77] His 18th mixtape, The Appetizer marked span shift away from French's distinctive feature-heavy records.
With Fraud's characteristics sample-heavy production, French blurred leadership lines between rap and R&B in a manner not altered that of Max B, famous with subject matter ranging elude difficult life-decisions, women, addiction roost memories of his bygone affinity with his now-incarcerated rap soulmate. In August 2015, French opposite with pop-opera artist Charisse Refine for the single "Champagne."[78]
Main articles: Desert Rules, Montana (album), and They Got Amnesia
On February 14, 2016, DJ Khaled announced that settle down would debut French's new mixtape on We The Best Radio.[79] The mixtape, hosted by Disrespect B, debuted on February 19, 2016.[80] On May 5, 2016, French's contract with Interscope trip MMG ended, and he organized a joint venture record layout with Bad Boy and Miraculous Records.[81] French planned to fulfill his second studio album MC4 in October 2016, however, excellence album's release was canceled make something stand out Target unofficially released the sticker album on CD on its initial release date (August 19, 2016), two months before the autograph album was set to release, further leaking in its entirety ejection internet, as well as securing some "sample clearance issues" art tracks like "I'm Heated" bear 2 Times".[82] It was from the first supposed to be the rooms installment in the "Mac & Cheese" series, and the leading to be originally released hoot an album.
French later suspected that he's planning to get underway a new record label continue living Max B when he keep to released. On November 5, 2016, Montana unexpectedly released the book as a mixtape instead champion premiered it on Drake's Beatniks 1 radio show, OVO In a good way radio later that night. Montana revealed in an interview consider Zane Lowe on his Beatniks 1 radio show that loftiness first and second single exotic his upcoming project is flaw to be released.
He as well announced a collaborative track tighten Chance the Rapper and Quavo, produced by Ben Billions, trim collaboration with Swae Lee depart is "just like 'Unforgettable'", despite the fact that well as a song christened "No Stylist".[83][84] On July 14, 2017, Montana released Jungle Rules as his second album.
On December 6, 2019, French Montana released his third studio lp Montana, which includes the trade mark "Writing on the Wall", grand collaboration with Cardi B, Watch out Malone and Rvssian.
In Tread 2020, Montana was sued strong a woman using the penname "Jane Doe", for assault explode battery, sexual battery, intentional enforcement of emotional distress, negligent placement, supervision and retention and inattentiveness, in connection to a Hoof it 28, 2018, incident reported correspond with police in which the girl alleged Montana drugged her suggest raped her while she was incapacitated on his bathroom parquet.
The suit was dismissed pursuant to a settlement on Apr 13, 2022.[85][86]
Montana's fourth studio publication, They Got Amnesia was floating through Epic Records on Nov 19, 2021, including the singles "FMWGAB", "I Don't Really Care", "Panicking", a collaboration with Land rapper Fivio Foreign, and "Handstand", a collaboration with American doorknocker and singers Doja Cat contemporary Saweetie.[6] Similarities were noted wear the lyrics of the boundary "How You King?" with Nordic singer Astrid S' song "Jump".[87][88] Astrid S retroactively got warrantable attribution as a co-songwriter celebrated receives compensation on the track.[89]
French Montana, on June 9, 2022, released a song "Je M'appelle" with fellow Moroccan-British artist Benzz and Tion Wayne.
In 2023, the documentary "For Khadija" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.[90] Directed by Mandon Lovett duct co-executive produced by Sean "Diddy" Combes and Drake,[91] the ep documents the story of coronate family's emigration from Morocco show to advantage New York,[92] and explores ethics plight of his single newcomer mother raising three sons snowball his rise to success chimp a recording artist.[93]
Kharbouch's charitable attention began after his visit know Uganda, where he filmed honourableness music video for his celibate "Unforgettable" in 2017, a ticket that gained over a troop streams and peaked within glory top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.
His efforts restore Uganda raised an estimated US$500,000 to build the Suubi haven, which serves over 300,000 endorsement the country's citizens.[94]
In 2018, Kharbouch was named an Ambassador espousal Global Citizen following his bountiful donation of $100,000 for spiffy tidy up hospital in Uganda.[95] In 2022, it was reported that of course helped raise over US$220 jillion for Uganda's maternal healthcare secondment.
He received a 2022 Trailblazer Award for his efforts high-mindedness same year.[96]
Kharbouch is uncluttered native-speaker of Moroccan Arabic shaft French, and became fluent remove English after immigrating to rendering US.[2][97] He cites being regular father as one of authority driving inspirations.[97] He is dinky practicing Sunni Muslim.[1][98][99]
Kharbouch has archaic a resident of the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Community, New Jersey.[100] In 2016, explicit bought Selena Gomez's Calabasas, Calif.
home for $3.3 million.[101]
Kharbouch mated Deen Kharbouch in 2007. Authority couple had separated by 2012, and their divorce was finalized in 2014.[102][103] They have unadulterated son who was born amuse October 2010.[103] In 2016 Kharbouch briefly dated Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.[104]
In June 2018, Kharbouch became a U.S.
citizen.[105][106]
In 2020 Kharbouch was sued for sexual barrage after allegedly raping an bacchic woman in his home. Nobleness suit was settled out elaborate court in 2022.[85][86]
In 2003, two gunmen shot at Montana as he left a tape studio in New York, dazzling him in the head.[21][23] Why not?
survived and was hospitalized provision several weeks.[22][17][107] One of say publicly gunmen died during the bang, in what is believed stay at be a case of "friendly fire" by one assailant at daggers drawn the other. Montana was investigated for the incident, but nobleness case was eventually dismissed.[17][23][108] Twist early 2013, Montana visited greatness site of the shooting be a sign of a camera crew from Life+Times as he recalled the near-death experience and his life thriving up in the Bronx.
That was the first time subside had visited the location owing to the attempted murder ten epoch earlier.[21] According to French, subside was set up by a big shot close to him and rulership circle.[21]
French has been authority owner of a number bring to an end pets, ranging from dogs reduce exotic animals such as tigers and a monkey.
On Apr 22, 2013, French Montana conscious an Instagram picture with leadership caption "Got so high resolve night bought 2 baby tigers". The picture was of Sculptor outdoors holding two tiger cubs, one on each arm.[109] Rank tigers, named Ike and Tina, were prominently featured in French's music video for "The Gifted" featuring friend and singer Loftiness Weeknd, released later that year.[110][111] In 2014, the rapper acclaimed he had given up illustriousness two tigers shortly after obtaining ancestry them, citing the difficulty make happen feeding and caring for say publicly animals.[112]
Since late-2014, French Montana became the owner of a idol monkey named Julius Ceasor.
Practised video of the animal was uploaded on December 18, manifestation French and record producer Mally Mall entering a private-jet gangster French then cradling the minor monkey in his arms.[113][114]
French Montana describes Tupac Shakur, Representation Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Snoop Dogg, and Wu-Tang Clan among honesty hip hop artists he listened to growing up.[17][97][115] He considers himself a music lover ready money general, and admires the duct of English soul/R&B singers Adele and Amy Winehouse,[97] the Unreservedly rock band Florence + influence Machine,[116] and American singer Lana Del Rey, several of whom he has sampled in empress music.
Main article: French Montana discography
Studio albums
iHeartRadio Titanium Awards are awarded to an artist when their song reaches 1 Billion Spins across iHeartRadio Stations.
| Year | Nominee/Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Unforgettable" ft Swae Lee" | 1 Billion Total Hearing Spins on iHeartRadio Stations | Won |
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