French Montana
Background information
Also known as	Young French, Macaroni With The Cheese, French Montana, Frenchie
Born	November 9, 1984 (1984-11-09) (age 25)[1] Rabat, Morocco, North Africa [2]
Origin	Mott Haven, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Gangsta Rap, Underground hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	2002 – Present
Labels	Konvict Muzik, Cocaine City Records
Associated acts	Akon, Max B, Dame Grease, Tony Yayo, Uncle Murda, Jadakiss, GMG, D-Bregz, Mase, G-Unit, DJ Lazy K, Laundry Man
Website	. /cocainecityrecords www. . /cocainecityrecords

French Montana (born November 9, 1984) is an Moroccan-born American rapper, singer and founder of Cocaine City Records.

[edit] Background

French Montana was born in Morocco, North Africa. He lived there up until the age of 13, where he then moved to the Mott Haven ,South Bronx area of New York City. He emigrated with his mother and his little brother, leaving the rest of his family behind.^[2] <------ Ma son is africaaaaaa

Montana is a friend of Max B.^[3] Niqqa french montana real sherm

[edit] Cocaine City Records

In 2002 French Montana created the “Cocaine City” DVD imprint as a means to showcase his talent as an underground artist and a new voice from the New York streets. To gain a broader fan base, French incorporated interviews with major artists, as well as some up and comers. What started out as simply a medium for developing an audience quickly grew into one of the top selling “street DVD’s”, having sold nearly a million copies to date with national and international distribution.

The international success of the DVD series helped to launch French’s rap career to an entirely new level. By creating and producing “Cocaine City,” French Montana evolved from an aspiring rapper in the streets of the Bronx, to the newest signee on platinum selling recording artist Akon’s record label, Konvict Music. By early 2009, French had flooded the streets with various mixtapes, including “Live from Africa,” “In Demand” with DJ Lazy K and “Laundry Man” with Evil Empire. His frequent collaborations with Harlem-bred rapper Max B have also helped keep a steady buzz, and helped fuel the success of the duo’s latest project, the mixtape/DVD combo “Coke Wave.”^[4] All togeather there have been 13 Cocaine City DVDs as of 2009.

[edit] Konvict Muzik

In 2009 French signed a 50/50 deal to Akon's Konvict Muzik.^[5]

[edit] Discography

Mixtapes

• French Revolution
• Live From Africa^[4]
• In Demand^[4]
• Sold By the Pound
• French Kiss
• Goon Music 1.5
• Laundry Man^[6]
• Coke Wave^[4]
• Cocaine Cowboys
• Mac Wit Da Cheese^[7]
• Laundry Man 2^[6]
• Goon Music 2.oww
• Cocaine Konvicts (Gangsta Grillz)^[8]
• Coke Wave 2^[9]
• Cocaine Cowboys 2^[10]

[edit] References