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Birth Name: Karim Kharbouch

Age: 39, born 9 November 1984

Country of origin: Morocco

Currently Residing In: United States

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Jennifer Lopez - I Luh Ya Papi (Explicit) ft. French Montana

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French Montana - Shot Caller ft. Charlie Rock

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French Montana - Whiskey Eyes ft. Chinx

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Description: French Montana (born November 9, 1984) is an American rapper and singer of Moroccan and Somali descent. He is the founder and CEO of Cocaine City Records, and in 2012, signed a joint venture recording deal with Maybach Music Group and Bad Boy Records.He is known for his frequent collaborations with Max B, and more recently with Rick Ross, his recording artist Chinx Drugz and with his group Coke Boys which consist of Chinx Drugz, Cheeze, SuperFlyServ, Flip and Charlie Rock. Early life Born Outta the Pussy French Montana was born Karim Kharbouch in 1984 in Rabat, Morocco, where he lived for the first 13 years of his life. Grow French Montana (born November 9, 1984) is an American rapper and singer of Moroccan and Somali descent. He is the founder and CEO of Cocaine City Records, and in 2012, signed a joint venture recording deal with Maybach Music Group and Bad Boy Records.He is known for his frequent collaborations with Max B, and more recently with Rick Ross, his recording artist Chinx Drugz and with his group Coke Boys which consist of Chinx Drugz, Cheeze, SuperFlyServ, Flip and Charlie Rock.

Early life Born Outta the Pussy French Montana was born Karim Kharbouch in 1984 in Rabat, Morocco, where he lived for the first 13 years of his life. Growing up in Rabat, he was consumed by playing soccer and rapping, describing them as his two favorite childhood hobbies. In 1996, French emigrated with his parents and two younger brothers to the Bronx in New York City. His father left the family when French was 17, and so he began to provide for his mother and younger brothers.

In 2002, along with his friend Camz he created a series of street-flavoured DVD documentaries called 'Cocaine City' after drawing inspiration from the 'Smack' DVD series. Under the name Young French he used the DVDs as a means of showcasing his talent as an underground artist. To gain a broader fan base, French incorporated interviews with major artists, as well as some up and comers. The first edition in the series included Pee Wee Kirkland and Remy Ma alongside French himself among others. What started out as simply a medium for developing an audience quickly grew into one of the top-selling "street DVDs". The series ran for 8 years between 2002 and 2010, with a total of 14 editions being released.

In 2009, French signed a deal with Akon's Konvict Muzik record label, but later left the company in 2011 due to album delays. Montana was subsequently reportedly close to signing a deal with Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group (MMG). There were also reports that he would join Kanye West's GOOD Music label.

In December 2011, Montana signed a record deal with P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records. According to French, of the many major labels that were courting him, Maybach Music Group would have been his second choice had he not signed with Bad Boy. However on January 2, 2012 while in the studio with Rick Ross Montana announced that he had signed a joint venture deal with Bad Boy Records and Maybach Music Group with Rick Ross and Diddy set to executive produce his debut album. It was announced that his debut album Excuse My French would be released Fall 2012.

French was featured on XXL's Freshman Class of 2012 alongside Future, Kid Ink, Danny Brown, Macklemore, Don Trip, Hopsin, Iggy Azalea, Roscoe Dash and labelmate Machine Gun Kelly (rapper). However, he later revealed to Sway Calloway on RapFix Live that he almost turned down the cover opportunity, feeling he "deserved it two years ago" and that he had surpassed the current crop of rap rookies Terry. ... (more)

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