French Montana

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风格: #东岸说唱　#陷阱说唱
地区: United States of America 美国

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摩洛哥裔美国嘻哈歌手French Montana是Cocaine City唱片公司的老板，原名Youness Farah Guled，1984年11月9日出生于非洲摩洛哥的拉巴特。

13岁时French Montana跟着母亲和弟弟移民到了美国纽约南布朗克斯区。2002年，French Montana创立了名为“Cocaine City”的地下DVD系列，以展示自己的说唱才华。随着观众群的迅速增长，《Cocaine City》系列很快就成为了最为畅销的街头DVD之一，在全世界总销量超过100万份。

DVD系列的成功也将French Montana的说唱事业带到了一个新的高度，并以DVD系列的名字成立了Cocaine City唱片公司。他从一个拍DVD的说唱小子，成为了布朗克斯街头最炙手可热的说唱新星之一，并签约同样来自非洲的R&B超级巨星Akon的Konvict Music唱片公司。而他与哈林区新生代说唱歌手Max B也频繁合作，两人一起发行了一张名为《Coke Wave》的mixtape和DVD。

Karim Kharbouch (born November 9, 1984), known by his stage name French Montana, is an American rapper born in Morocco. He is the founder and CEO of Cocaine City Records. In 2012, he signed a joint venture recording deal with Maybach Music Group and Bad Boy Records. Montana is known for his frequent collaborations with Max B, and more recently with Rick Ross along with his group Coke Boys which includes rappers Chinx Drugz, Cheeze, and Flip.

His debut album Excuse My French was released on May 21, 2013.

French Montana was born Karim Kharbouch in 1984 in Rabat, Morocco, and was brought up at a family estate outside Casablanca where he lived for the first 13 years of his life. His parents are both Moroccan, though he has some Somali ancestry on his mother's side as well. Growing up, he was consumed with playing football and rapping, describing them as his two favorite childhood hobbies.

In 1996, at the age of 13, Kharbouch left Morocco with his mother, father Abdela and younger brother Zack for South Bronx in New York City. He learned English in the streets and in the Bronx high schools of Lehman and Roosevelt. His father returned to Casablanca after two years. His youngest brother, Ayoub, was born in America, after their father had departed. His mother was on welfare. The family income came from Karim.

2002–2011: Cocaine City Records

In 2002, along with his friend, Cokeboy Los, French created a series of street-flavored mix tapes 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. He 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.

2011–present: Signing to Bad Boy and MMG, Excuse My French

In December 2011, French signed a record deal with P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records, as well as 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, French announced that he had signed a joint venture deal with Bad Boy Records and Maybach Music Group. Rick Ross and Diddy are set to executive produce his debut album.

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 Bad Boy label mate MGK. 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.

In October 2012, it was announced that French's debut album Excuse My French would be released on May 21, 2013. His mixtape Mac & Cheese 3 was released shortly afterwards, on November 19, 2012. French also announced plans to release a mixtape titled Medusa with fellow rapper Future in November 2012. The second single from Excuse My French was, "Freaks" featuring Nicki Minaj. He was featured in Issue #82 of The FADER and appeared on the cover. The third single would be "Ain't Worried About Nothin'". Upon its release, Excuse My French was met with mixed reviews from music critics. It fared better commercially, debuting at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 56,000 copies in the United States.

On August 12, 2013, French Montana announced that his group/record label Coke Boys, that includes rappers Chinx Drugz, Flip, Cheeze and Lil Durk are currently working on collaboration studio album. The group released a mixtape, Coke Boys 4, in January 2014. Following its release, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Montana revealed that Mac & Cheese 4 would be his second studio album, and the first single would be released within the next two months.

Personal life

Montana speaks several languages including English, Arabic and French.

Between 2003 and 2004, French was shot in the head as he was exiting a recording studio in New York. He was taken to the hospital after the incident and survived.

In 2007, Montana married Deen Kharbouch. They have one son, Kruz who was born in 2009. The couple later separated in 2012. He cites being a father as one of his driving inspirations. French also describes himself as passionate about fashion, purchasing designer wear from Versace, Gucci, Fendi and Louis Vuitton.

Montana is currently in an on-again, off-again relationship with rapper Trina, who is signed to his Coke Boys record label.

Influences

According to French, the rappers Tupac Shakur, Nas, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G, 50 Cent, and the Wu-Tang Clan were among the hip hop artists that he listened to while growing up. He also considers himself a general music lover, and is an admirer of the work of singers Amy Winehouse and Adele.

French Montana　Karim Kharbouch

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