French Montana Tells His Life Story (Full Interview)

In this VladTV exclusive, French Montana sat down with Vlad to detail his life story and career. The rapper discussed being an immigrant from Morocco and the struggles he encountered adjusting to American life. He talked about getting into the drug game before turning his focus to music after risking deportation due to an arrest. French broke down his battle rap past before transitioning to the "Cocaine City" DVD series. After reflecting on getting shot in the head, French talked about linking with Max B and Harry Fraud and later emerging as one of the more popular acts in rap. To hear more on French Montana's life and career, check out the full interview above.

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[@southernsweettea3478]

Vlad a diddy fanboy..

[@Beacon-12]

If you ain’t ask him about him and Puff cuddling, the interview is not complete

[@SAMSSLOTCHANNEL]

​@@Beacon-12 How can he do that when all he does is talk about himself and try to prove to the audience what he did or does or how much he got or whatever like keep the show about your guest why is it always about Vlad and why does Vlad constantly answer all the questions for the guests like if he is trying to prove he has knowledge?

[@gerrick894]

Glad I'm about to watch the full interview but I bet you didn't ask French about the picture with him and Diddy spooning but you always bring up the picture about Meek Mill and Diddy stop picking and choosing

[@poppinc8145]

There was no _Coke Wave 3_ mixtape. Vlad should have asked French to name 3 songs from CW3. I guarantee you that he can't. CW1 and CW2 dropped in 2009 and then _Coke Wave 4_ dropped in 2019. They could have just named it something else and it would have been fine but instead they decided to piss on the legacy of the first two. Many of us OG fans who've stayed around legit stopped listening to French Montana's new projects after that. The weak sauce he's been putting out post-2014 or post-2016 we tolerated, but this was the last straw. French put in no effort on that tape. The flow and the bars were lazy on most tracks, and his autotune was horrendous. Autotune effects can be done well or done wrong, and they went with wrong. The mixtape basically wasted most of those new Max B verses. CW4 sounded nothing like CW1 and CW2. The originals were boom-bap and G-funk, the new one was mostly Trap. The originals talked about drugs and shootings, but the new one didn't keep that theme, so why even name it _Coke Wave anything_ is anyone's guess?? They skipped over a whole volume and hurt the series' legacy from every angle imaginable and now French is gaslighting fans over it.

[@vp_alternative_living5672]

I like how he don’t throw nobody under the bus

[@gasmangwap5975]

Da homie said fuck dem 30 days 30 days for 2p how df ?.

[@lsmith1702]

Cuz he gay. Not gangster😂

[@lsmith1702]

These dudes tell n mess it up for the next generation. Kiss told about stash boxes😂

[@nathaniel972ful]

French don't remember shit, and he was never there. Cool dude lol

[@Slowron215]

you have to respect this mf....came a long way

[@naybahoodshizz8098]

No we don’t have to , I’m from Philly to bro nobody bumping that nigga shit in the bity keep it a bean stop de

[@dawicked2k8]

NAH, this Ninja spooning with Diddy, no respect to that MF

[@bahaeeddinn]

Ong , i don't get how he has many haters

[@kevindagame]

ALRIGHT HERE WE GO, WE HAVE THE WHOLE INTERVIEW IS HERE, WELCOME TO VLADTV!!! So this is your first time here, so I wanna start in the very beginning. So you were born and raised.... That's how we're gonna end it, French Montana, always a pleasure, until next time, PEACE!!!

[@keemworldpeace]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@gasmangwap5975]

Da way I heard his voice while reading this is crazy.

[@Acesonly00]

forgot to talk about all the people that are mad at him and ask French to apologize to them on vlad's behalf😂

[@DaSaintKk]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 this the funniest shit yo

[@royaltysworld467]

@@keemworldpeace😂😂😂😂😂😂😂yy😂y😂y😂y😂u😂u😂😂y😂😂😂y😂😂

[@bmorediesel8811]

Vlad tried to compare himself to him the whole interview

[@MrDeon1405]

Vlad loves telling his guests other people are mad at him.

[@alinedakiller95]

Bronx kid , fucking a kardashian is legendary man . One of the greatest to come out the Bronx

[@DaSaintKk]

No is not 😂

[@nandochavez5731]

There's nothing cool bout fuckin a Kardashian lol.

