Karim Kharbouch, better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he immigrated to New York City with his family at the age of 13 and began his career as a battle rapper in the early 2000s — under the name Young French.
Kharbouch first gained recognition hosting the New York City-tailored DVD series Cocaine City during the 2000s, which centered around interviews of hip hop figures. He embarked on a recording career while doing so, and released several underground projects until signing with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records and Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group, in a triple-joint venture with Interscope Records in 2012. His debut studio album, Excuse My French, peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 despite critical failure; its lead single, "Pop That", peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. His 2017 single, "Unforgettable", peaked within the chart's top ten, and received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. It preceded his second studio album Jungle Rules, which was met with similar commercial success—peaking at number three on the Billboard 200—and a critical incline.
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