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French Montana stepped into the world of filmmaking at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, where he premiered his touching documentary about the unbreakable bond he shares with his single mother. To celebrate, the rapper sat down with Billboard‘s Rania Aniftos to discuss the doc, titled For Khadija. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news […]
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Robert De Niro has had a history for having a thing for Black women, but we ain’t know he was actually into Hip-Hop culture… kinda.
Earlier this year, French Montana revealed that a documentary about his rags-to-riches story dubbed For Khadija would be releasing at the Tribeca Film Festival. And screen legend, Robert De Niro himself actually co-signed the Mandon Lovett directed feature. During an interview for Extra TV, De Niro and Jane Rosenthal (two of the co-founders of the Tribeca Film Festival) were asked about the Montana documentary with the former giving his two cents about the project. “To me, being part of the fabric of the city and so on is everything and tradition, and hopefully it will last as long as the city is here — and the city should be here forever,” De Niro said.
You have to wonder if Robert De Niro has any tracks from Wave Gods on his playlist somewhere. Just sayin’.
Rosenthal also revealed that after Montana’s documentary is screened at the Beacon Theatre, he will be performing for the crowd on hand to add that exclamation point of his success story. We just wonder if the documentary will feature his relationship with Khloe Kardashian as some feel that was the biggest achievement of his music career.
Growing up in Morrocco and making his way to the Bronx with his parents and younger brother, a teenage Karim Kharbouch (aka French Montana) was only able to speak Arabic and French at the time. He ultimately made his way to Hip-Hop superstardom after years of grinding out on the mean streets of the BX. Now that he’s basically a household name, Montana is looking forward to people seeing his story played out on the big screen and maybe even inspire other immigrants to take the road less traveled on route to achieving their dreams… of getting with a Kardashian (we kid we kid).
Executive produced by Drake and Diddy, For Khadija will certainly be getting a lot of attention either out on these streets or on social media once it hits the big screen.
Check out the trailer for For Khadija below and let us know if you’ll be checking it out when it hits the Tribeca Film Festival June 16.
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French Montana’s story will finally be told. Drake and Diddy are serving as the executive producers to his forthcoming documentary.
As spotted on Variety Magazine the South Bronx, New York talent is set to premiere For Khadija, a film detailing his life story, this summer at the Tribeca Film Festival. To hear the Coke Boy tell it, he has been working on this since 2017. The press releases bills the project as a narrative that will follow “the unlikely rise of Moroccan-born, multi-platinum recording artist French Montana, as his single mother she sacrifices everything to raise her three young sons in the Bronx, after being abandoned by their father and left destitute”.
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It is also set to explore how his hopes to make it in the United States directly correlated to his Rap career. “The film spans the globe as it depicts the family’s unique immigrant journey, a son’s perseverance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, and a mother’s unwavering faith — all in pursuit of the American dream.” Along with having Drake and Diddy as executive producers the project was directed by Mandon Lovett of RapCaviar Presents fame. Additionally, at the June 16 premiere French will perform live along with Ugandan group Triplets Ghetto Kids.
You can see the official trailer for French Montana’s project below.
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It seems French Montana has to lawyer up. He has been sued for his role in a recent shooting during a music video.
As spotted on TMZ the South Bronx native has been served with paperwork. According to the celebrity gossip website he has been charged with his role of allegedly putting folks in harms way during shooting the music video for “Igloo” with associate Rob49 back in January. Plaintiff Carl Leon claims that he was asked to be an extra in the project. Originally the crew was supposed to capture footage across the street from The Licking in Miami Gardens but French had asked that the set be moved to the seafood eatery after some of the crew members were robbed at the original location.
Leon’s legal team that says an “unknown individual caused severe injury to multiple people, including the Plaintiff.” Leon also goes to say that the Miami Police Department investigated the matter and found French at fault for not working with local authorities to get the needed permits so the shoot could be monitored for safety.
French Montana’s representative Ted Anastasiou has shared a statement with TMZ and denied Leon’s claims. “Carl Leon was never invited to the restaurant at the night of the incident. His interest in litigation is solely to exploit and benefit financially from it, and his re-imagining of his invitation and current statements are simply an egregious profit play and publicity stunt.”
Leon is seeking 50,000 dollars in damages in claims that French Montana and company were negligent.
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French Montana is still living his best life. He was recently spotted out on a date with Rubi Rose in Beverly Hills.
As per TMZ the Morrocan born, South Bronx representing rapper seems to have struck up a new friendship with the budding rapper. The celebrity gossip website had a reporter out in the field and caught the two exiting his vehicle and walking into Mr. Chow’s.
Based on the footage captured there was some obvious chemistry between them as both were smiling ear to ear. As they walked closer to the venue the “Pop That” rapper put his arm around her. Thirty Mile Zone claims that the two talents are indeed a new item as per one of their sources.
Additionally, the unnamed individual says she is definitely French Montana’s “new gf,” and they are way past the “getting to know you” phase. For those not in the know, Rubi Rose is a 2021 XXL magazine Freshman alumni and currently has over four million followers on Instagram.
She has admitted to dating both 21 Savage and Travis Scott in the past. Recently, French and his Coke Boyz crew released their Gangsta Grillz entry Coke Boyz 6: Money Heist Edition back in January.
You can see French Montana and Rubi Rose make their couple debut below.
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French Montana is currently promoting the latest release of his Coke Boys 6 mixtape series and making the interview rounds in the process. In a recent appearance, the Moroccan-American rapper shared that an autobiographical documentary produced by Drake is currently in the works.
French Montana was a recent guest on Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson and spoke with the former boxing champion and his co-host Angie Martinez about a number of topics, most especially his early upbringing in Morrocco and his rise in Hip-Hop.
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Early in the interview, Montana shared that he returned to New York to complete his documentary, and dedicated the project to this mother.
“It’s called For Khadija, that’s for my mother,” Montana shared. “You know she came out here and sacrificed for us. My father had left and she stayed, and she helped me become who I became, so I dedicated it to her. Drake is executive producing it. It’s a real immigrant story.”
Montana shared with Tyson and Martinez that he experienced culture shock after arriving in the United States at 13. At the time, Montana didn’t speak English but he soon acclimated to life in New York and the rest is history. During the chat, Montana celebrates his track “Unforgettable” going diamond, his charity work in Uganda and across Africa, representing Morrocco and much more.
Check out the full French Montana video by clicking here.
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French Montana already has his work plotted for 2023. DJ Drama has announced the newest Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Coke Boys 6.
As spotted on Hypebeast the Bronx, New York native is taking it back to the streets. On Monday, Jan. 2 the producer shared a teaser for the project on Instagram. The visual shows French casually walking into a private jet with the introduction to an unnamed song. “2023 New Year…Same Hustle Droppin 1/6,” Drama wrote as the caption. “@frenchmontana ‘Coke Boys 6…Money Heist Edition’ Gangsta Grillz…I Gave Yall A Chance To Catch Up…What Happened,” the caption read.
The tape seems to be a group effort as several of his Coke Boy collaborators are featured on the cover art inclining the late great Chinx Drugz and the incarcerated Max B. Coke Boys 6: Money Heist Edition was originally scheduled for a December 2022 release, but it seems it is finally ready. This marks French’s first release since his joint project Montega with Harry Fraud. Mr. Thanksgiving’s last Gangsta Grillz was with Icewear Vezzo’s Paint the City prior to the holiday.
You can see the teaser to Coke Boys 6: Money Heist Edition below.
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