[@chubrokkortiz4904]

FACTS FRENCH ON LEGEND STATUS NOW HE DESERVE TO BE MENTIONED IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE BEST WHO DONE IT COMING FROM BRONX BABY STRAIGHT OUT THE PJ'S THATS WHERE IM FROM AS PUN ONCE SAID R.I.P BIG PUN PANA TWIN

[@zeeman3891]

Kardashians have no talent. Just pretty

[@piglo318]

Kardashian? Lol cat is cat gang

[@chubrokkortiz4904]

I've known for a long time that french is from africa but at first i thought he was puertorican and black mixed . But salute to fench and free max b my little brothers favorite rappers unfortunately my brother suffered brain damage and cant talk walk or eat food hes on a tube feed but when i play old french and max mixtapes i get a reaction out of him that puts a smile on my face man i love my brother dearly and it breaks my heart everyday seeing him on a bed but we keep FAITH IN GOD THAT ONE HE HEALS HIM SO THAT ONE DAY I CAN TAKE HIM TO A FRENCH AND MAX B CONCERT I KNOW ITS GONNA MAKE MY BROTHER GO CRAZY IF EVER GOD GRANTS MY WISH TO GET MY BROTHER OUT THAT BED ABLE TO FEND FOR HIMSELF SO I CAN GO BACK TO ENJOYING HAVING A YOUNGER BROTHER SALUTE FRENCH GOD BLESS 🙌

[@jayice1AKAJoeMule]

If you noticed French don’t remember about anything NEGATIVE. It’s always “But we good friends now”. Take notes. BLUF: Don’t hold onto negative bs. Especially if you patched things up. Move on

[@matrepharaoh8260]

I noticed that. Like when he asked why his Dad was locked up. “I don’t know. I never asked.”

[@2freshh]

Why does VLAD always make EVERY interview about him?!?!?! We are here for the person you are interviewing not to her you be Mr Me Too the entire interview

[@fab084eva]

Vlad always compares himself to his guests to be relevant or to one up them...SMH Fench Montana keep doing your thing

[@SkeeloHendrix]

Vlad ALWAYS tryna include himself into something smh what a damn CORNBALL lol

[@reeldrytv]

French remind me of a retired athlete if you wasn’t there to witness you just might never know

[@joeblack2809]

Real shit I didn’t really know of french until I’m pretty sure stay schemin.

[@baboushko]

​@@joeblack2809reach

[@reeldrytv]

@@joeblack2809 🤣 not gon lie bruh was living like that and the music was fire

[@joeblack2809]

@@reeldrytv yea yea after hearing his story I gotta give it to French he’s really solidified himself in the hip hop scene.

[@reeldrytv]

@@joeblack2809 for sure peep the Mac and cheese mixtapes 🔥

[@Kd61740]

Finally...a STORY TO TELL.. this is deep

[@TheCulture.]

Vlad tryna set French up for Tax Invasion 😂😂😂😅 Vlad Da Feds‼️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@alstonl333]

I remember that dvd era.Boot legging was heavy,mixtape era was crazy.I loved them cocaine city joints.

[@FILMTHEWRLD]

Yes!!

[@pneuma6421]

The best. DatPiff was the SOURCE

[@gradeschoolmedia]

It's wild to hear this story from French Montana. He a hustler

[@playipstreamsolutions5538]

Hustle it's on the DNA of every immigrant bro, we leave family behind that depends on us and we gotta support them as well support ourselves, losing isn't an option

[@gradeschoolmedia]

@@playipstreamsolutions5538 most definitely!

[@Johnthoo1]

LONG LIVE CHINX AND STACK BUNDLES 🙏🏾💔🕊️ AND ALSO FREE MAX B ⛓️

[@reginamitchell8400]

MaxB😮

[@AuditingNYCnExtChapter]

Max b 🤔

[@reginamitchell8400]

@@AuditingNYCnExtChapter I was shocked to learn he supposed to be gettin out real soon he gotta lotta love waiting on him💓

[@Omaritv_]

Great interview. I watched it from start to finish.

