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french montana performing at the 2014 mamas coke fraud lil durk meek mill wale dj khaled akon fat boys joe waka flocka juicy j chinx diddy rick ross max b harry 2002 -- present yes 1984 11 9 rabat , morocco coke boys bad boy maybach music group interscope french montana
 french montana solo_singer hip hop french jpg montana at mtv africa music awards 2014-durban-20140607 . south bronx , new york , u.s. karim kharbouch rapper record producer entrepreneur
french montana

karim kharbouch -lrb- born november 9 , 1984 -rrb- , better known by his stage name french montana , is an american rapper , entrepreneur , former videographer , and hip hop socialite .
born in morocco , his family emigrated to the us when he was 13 years old .
he is the founder and ceo of coke boys music , and its predecessor cocaine city records .
in 2012 , he signed a joint-venture recording deal with bad boy records and maybach music group .
montana has been known for his frequent collaborations with producer harry fraud , and with rapper max b before his conviction .
more recently he is known for his collaborations with rick ross , diddy and his mmg and bad boy labelmates along with his coke boys which include the late chinx , lil durk , and his brother zack .
french made his mixtape debut in 2007 , and released his debut studio album `` excuse my french '' on may 21 , 2013 .
in 2003 , he survived a gunshot to the head .
allegedly blackballed by radio and media in his earlier career stemming from his stint with max b .
in 2010 , he had his breakthrough with `` choppa choppa down '' which became a regional hit in clubs and radio throughout the south .
by 2012 , his single `` shot caller '' would be one of the most played tracks on urban contemporary radio in the country .
his most successful commercial single `` pop that '' remains a popular hit on club and summertime radio playlists to date .
in 2014 , french montana was dating khloe kardashian , and the couple would become the frequent subject of tabloids and celebrity gossip .
the couple formally broke up in 2015 ; french has also been linked to rapper trina and actress sanaa lathan .
best known for his mixtapes , club hits , and feature collaborations , he has been called titles from `` king of mixtapes '' to `` king of features '' .
