French Montana American Rapper
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born November 9, 1984), better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper managed by SALCO.[1] Born and raised in Morocco, he emigrated to the United States with his family when he was 13.[2][3] He is the founder of Coke Boys Records and its predecessor Cocaine City Records. After years of independent material, he was signed as joint-venture record deal with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records and Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group in 2012..
Background information
Birth name
Karim Kharbouch
Born
November 9, 1984 (age 36)
Rabat, Morocco
Origin
South Bronx, New York
Genres
Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Rappersingersongwriterrecord producer
Instruments
Vocals
Years active
2002–present
Labels
Montana Epic Coke Boys Bad Boy Maybach Music Interscope Konvict Muzik Evil Empire
Associated acts
ASAP Rocky Chinx CJ Fat Joe Fetty Wap Harry Fraud Juicy J Lil Durk Max B Puff Daddy Rick Ross Waka Flocka Flame
Spouse(s)
Deen Kharbouch
(m. 2007; div. 2014)
Children
1
Website
frenchmontanamusic.com
Kharbouch released his debut mixtape in 2007 and had his first breakthrough with the single "Choppa Choppa Down" in 2010. He released his debut studio album Excuse My French on May 21, 2013.[4] In July 2017, Montana released his second studio album, Jungle Rules, which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. The album was supported by the single "Unforgettable", featuring Swae Lee, which became Montana's first song as lead artist to reach the top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