[@xSB-xe7hvtX]

Battle for the bubbles is crazy 😂

[@andyacosta9847]

Idk why French gets so much hate

[@Healing630]

That was dope. Shout out to the OG French Montana. Bro came in as an African immigrant and built up an American dream. Shout out to Vlad too for supporting the bro. That’s real hiphop!

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

You need to be very gifted to spend 30 years in a country, and not learn the local language lol

[@Rapha187]

That’s normal unfortunately. Most older Moroccans/turks and arabs dont give af and they will never learn the local language

[@stevemill8959]

You ever try to learn a second language, it’s hard AF I’ve been teaching myself Spanish since 2020 and still not fluent

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

@@stevemill8959 bro, I speak two foreign languages, and it didn't take me 30 years to learn them, but 6

[@VinceJ1990]

@@Darkest_Soul_187 how many millions u got from that? Stfu

[@jeffaholics2289]

It’s harder if you immigrate to a place as a full blown adult, with no prior knowledge of the language of the country you move to. Some people learn anyway , but many don’t.

[@untamedkingETGC]

Vlad be asking borderline indictment questions 😂

[@morganweller1491]

Man people gotta stop with this sh*t they know they wearing a wire and being filmed soiys up to them what thay say bruh buy I get it bruh

[@velikapo4419]

He's the Po-Po

[@JasonPolaski]

Yeah, well, what else is new?

[@MATRIXRAIN]

lmao

[@SAMSSLOTCHANNEL]

How is it that every interview vlad needs to talk about himself and he is always trying to prove he got money or is somewhere in life now. Like wtf interview the ppl not yourself if you want to tell the world your life store every time we'll just interview yourself over and over. Vlad got problems with everyone every video wtf

[@hamboro]

“Is that a Patek you got on ? Look at mine I’m doing great too” 😂

[@BossCityBossUp617]

I literally just paused it and went and listened to that song. Now I'm back lol

[@mistercrockett]

His “Diddy tales” 😂

[@deaniecampos9320]

Why don't French get the Respect he deserves in this RAP game??? Smh He really lived that life, really was in the streets, really came from Africa is African!! Really been dropping hits,Anthems for over 15.smh

[@naybahoodshizz8098]

Because he is ass

[@younessdirect5403]

Because nowadays the comment sections are full of trolls who are max 16 years old. Those kids are not used to real gangster rappers.

[@Silentlyblessed]

15 to 20 lbs means 1-2lbs

[@BsGaming732]

He said “I’m blessed on another level I MADE IT OUTTA AFRICA” bro dropped the most realest bars ever for anyone who think they got it back in “the hood” Africa can show you a REAL HOOD

[@NorCalTC]

Damn he said “like a Mexican” 😂

[@Stayhigh1725]

Vlad we need this full interviews

[@Rapha187]

The full interviews are on his channel for $5 a month, it’s worth it.

[@reekreal7953]

That mac & cheese with Sanctuary was the best mixtape I ever heard from French Montana

[@outkastkidd]

Mac and cheese 3 went crazy. Harry fraud and French are a combo made in heaven bruh

[@reekreal7953]

@@outkastkidd no doubt

[@Dias416]

FRENCH THAT GUY... met him back in his mixtape days when he came to toronto, handed him some smoke,,,,, he goes "ye just give it my guy" lol always on point

[@Sabzu]

Yo French did diddy give you that jumper 😅😂

[@jarretthopkins6262]

Corny

[@Someone08119]

Cringe silly yank

[@easy8325]

Can’t hate this guy no matter how much you try.Ultimate hustler with a little luck.Respect

[@jolomendez6338]

lol French: yh I got the patek Vlad: I got one too French: I have 9 houses Vlad: well I have 8. lol all interview it was this

[@10SHOTIT]

Not really at all

[@Internetsboifriend]

VLAD! Vlad, why you didn't ask French about his fling with Angela Yee from the "Breakfast Club"? Yee was super into French, they would have made a good couple, but 2 cool-ass people can't be together. One of the people needs to be toxic and neither one is. Excellent interview, French is a Hustla for real.

[@poppinc8145]

Vlad, what happened to getting into the details of French's brother Zak getting deported?? I think it was at some point before the pandemic. French brought it up at the beginning of the interview and you said you'd get into it later on. So was that part cut out or did you just forget to ask him?? This interview was good but it's not "the whole story from start to finish", as you claim, by any means. Maybe you'll have him back on again in the future because there's a lot more but you need to know the questions to ask.

