French Montana

Born: 09 November 1984

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Years Active: 2002–present

Genre/s: East Coast hip-hop

Label/s: gamma., Epic, Montana, Coke Boys, Bad Boy, Maybach Music, Interscope, Konvict, Evil Empire

Karim Kharbouch (born 9 November 1984), known professionally as French Montana, is a Moroccan and 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. He first gained recognition hosting the locally-tailored DVD series Cocaine City during the 2000s, which centered around interviews of hip hop figures. He pursued a recording career while doing so, releasing several underground projects before signing with Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records and Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group, in a triple-joint venture with Interscope Records in 2012.