All of his struggle, as well as success, will no doubt come to light on his debut album, Excuse My French, which is due out this year. His decade long journey to the top has not come without its own set of trials and tribulations-the greatest of these, a late night shooting of which Montana fell victim.
They say every couple of years someone comes and sweeps the streets,” says Montana. The song became a runaway smash, earning major airplay across the nation and certifying Montana as the next big rapper out of NYC. That buzz was amplified with the release of his single, “Shot Caller,” in 2011. Mixtapes, viral videos and songs like “Choppa Choppa Down,” featuring Waka Flocka Flame, only heightened Montana’s buzz.
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Acclaimed projects including his Mac & Cheese and Coke Wave series of mixtapes established his rep as a hustler with legit rhyme skills that listeners could steadily gravitate to. The next step in his journey to rap riches was solidifying his growing fanbase by dropping great music. “The DVDs were always the plan for me to get on as far as rapping,” says Montana. Featuring raw and uncut interviews with both up-and-coming and established artists like Jadakiss, 50 Cent and Young Jeezy, each volume was also interspersed with music from Montana himself. When street DVD’s were king, Montana’s Cocaine City series, which he began dropping in 2002, were grassroots video royalty. This shot caller’s come up dates back almost a decade. “Winning,” it was but Montana is no new jack that got lucky. “I figured out it was a career when I got my first check, I came out with the Cocaine City DVD. the rapping was just a hobby,” explains Montana. However, he quickly became acclimated to Bronx culture, partly through his infatuation for hip-hop an obsession which would later become his profession. While fluent in French and Arabic, Montana spoke only a small bit of English. His parents, seeking greater opportunity than what they could find in their native land, settled in The Bronx. The label has earned a reputation of igniting the careers of bubbling street artists, transforming them into steaming hot hip hop game changers a path which fit into French Montana’s vision.īorn Karim Kharbouch in Casablanca, Morocco, Montana immigrated to New York City with his family at age 13. The partnership, made possible due to Bad Boy president Harve Pierre, makes perfect sense. Yet, when all was said and done, Montana came afloat announcing that he was ready to ride the wave with hip hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records (via Interscope Records). The Bronx representing rapper waded through a fierce bidding war when several labels began taking interest. And what the streets want, the streets shall get.
The band is currently on the road for their headlining THE LAST RESORT TOUR.The streets are talking: French Montana is one of the hottest rappers in the game right now. Growing from bar band to an in-demand headliner the trio has spent the past few years on the road selling out headline tours from coast to coast as well as getting to support some of Country music’s biggest stars like George Strait, Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw and Little Big Town. The trio was also named New Vocal Group of the Year at the 2018 ACM Awards and are bringing listeners a resurgence of their thick harmonies, sad melodies, tart lyrics and steel guitar with their latest album THE LAST RESORT: GREETINGS FROM (Big Machine Records). Their 2x Platinum-certified chart-topping debut “Drinkin’ Problem,” which offers an intentional nod to Country music reminiscent of the 1970s and 80s, earned the band their first GRAMMY® Awards nominations for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Launching in 2017 with rave reviews, ON THE ROCKS was declared “the year’s best Country album” by Washington Post. Wystrach, Carson and Duddy all played an integral role in writing the 14-track album with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne as a follow-up to the critically acclaimed, GOLD-certified debut album, ON THE ROCKS (Big Machine Records). 1 position on Billboard’s Top Country Album Sales chart upon release,receiving praise from outlets such as Rolling Stone, Variety, NPR and Entertainment Weekly among others. Their critically-acclaimed sophomore album LET IT ROLL (Big Machine Records) earned the No. Rooted in tradition in both sound and style, the trio initially garnered attention playing clubs in the region.
Hailing from Dripping Springs, TX lead vocalist Mark Wystrach fronts Midland’s rich sound that is rounded out with lead guitarist/ vocalist Jess Carson and bass player/ vocalist Cameron Duddy.
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