[@renajforbesceoofmobay9814]

$5 a month buddy

[@juniorluma9129]

Sunkist got me dying of laughter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonr3565]

Been a fan of French since he had the Ferrari scooter in his video. Huge fan. Inspiration. Keep shining

[@TheGost1314]

Brah…. VLAD, let the people talk.

[@nana10967]

The Diddy spooner himself 🤣

[@MPGMotionpicturegang]

Man vlad always comparing himself he funny

[@sandraespinoza235]

He loves ..."YEAH!" ...."I DONT REMEMBA"... "SO LONG AGO" LMFAO

[@showtymetv49]

We know how you got that French vanilla ciroc 🤣🤣 you went to that diddy party party 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@jerodjones1715]

No Diddy comments 😁

[@mrcortijo8973]

French swerved all that beef talk like a G

[@trunkmonkey2931]

Light skin Kanye

[@whodonit]

Vlad: How old are you now? French: Mmm yeah

[@PEACEFULWARRIOR999]

In retrospect this interview should be titled "YEAH"

[@Wallaboss]

I feel you on that I’ll see you when I wanna see you not when you wanna see me I feel you

[@alinedakiller95]

Yayo " SOD , swammies on deck homie" I was a kid and still remember that bar off the first coke wave

[@ralphbauknecht3123]

Detroit Michigan here bro much love big fan big fan much respect bite down my jaw keep locking

[@elilove1729]

Vlad was talking to French like he knew more about his life then he did about his own . this interview was too friendly . vlad was too comfortable. Let the guest speak .

[@Shedlyhikey]

12 years is more than a decade bro !!!

[@Shedlyhikey]

😂❤

[@Shedlyhikey]

Assets 🏡

[@jayisspillz94]

My boy said shellz. Super underrattrd

[@jauntaesmith873]

Moral of the story is : French was never there

[@anavarela6958]

French is a real ass dude.

[@marcleverett1387]

Idk something is cohesive bout this interview one of Vlads best interviews

[@santosgarcia8644]

So is there extra in this interview or were all the chop pieces the same thing

[@KingOWigs]

"How long has it been?" "12 Years!"

[@GREATMUSICBYLO]

French actually gotta a real come up

[@TheGost1314]

Always about you Vlad…. Let these people talk please. Always about you Vlad, shut up and listen… OK.

[@straightbacks]

8k views 5 hr ago aint nobody lookin fa bro

[@CasperP1105]

Problem vlad Stretch the video trying to milk it.

[@healed4real350]

💯

[@nycityslicker2024]

Dope interview SHAZZAM BX

[@tray5720]

He got shot in the head and did madd drugs, at this point he don’t remember a damn thing

[@crispchaos]

I personally dont like any of Frenchs music but he seems like a good humble guy. Salute.

[@sachinmenon9734]

1:47:37 "Like who bit you, a dinosaur?"" LMFAOOOOO

[@alstonl333]

Good stuff.

[@shawandajenkins7127]

It's like losing your left and right hand.. I felt that in my soul

[@Thoopy76]

Vlad still be asking them police ass questions!

[@Easycooking422]

Great interview

[@Nukee23]

Ngl you coulda kept this one chambered champ

[@RomeoMadoff009]

Losses make Bosses

[@SuperKakamas]

MAD respect to you french my home country boy

[@RomeoMadoff009]

French is one of my favorite niggas No Diddy/Clive Davis Damn

[@littymcguire148]

French and vlad came from nothing to legends Big up to the success and much more to come on the journey 🙌🏽🙏🏽

[@joelhomer1434]

Djvlad next time ask french montana how he feel about chris brown and quavo beef.french mantana is friends with both of them and all of them profromance together and collab together.ask him if he can squash The beef be between them.ask him next please

[@trevorjones4854]

😂😂😂😂

[@joelhomer1434]

@@trevorjones4854 What are you laugh for ???

[@flow149.]

I still can't get over him saying 15-20 ps is a RR in NY especially at that time 😮

[@renajforbesceoofmobay9814]

My uncle got held in the 90s Jamaican no papers with 50 pounds of weed in the truck and he didn’t get deported either , someone took the case that was in the car just like French explained

[@flow149.]

@@renajforbesceoofmobay9814 not talking about the deportation part of the story talking about the time being offered and the time he talking about is early 2000s

[@ChiPoliticin]

Yo, what's up with the sensoring?

[@Eatingwithjae]

Best reaction video 😂

[@TheRealEricG101]

you cannot take a opiate with an opiate blocker. You’ll get terribly sick and possibly could die. Suboxone is meant to take by itself. You cannot take a suboxone then go take a perc immidietly after. You have to wait for the suboxone to end which is different with everyone but usually 12-24 hours, then u can take a perc if you’d like without dying 😭🤷🏻‍♂️ shout out french

[@bourrr]

wtf 😅

[@pneuma6421]

Oh yes you can take enough and you break through the blocker. Believe me I've done it plenty of times

[@poppinc8145]

There was no _Coke Wave 3_ mixtape. Vlad should have asked French to name 3 songs from CW3. I guarantee you that he can't. CW1 and CW2 dropped in 2009 and then _Coke Wave 4_ dropped in 2019. They could have just named it something else and it would have been fine but instead they decided to piss on the legacy of the first two. Many of us OG fans who've stayed around legit stopped listening to French Montana's new projects after that. The weak sauce he's been putting out post-2014 or post-2016 we tolerated, but this was the last straw. French put in no effort on that tape. The flow and the bars were lazy on most tracks, and his autotune was horrendous. Autotune effects can be done well or done wrong, and they went with wrong. The mixtape basically wasted most of those new Max B verses. CW4 sounded nothing like CW1 and CW2. The originals were boom-bap and G-funk, the new one was mostly Trap. The originals talked about drugs and shootings, but the new one didn't keep that theme, so why even name it _Coke Wave anything_ is anyone's guess?? They skipped over a whole volume and hurt the series' legacy from every angle imaginable and now French is gaslighting fans over it.

[@FudgyBabyyyy]

I don’t know man, something’s not adding up. I’m from NY & back in those days, weed was definitely a VERY serious charge. I personally know people who fought deportation for getting caught smoking bud, let alone 20 pounds. I know people that did years over a single pound. 15 - 20 pounds? He would have done time & deported to afterwards. I’m originally from the Dominican Republic, You know how many Dominicans I now personally, deported back in them days & still haven’t been back? 🤔

[@Matrl343]

Have you ever seen a fried turkey, lol

[@nuyorican130]

You can't say shot on KZbin...Give me a break KZbin

[@Matrl343]

Ladies and gentlemens happy mother's day,no matter if you a single freak,lol

[@badboy1028]

look at him he looks healthy. i been watching this dude for 20 years.

[@ExtraterrestrialBeing-jc7to]

Boosie was the first one to drop a DVD with the album in 2006

[@finaltouch998]

French Montana is a legend. He under appreciated. But he looks like he’s on a xanny in this interview

[@arifigueroa7327]

Crazy how there could never be another french montana with the way rap has become now. I was out on 80k bail at 18 fighting my first bid while max was out on bail and him n french were active wylin. This was the last of the raw real time in rap, the streets, and internet before it all destroyed eachother. Might have just been bc it was my young years and comeup, but i would never trade those times for bein 20 in this bs thats goin on now. Keep all this shyt.

[@aurteekay6339]

Was that dude in the car talking crazy at 22:30 sitting parked outside a homeless shelter or somethin? lol watch the background outside of the car windows, mad tweaks walking by with bags and bikes, raincoats 😂

[@Matrl343]

If you don't know about a pole on the left and a pole on the right, how is my cow and calf going fit between my two polls

[@MuttzyDogg]

Diddy and drake collab 😂😂😂😂😂

[@anavarela6958]

Oh send me a man with a heart like this!

[@DoolyHavingMotion]

French one of my favorite rappers so this fire

[@lejoker4962]

TALK ABOUT RICK ROSS DISS

[@lsmith1702]

Vlad too delicate

[@Mikemccurdy74]

1:35:06 I guess imma junkie lmao. Idgaf imma snawt me some clean 🤷🏾‍♂️. Erbody got they vices. Shit ain’t never stopped me from handling my business and paying my bills. It’s ok to take percs and drink tho?